Liverpool protest ?

[Damo70]

I was in the Trinity for the Southampton game when the Holte was shut. As Dave said, it wasn't just us. I'm sure Albion and Small Heath averaged less than 10,000 and I think Spurs and Arsenal might have averaged less than 20,000. Only United, Liverpool and Everton were getting decent crowds.

[Rudy65]

The 23,098 attendance for a semi-final was our 4th highest of the season. 2 were 26K and 1 was 27K. Maybe the whole ground was being renovated but no one else noticed?
Then again we only played in front of 30K away from home 3 times (and one of them WASN'T at Anfield). Maybe every ground in the country was being renovated?

So Anfield has less than than 30k for a home games?

[pauliewalnuts]

The Holte End he loves so much that he thought the reason our LC semi attendance against Oxford in 1986 was shit was because it was being renovated. Obviously a regular at VP in those days........

Why was the attendance so bad for that game? Hang on. 1986. Graham Turner. Oxford. I think given time I might be able to get the answer to this one.

I was at both legs by the way. I still have the away programme with Ken Fish on the front to prove it.

I was, too.

That away leg remains the most miserable night ever as a Villa fan. Stood in that glorified fucking cage, feeling the will to live drip away.

[dave.woodhall]

The 23,098 attendance for a semi-final was our 4th highest of the season. 2 were 26K and 1 was 27K. Maybe the whole ground was being renovated but no one else noticed?
Then again we only played in front of 30K away from home 3 times (and one of them WASN'T at Anfield). Maybe every ground in the country was being renovated?

So Anfield has less than than 30k for a home games?

1985-86 League v QPR 26,219, League Cup v Brighton 15,291, Screen Sports Super Cup v Spurs 14,855.

[PeterWithesShin]

Wolves averaged 4,000, Albion 12,000, we were 15,000 and small heath were 11,000.

Arsenal 24K, Spurs 21K.

And remember kids, when were winning the European Cup, Chavski were averaging 13K in division 2.

[PeterWithesShin]

The 23,098 attendance for a semi-final was our 4th highest of the season. 2 were 26K and 1 was 27K. Maybe the whole ground was being renovated but no one else noticed?
Then again we only played in front of 30K away from home 3 times (and one of them WASN'T at Anfield). Maybe every ground in the country was being renovated?

So Anfield has less than than 30k for a home games?

29,418.

[Rudy65]

The 23,098 attendance for a semi-final was our 4th highest of the season. 2 were 26K and 1 was 27K. Maybe the whole ground was being renovated but no one else noticed?
Then again we only played in front of 30K away from home 3 times (and one of them WASN'T at Anfield). Maybe every ground in the country was being renovated?

So Anfield has less than than 30k for a home games?

1985-86 League v QPR 26,219, League Cup v Brighton 15,291, Screen Sports Super Cup v Spurs 14,855.

 Bloody hell. Always assumed Liverpool would have had more than that particularly in the mid 80's

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd forgotten all about that Super Cup for one season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Cup_(English_football)

[Damo70]

The 23,098 attendance for a semi-final was our 4th highest of the season. 2 were 26K and 1 was 27K. Maybe the whole ground was being renovated but no one else noticed?
Then again we only played in front of 30K away from home 3 times (and one of them WASN'T at Anfield). Maybe every ground in the country was being renovated?

So Anfield has less than than 30k for a home games?

1985-86 League v QPR 26,219, League Cup v Brighton 15,291, Screen Sports Super Cup v Spurs 14,855.

The yoof will think you are making this Screen Sports Super Cup up Dave. Explain it to them and they will be convinced you are making it up.

As someone who was 14/15 at the time did anyone know a pub that showed the games and did anyone go to watch one in the pub?

[PeterWithesShin]

Bloody hell. Always assumed Liverpool would have had more than that particularly in the mid 80's

They often got sub 30K attendances. Not that any scouser would admit it!

1983/4 as they won the league again.
Home league games
3rd Dec small heath 24,791
17th Dec Notts Co 22,436
1st Feb Watford 20,746

[Damo70]

Wolves averaged 4,000, Albion 12,000, we were 15,000 and small heath were 11,000.

Arsenal 24K, Spurs 21K.

And remember kids, when were winning the European Cup, Chavski were averaging 13K in division 2.

I am sure both Small Heath and Albion were down to about 6,500 in the last weeks of the season.

[PeterWithesShin]

Amazing that no one apart from the MOMS bloke knew that for years in the 80s every ground in the country was being renovated. The rest of us who were going to games then just thought that it was football dying on its arse. Silly us.

[dave.woodhall]

Bloody hell. Always assumed Liverpool would have had more than that particularly in the mid 80's

They often got sub 30K attendances. Not that any scouser would admit it!

1983/4 as they won the league again.
Home league games
3rd Dec small heath 24,791
17th Dec Notts Co 22,436
1st Feb Watford 20,746

Then Ryanair started flying from Dublin and Oslo.

[PeterWithesShin]

Wolves averaged 4,000, Albion 12,000, we were 15,000 and small heath were 11,000.

Arsenal 24K, Spurs 21K.

And remember kids, when were winning the European Cup, Chavski were averaging 13K in division 2.

I am sure both Small Heath and Albion were down to about 6,500 in the last weeks of the season.

In 1989 small heath AVERAGED 6,200. Part of a run of 5 years when their best average was 8,500. I'm not laughing as I type that, honest.

[Hoppo]

What's with this continual knocking of the MOMs geezer? It was a mistake on his part. It's getting abit boring now.