League of Ireland Attendances - Gameweek 8
Credit: Extratime Team (ETPhotos)
It is hardly surprising that the Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers topped the attendance charts for Gameweek 8. At 3,627, it was easily top dog. Dundalk’s clash with Sligo drew 2,339 whilst Galway’s encounter with Cork City came in third with 1,557.
This week’s figures contain two estimates – Longford’s home clash with Derry was estimated at 500 whilst UCD’s home game against Drogheda was estimated at 300. Every week we do our best to acquire official figures. Sometimes they don’t arrive and our guess work is required.
Gameweek 8 ranks as the 5th highest average attendance week of the 2016 season and the highest of the last four. Our estimate of 300 puts UCD as the lowest attended game of the week. The full breakdown is as follows:
Home Team | Away Team | Attendance |
Bohemians | Shamrock Rovers | 3,627 |
Dundalk | Sligo Rovers | 2,339 |
Galway United | Cork City | 1,557 |
Limerick | Cabinteely | 1,348 |
St. Patrick's Athletic | Wexford Youths | 973 |
Finn Harps | Bray Wanderers | 919 |
Longford Town | Derry City | 500 |
Waterford United | Shelbourne | 354 |
Cobh Ramblers | Athlone Town | 332 |
UCD | Drogheda United | 300 |
TOTAL GAMEWEEK 7 ATTENDANCE | 12,249 | |
Average Overall | 1225 | |
Average Premier | 1653 | |
Average First | 584 | |
The Gameweek breakdown to date is as follows:
Total | Average | |
Gameweek 1 | 19,123 | 1,912 |
Gameweek 2 | 13,979 | 1,553 |
Gameweek 3 | 9,175 | 1,529 |
Gameweek 4 | 15,727 | 1,573 |
Gameweek 5 | 6,836 | 760 |
Gameweek 6 | 9,289 | 1,161 |
Gameweek 7 | 10,521 | 1,052 |
Gameweek 8 | 12,249 | 1,225 |
TOTAL | 96,899 | 2,202 |
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