Stickied League 2 Away Support Thread 2024/25

[Chief Rocka]

I have a done a table based on mileage travelled and taking into account night matches.

The figures produced correspond to travelling 150 miles on a Saturday afternoon or 100 miles for an evening game. The figures quoted are not an average but a median which even outs the unusually numbers that can be created by selling all tickets at small away grounds.

I think this gives a more accurate ranking for willy waving.

743​	Hartlepool United
742​	Bradford City
627​	Bristol Rovers
627​	Swindon Town
596​	Exeter City
535​	Leyton Orient
534​	Tranmere Rovers
513​	Carlisle United
445​	Port Vale
410​	Walsall
408​	Colchester United
364​	Oldham Athletic
364​	Mansfield Town
341​	Barrow
332​	Northampton Town
255​	Newport County
235​	Scunthorpe United
214​	Rochdale
184​	Sutton United
150​	Crawley Town
146​	Forest Green Rovers
140​	Stevenage
125​	Salford City
108​	Harrogate Town

Son of Cod

 

[AdamStag]

Sold 3,130 tickets for doncaster in the cup next week, 200 or so remain.

 

[Indian Dan]

Excellent, that!

 

[Sestonpoolie]

Sold over 300 so far for Port Vale. We'd be shifting more if the away form was better, with some saving up for Lincoln the following week.

Yeah, we were thinking of going to Vale,I’ve only been once,a 6-0 thrashing in the cup years ago.
But when Lincoln came out of the hat,it was a no brainier to go there.
A bit closer,loads of great boozers & we’ve got a pretty decent record there.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Yeah, we were thinking of going to Vale,I’ve only been once,a 6-0 thrashing in the cup years ago.
But when Lincoln came out of the hat,it was a no brainier to go there.
A bit closer,loads of great boozers & we’ve got a pretty decent record there.

Aye same here, Lincoln next week looks a much better prospect, still think we'll take about 500-600 tomorrow.

 

[northstandexile]

83 Newport at Colchester in a total crowd of 2401

 

[E10rifle]

84 Harrogate at Carlisle
132 oldham at sixfields

missing total crowd at Rochdale & boro away numbers
leyton at sunny.

1. Orient
2. No word on the attendance front - think we had somewhere around 180-200 there. Sure Bottega Don will post the figures from their next programme.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Aye same here, Lincoln next week looks a much better prospect, still think we'll take about 500-600 tomorrow.

Probably be a lot less there today with the train cancellations after the horrific storm last night.

 

[Bottega Don]

1. Orient
2. No word on the attendance front - think we had somewhere around 180-200 there. Sure Bottega Don will post the figures from their next programme.

220 according to our programme

 

[The Jovial Forester]

1224 Gas (that's a sell out) enjoying the plush facilities at TNL.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Dusty bin at Spotland.

321 Grecians

 

[kieran_vale]

357 Hartlepool at Vale. Fair play to all of them.

 

[EricSabin]

907 Orient at Sixfields

Very quiet but it was fucking freezing

 

[northstandexile]

293 Walsall at Carlisle
232 stags at Crawley
1347 oldham at salford
164 barrow at sutton
41 (forty one) Harrogate at Swindon
missing Bradford City at Scunthorpe

 

[FiRTHYY]

Scunthorpe: Pre-sold just over 1,700, + pay on the day - but no official figure (yet).

 

[northstandexile]

Has there been a table of averages posted at all this season in here?

here you are Son, I am not saying they are 100% accurate but give a good indication that Grimsby are taking more to away games in Conference than half the tin pot teams in League Two.

909​	Bradford City
845​	Swindon Town
761​	Tranmere Rovers
734​	Bristol Rovers
710​	Port Vale
635​	Oldham Athletic
625​	Walsall
589​	Hartlepool United
527​	Leyton Orient
462​	Mansfield Town
445​	Rochdale
430​	Barrow
424​	Northampton Town
350​	Carlisle United
329​	Exeter City
289​	Scunthorpe United
284​	Newport County
271​	Sutton United
242​	Colchester United
151​	Stevenage
150​	Salford City
143​	Forest Green Rovers
123​	Harrogate Town
119​	Crawley Town

 

[northstandexile]

I have a done a table based on mileage travelled and taking into account night matches.

The figures produced correspond to travelling 150 miles on a Saturday afternoon or 100 miles for an evening game. The figures quoted are not an average but a median which even outs the unusually numbers that can be created by selling all tickets at small away grounds.

I think this gives a more accurate ranking for willy waving.

