Highest Away Support Averages.

[olaftab]

I know very little about the extent of Newcastle's away support for this season but having seen snippets of their game recently V Sheff Wed van say that the lower tier of their stand appeared to be quite a lot less than full, maybe half full.  Okay, it was a Friday night and televised but they are looking to win the league.

Newcastle requested the full end but Wednesday only gave them the upper tier.

How on Earth do you know that?!

You mean you don't examine the away allocations of other non Villa clubs in minute detail?

Why would you question this poster?

[QuintonVilla]

I know very little about the extent of Newcastle's away support for this season but having seen snippets of their game recently V Sheff Wed van say that the lower tier of their stand appeared to be quite a lot less than full, maybe half full.  Okay, it was a Friday night and televised but they are looking to win the league.

Newcastle requested the full end but Wednesday only gave them the upper tier.

How on Earth do you know that?!

I spend way too much time on Twitter when I'm meant to be working!

[AV82EC]

Ultimately, whether you believe the figures or not, Villa, Leeds and Newcastle have the most away fans hardly the most surprising stat of the season, we're the three biggest clubs in the division. When you consider we've seen only 4 wins in our 21away games so far I'd have to say the novelty factor has kept us interested for far longer than I'd have thought possible. If it holds up next season then I think we can pat ourselves on the back.

[spk]

I remember back in the mid eighties it was announced over the tannoy at Villa Park that we had the second highest away following in the land (After Manure of course)

[robbo1874]

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.

maybe they'd be happy with the upper trinity aswell as their normal allocation. If they want to undertake a nightmare journey and then pay through the nose for overpriced beer, then bring it on- take their money Tone.

[dave.woodhall]

I remember back in the mid eighties it was announced over the tannoy at Villa Park that we had the second highest away following in the land (After Manure of course)

I doubt it.  In the mid-eighties our away support was embarrassing. 

[SoccerHQ]

Table looks a bit dodgy to me.....SHA really taken on average 200 more away fans to games than Norwich this season. Norwich have great away support for the distances they cover.

[Lastfootstamper]

Indeed. I remember being one of what felt like about six on a lonely miserable open terrace at a crumbling Stamford Bridge on a rearranged midweek night.

[AV82EC]

I love those games when the away attendance is shite but you're one of the few whos made the effort. A couple that stick in my mind were Leeds away in BFRs first season 91/92. It was early March 92 we were in the midst of the not scoring run from recollection and managed a creditable 0-0 against soon to be Champions Leeds and they missed a last minute penalty. If there were 500 of us there I'd be amazed.

The other one was Boro the week after the bloody Stern John game where we pissed all over them wth Matthieu Berson starring and lost 3-0. There can't have been more than 750 there.

[Lastfootstamper]

I'd even go so far as to say that up until Randy and MON rode into town, our away support was by and large proportional to the proximity of the fixture. We'd have "set piece" games where we'd all go to the moon if we had to (new manager, season openers & closers, in desperate need of a result), but outside of Midlands games, we were no better than on a par with our contemporaries.

[john e]

I remember back in the mid eighties it was announced over the tannoy at Villa Park that we had the second highest away following in the land (After Manure of course)

I doubt it.  In the mid-eighties our away support was embarrassing. 

maybe it was counted by the guy that did the numbers on trump's inaugaral

[spk]

I aint so sure,remember going to Anfield/Old Trafford et al and remember the away terraces like sardines in 83-84.Loads of clubs didnt fill our away end at the bottom of the North Stand back then,including local clubs like Coventry and Leicester.As I only went to a handful of away games in the mid eighties I cannot comment further,however I do remember that being read over the tannoy.Best guess would be 83-84 season.

[dave.woodhall]

I aint so sure,remember going to Anfield/Old Trafford et al and remember the away terraces like sardines in 83-84.Loads of clubs didnt fill our away end at the bottom of the North Stand back then,including local clubs like Coventry and Leicester.As I only went to a handful of away games in the mid eighties I cannot comment further,however I do remember that being read over the tannoy.Best guess would be 83-84 season.

Old Trafford in 1983-84 we took about 800 (won 2-1) and Liverpool maybe a thousand (lost 2-1). From then until 1986-87 we were down to a couple of hundred at some grounds.

[TonyD]

I was at that Old Trafford game.  I think it was bonfire night.  Seemed a lot more than 800.

[peter w]

To be fair football supporting across the board saw numbers cut when compared to eras before and after of more people watching games live. There were many factors; cost, unemployment, threat of violence, poor facilties, policing and so on.