[Archived] Top 50 Attendances At Ewood Park

[cletus]

Somebody asked the question on another thread "what is Ewood`s biggest attendance since it`s redevelopement?"

......I knew i had the info somewhere. I just had to track it down & it took a bit of time.

So, here`s a list of the biggest gates at Ewood since its re-developement (1994)

vs Liverpool (feb 96)...........30,895

vs newcastle (apr 96)..........30,717

vs Man Utd (apr 98).............30,547

vs Newcastle (may 95)........30,545......VE Day

vs Fulham (may 02)............30,487

vs Man Utd (apr 97)............30,476

vs Man Utd (dec 02)............30,475

vs Man Utd (may 99)...........30,436.......relegation day

vs Bolton (feb 96)...............30,419

vs newcastle (dec 96)........30,398

...........................................................................10

vs Tottenham (feb 98).......30,388

vs Man Utd (april 08).........30,316

vs Liverpool (oct 94)..........30,263

vs Man Utd (oct 94)............30,260

vs Liverpool (aug 97)..........30,187

vs Sunderland (jan 99)........30,125.....FA Cup rd4

vs Liverpool (nov 94)..........30,115.....Coca Cola Cup rd4

vs Liverpool (sept 03).........30,074

vs Liverpool (nov 07)..........30,033

vs Tottenham (dec 95).......30,004

.............................................................................20

vs Newcastle (Jan2000)......29,946.....FACup rd5 (div1)

vs Liverpool (apr 99)..........29,944

vs Man City (apr2000)........29,913.......Div1 (city promoted)

vs Sunderland (dec 01).......29,869

vs Man Utd (aug 95)...........29,843

vs Arsenal (mar 03)...........29,840

vs Man Utd (aug 01)..........29,836

vs Arsenal (apr 96)............29,834

vs Celtic (nov 02)..............29,698......UEFA Cup

vs Tottenham (jan 99)........29,643

.............................................................................30

vs Man Utd (may 04)..........29,616

vs Liverpool (nov 96)..........29,598

vs Everton (mar 96)...........29,468

vs Huddersfield (apr 01).....29,406.....(div1)

vs Liverpool (dec 06).........29,342

vs Newcastle (may 98).......29,300

vs Newcastle (dec 04)........29,271

vs Liverpool (aug 02).........29,207

vs Liverpool (april 06)........29,142

vs Man Utd (Jan 03)...........29,048......league cup semi final

...............................................................................40

vs Man City (dec 95)..........28,915

vs Bolton (april 03)............28,862

vs Liverpool (nov 01).........28,859

vs Southampton (apr 02)....28,851

vs Bumley (mar05.............28,691........FACup

vs Man City (mar 03).........28,647

vs Arsenal (mar 04)...........28,627

vs Leeds Utd (feb 95).........28,561

vs WBA (may 09)...............28,389

vs Leeds (dec 01)...............28,309

................................................................................50

(all data is taken from either Rovers official website or from 'The Essential History of Blackburn Rovers' book.)

I wonder if any of this seasons BIG games will make it into the Ewood Park top 50??????

(please feel free to pull my figures to bits )

[sambo]

The number one vs Liverpool? Can't be right, doesn't even hold that much? And didn't we win 1-0 at their place, thanks to Nathan Blake? Or was it a replay?

[JAL]

Remember the bank holiday game against Huddersfield in Division 1, 2001, when the club charged £5 for a ticket and many were locked outside.

Cannot remember the Southampton game in 2002 was it when Duffer scored a superb solo goal which went along way to keeping us up.

[cletus]

To add some more meat on the stats, here`s a breakdown.....

Liverpool........12 times in top 50

Man Utd..........10

Newcastle.........6

Man City...........3

Arsenal.............3

Tottenham........3

Bolton...............2

Sunderland........2

Leeds.................2

Fulham..............1

Celtic.................1

Everton..............1

Huddersfield.......1

Southampton......1

WBA...................1

Inbreds...............1

We`ve had 30,000+ attendances 20 times & 29,000+ gates 20 times

[cletus]

The number one vs Liverpool? Can't be right, doesn't even hold that much? And didn't we win 1-0 at their place, thanks to Nathan Blake? Or was it a replay?

