What's the lowest league crowd you've been in?

I probably went 8-10 years without missing a home game, but then I got married! Still same 40 odd years on. It was easier not to miss games in those days than it is today where there are too many life distractions?

 

Yeah, I remember those days going to games both home and away. I must admit I wouldn't say my marriage was a distraction... Could use other words!!

 

Aye probable about 40% away as well, maybe more. Patsy’73 and all that! Even though the crowds were small it was good.

 

I remember years ago late 70s I think we would sit on the steps of the kop with an impaired view , ther were so few people there

 

Not a total attendance one (but can’t have been many) but I was one of 30 City fans away to Cardiff City at Ninian Park, tues night rearranged game. We won 4-2 and Neil Tolson scored an absolute screamer. Fantastic night!

 

I think you will find that the game was at Valley parade in the 81/82 season. It wasn’t foggy but very windy hence we went a goal down with a drop kick from the Stockport keeper. We went on to win 5-1 with all our goals coming in the last 20 minutes. McNiven didn’t score 4 in that game but later in the season in a win at home to Crewe but it wasn’t foggy that night either.

 

Thats the one. Blowing a gale.

 

The lowest league crowd I’ve ever been in was 911 for a game between Halifax and Colchester on a Tuesday night in about 1987. Occasionally my dad took us to the Shay for midweek games if we had nothing better to do.

City wise I think a crowd of about 1,100 were there when we drew 0-0 vs Chester in the early 90’s in the days when Chester played home games at Macclesfield. It was a Tuesday night fixture.

For lack of numbers watching City away I remember a 2-2 draw at Swansea, again in the early where there can’t have been more than 150 of us on the away terrace. Bournemouth away on a Tuesday night a year or so later, a similar amount.

Home league game I think the worst crowds were the odd crowd less than 4,000 under Lennie Lawrence. I can’t remember many under 5,000 up at Odsal.