Fans who live furthest from their club's home ground are the strongest away match attenders. Strong away match attenders object most to TV schedules affecting the time and day of match kick-offs. Female Fans Four out of ten female fans used to stand prior to the move to seats. Almost one in eight female fans watch in 'female only' groups. Men are slightly stronger supporters of the concept of the FA Premier League than are women.
Women are less sure about the positive effects of foreign players in English football than are men.
Only one in 10 women played organised football as youngsters. The figure for men is almost one in eight. More than six out of 10 'new' fans think the FA Premier League has been good for the game. Only one half of 'new' fans played organised football as a youngster, compared to seven out of 10 in the General Sample. Four out of 10 of 'new' fans think the game has improved its attractiveness 'a lot', to fans like me'.