680​	Bradford City
669​	Hartlepool United
627​	Bristol Rovers
562​	Exeter City
540​	Leyton Orient
538​	Tranmere Rovers
517​	Swindon Town
480​	Carlisle United
450​	Port Vale
410​	Walsall
381​	Mansfield Town
364​	Colchester United
357​	Northampton Town
340​	Barrow
312​	Oldham Athletic
246​	Newport County
229​	Scunthorpe United
229​	Rochdale
198​	Sutton United
165​	Crawley Town
165​	Forest Green Rovers
135​	Stevenage
119​	Salford City
113​	Harrogate Town

 

[Son of Cod]

here you are Son, I am not saying they are 100% accurate but give a good indication that Grimsby are taking more to away games in Conference than half the tin pot teams in League Two.

909​	Bradford City
845​	Swindon Town
761​	Tranmere Rovers
734​	Bristol Rovers
710​	Port Vale
635​	Oldham Athletic
625​	Walsall
589​	Hartlepool United
527​	Leyton Orient
462​	Mansfield Town
445​	Rochdale
430​	Barrow
424​	Northampton Town
350​	Carlisle United
329​	Exeter City
289​	Scunthorpe United
284​	Newport County
271​	Sutton United
242​	Colchester United
151​	Stevenage
150​	Salford City
143​	Forest Green Rovers
123​	Harrogate Town
119​	Crawley Town

Oh nice, cheers mate. Yeah good to see we'd be up at 3rd on that at the moment.

 

[E10rifle]

Always knew we were massiver than Swindon.

 

[Dan Phillips]

148 Vale at Rotherham tonight.

 

[FiRTHYY]

81 City at Exeter - 5 more than the first replay.

 

[JaredSUFC]

33 Stevenage fans in an attendance of 770 at Sutton in the EFL Trophy. The magic of the Pizza Cup

 

[Topher]

I have a done a table based on mileage travelled and taking into account night matches.

The figures produced correspond to travelling 150 miles on a Saturday afternoon or 100 miles for an evening game. The figures quoted are not an average but a median which even outs the unusually numbers that can be created by selling all tickets at small away grounds.

I think this gives a more accurate ranking for willy waving.

680​	Bradford City
669​	Hartlepool United
627​	Bristol Rovers
562​	Exeter City
540​	Leyton Orient
538​	Tranmere Rovers
517​	Swindon Town
480​	Carlisle United
450​	Port Vale
410​	Walsall
381​	Mansfield Town
364​	Colchester United
357​	Northampton Town
340​	Barrow
312​	Oldham Athletic
246​	Newport County
229​	Scunthorpe United
229​	Rochdale
198​	Sutton United
165​	Crawley Town
165​	Forest Green Rovers
135​	Stevenage
119​	Salford City
113​	Harrogate Town

is there anything to be said for factoring in where each away day ranks for each team in terms of distance?

e.g. if one club's nearest away day is 150miles away they'll take loads more for that distance than a team who has 10 nearer away days that are closer than that.

 

[valefan16]

For me the best measure on quality of away support would be Home V Away attendance, for example Bradford taking 400 is less impressive than Crawley taking 400 for instance.

 

[Indian Dan]

But here in the pub league some of the tinpotters have such restricted numbers for away fans it’s not truly representative.

When we only get 700 from Bristol Rovers . . .

 

[EricSabin]

Sold out our 600 allocation for Harrogate in a couple of weeks. Would have taken thousands if it wasn’t for those tinpot away ends.

 

[immariner]

Firthy_BCAFC How many have you allocated Harrogate on boxing day? Cannot see it stated anywhere.

 

[FiRTHYY]

Firthy_BCAFC How many have you allocated Harrogate on boxing day? Cannot see it stated anywhere.

Not sure!

I imagine it’ll be two blocks - circa 1,200ish. Overflow of 1,500 if required, which is unlikely.

We’re aiming to beat our Division 4 record attendance (17,974) for this fixture, so more the merrier (pardon the pun).

Why you ask?

 

[immariner]

Ta.

Because between the w@nkers at WYP, Calderdale Council and Halifax AFC, we've been allocated a maximum allocation of 1200 for a fixture already moved to 12:30. I see Blackpool have been allocated 2366 at Huddersfield and the game is a 3pm kick off. It's an absolute disgrace. I'm guessing WYP feel like they'll be stretched that day and have decided to pick on us.

 

[FiRTHYY]

Ta.

Because between the w@nkers at WYP, Calderdale Council and Halifax AFC, we've been allocated a maximum allocation of 1200 for a fixture already moved to 12:30. I see Blackpool have been allocated 2366 at Huddersfield and the game is a 3pm kick off. It's an absolute disgrace. I'm guessing WYP feel like they'll be stretched that day and have decided to pick on us.

I wouldn’t have thought there would be any bovver between us and the mighty Harrogate, but there could be 20,000 there. I’m guessing they’ll be 22,000 at Huddersfield and Fax will pull some decent numbers, too - I don’t think it’s all down to away opposition/numbers.

That being said, 1,200 at Fax is a shite allocation. Sure we took over 4,500 there in 2014, so they are ‘good for it’.