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Subject: Re: BIG, ENORMOUS, MUST BE WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:05:36 +0000







In message-ID: <MNEWS.718042173.5115@gate.demon.co.uk> I wrote:

>In message <1992Oct1.183354.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk> caar18@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
>(no name) writes:

>>     On this basis, up to this season, and for the preceeding
>>3/4 seasons the title of the biggest club in Britain title would
>> unquestionably belong to Manchester United, who over that period
>> would average 46-47,000 for each home league game, Rangers would
>> consistently be second biggest at 42-43,000, and a group of
>>clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs would clock in at the mid to
>>low 30,000's mark, with Celtic around this group depending on how
>> their season was going.
>>       So to put it simply, Man U's average was larger than
>>Ranger's capacity.

>You seriously overestimate the average attendances at both Old Trafford
>and Ibrox. Rangers have been around 38000 since Souness arrived (apart
>from during the stadium extension), Man Utd until about 5 years ago did
>average 46000-47000, but attendances have declined since then. I think they
>managed about 42000 last season. 3 seasons ago Liverpool actually recorded
>a higher average attendance than United (just over 39000), although only by a
>couple of hundred. Liverpool and Rangers have been neck and neck for the last
>five years. Arsenal are consistently in the low to mid 30000s and Spurs usually

>manage about 30000. Celtic have averaged 25000-35000 over the last five years
>depending on how well they were playing.

Correction!!!! Man Utd averaged 44000 last season. Four years ago it was 39000,
a couple of hundred behind Liverpool, three years ago it was just 36000,
3000 behind Liverpool.

So far this season Rangers lead in Britain with an average of just over
40000, but of course they have the advantage of a larger stadium now.

>Best average attendance over a season in England was Newcastle United who
>managed 58000 whilst in Division Two. Man United had a 57000 average one
>season.

Wrong again, it was Man Utd who averaged just under 58000, Newcastle had
an average of 56000 when in Division Two. Tottenham are third best with
55000.

>These figures are very small compared to the likes of Benfica, Real Madrid,
>AC Milano, Bayern Mu"nchen.

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