TBH, i thought the same Sambo.

.....but "the essential history of Blackburn Rovers" book says....

FACup rnd 4 Jan 10th 2000 Rovers v Liverpool (home).....32,839 (Blake)

It could be a misprint in the book......but all home games are in CAPITALS and this one is.

Can anybody enlighten??

[sambo]

That game was 100% at Anfield!

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

I am sure season before last against Liverpool we actually went over capacity because everywhere was taken and Scousers were jumping the turnstiles/coming in together and had to stand on the steps?

[Hughesy]

Should be some big attendances there this season for all 4 of those who get the full Darwen End.

Tomorrow 30k+

United - very rarely below 29k anyway

Liverpool - as above

Dingles - big interest

[stuwilky]

TBH, i thought the same Sambo.

.....but "the essential history of Blackburn Rovers" book says....

FACup rnd 4 Jan 10th 2000 Rovers v Liverpool (home).....32,839 (Blake)

It could be a misprint in the book......but all home games are in CAPITALS and this one is.

Can anybody enlighten??

It was at Anfield - if I recall correctly Nathan Blake scored.

[cletus]

That game was 100% at Anfield!

Just checked.....you are correct.

the book is wrong.

I`ll do a sneeky edit on the top post

[sambo]

It was at Anfield - if I recall correctly Nathan Blake scored.

Correct! Quite a famous win really, because we were really poor that year!

[stuwilky]

Correct! Quite a famous win really, because we were really poor that year!

Didnt Barnsley beat us by a rugby score a week later?

[cletus]

Changed it

Thanks guys

[beerwins]

I cant believe rovers v burnley replay at ewood wasnt there , i remember peds bangin home the winner past the beast to the chant of your mums your dad and so on, couldnt see a spare seat then !

[mark1875]

Didnt Barnsley beat us by a rugby score a week later?

spot on

we beat liverpool 1-0 at anfield frandsen played in blake for the 84th minute winner

tony parkes named nathan blake captain for the trip to oakwell only 5 days later! rovers lost the game 5-1! we wer 4-1 down after half an hour and i was tempted to leave barnsley lol

[cletus]

I cant believe rovers v burnley replay at ewood wasnt there , i remember peds bangin home the winner past the beast to the chant of your mums your dad and so on, couldnt see a spare seat then !

it is. It`s 45th

[sambo]

At the Burnley game, there were spare seats, but they were segregation, such as at the front of the Darwen End!

[Presty On Tour]

The game at the top against Liverpool was when we lost 3-2 to Liverpool I think.

Flowers had a divot moment from a Collymore effort!

Collymore scored another and I think Michael Thomas had their 3rd. Wilcox and Sherwood scored for us.

[stuwilky]

The game at the top against Liverpool was when we lost 3-2 to Liverpool I think.

Flowers had a divot moment from a Collymore effort!

Collymore scored another and I think Michael Thomas had their 3rd. Wilcox and Sherwood scored for us.

That was the season after we won the league

Edit - oh its top now! then yes it was.

[modes98]

Remember the bank holiday game against Huddersfield in Division 1, 2001, when the club charged £5 for a ticket and many were locked outside.

I was there that day. I remember ringing up as we were going up the motorway as there were only a few tickets left. Ended up in the riverside with a great view of the sending off.

[Ben-2000]

I wonder how many were really there at the Rovers v City game in their promotion season, there were hundreds sneaking there way in to the riverside over the turnstile cabins

[Dave S]

Somebody asked the question on another thread "what is Ewood`s biggest attendance since it`s redevelopement?"

......I knew i had the info somewhere. I just had to track it down & it took a bit of time.

I asked the question on the Season Ticket thread.

So Thanks very much................Good bit of Work.

[philipl]

Today's attendance of 29,568 33rd highest since the redevelopment.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Todays attendance at Ewood was the 5TH LARGEST IN THE WHOLE OF THE UK!

'MASSIVE' Rovers

[cletus]

Today's attendance of 29,568 33rd highest since the redevelopment.

official site says 29,584