Highest Away Support Averages.

[kippaxvilla2]

Aston Villa fans: This won't surprise you but it will please you

This makes good reading for AVFC supporters

12:01, 12 APR 2017Updated13:19, 12 APR 2017
We all know that Aston Villa fans have done the club proud on the road this season.

The claret and blue faithful have filled away ends up and down the country, snapping up ticket allocations in no time.

And now it's official - Villa have been the best supported side away from home this season.

According to the Football League Zone, Villa have the best average number of away fans at matches this term with 3413.

They have pipped nearest challengers Leeds United to first place by just over 100 with five games of the season remaining.

Next up is Newcastle United with 3140 who, like Villa, were relegated from the Premier League in 2015/16.

[kippaxvilla2]

SHA astonishingly finished 8th with somethjng like 1500.

[Ads]

Best supported away side in the country. Not bad.

[PeterWithesShin]

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm wondering how we're so far ahead of Newcastle. We've failed to sell out a few, and had a reduced allocation at the Sty unlike Newcastle. I'm pretty sure they've sold out pretty much every game. Our support is superb no doubt about it, just wondering though.

[myf]

Wonder how it compares to the premier league?

[lovejoy]

I'm wondering how we're so far ahead of Newcastle. We've failed to sell out a few, and had a reduced allocation at the Sty unlike Newcastle. I'm pretty sure they've sold out pretty much every game. Our support is superb no doubt about it, just wondering though.

Geordies on Twitter re ion is because even though they sell out their away ends the home supporters demand mean they get lower allocations. In true Twitter style I was suitably outraged.

[Deano's Mullet]

I know Brighton fans are outraged cos they've not been given half our ground for a promotion party and because they gave us extra away tickets at their place.

[kippaxvilla2]

I'm wondering how we're so far ahead of Newcastle. We've failed to sell out a few, and had a reduced allocation at the Sty unlike Newcastle. I'm pretty sure they've sold out pretty much every game. Our support is superb no doubt about it, just wondering though.

This thought did cross my mind.  By way of example, we took 3,700 out of 5,000 to Barnsley (still great on a Tuesday night) but they sold out the 5,000 on a Saturday.

[Pat McMahon]

Will be interesting to see if we maintain these numbers next season.

[adrenachrome]

I know Brighton fans are outraged cos they've not been given half our ground for a promotion party and because they gave us extra away tickets at their place.

I have a feeling we will be much more accommodating as the fixture approaches. 

[PeterWithesShin]

I know Brighton fans are outraged cos they've not been given half our ground for a promotion party and because they gave us extra away tickets at their place.

I have a feeling we will be much more accommodating as the fixture approaches. 

I don't think we will. We'll have already sold tickets in the Witton upper and lower next to them so can't extend the away section and we won't put them anywhere else. Besides, according to that table they won't need them as we'll be giving them 3x their average!

[leylandalbion]

Will be interesting to see if we maintain these numbers next season.

I think we'll sell more if we continue where we left off...

[saunders_heroes]

Will be interesting to see if we maintain these numbers next season.

We will if we're in the top 3 or 4 all season.

[QuintonVilla]

There's no way this is correct, it looks like it's been knocked up by a fan to me. It should and will be much closer between us, Newcastle and Leeds. I don't like Newcastle but no chance is our average 300 more than theirs.