Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:53 pm  

SL Round 1 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Wigan V Huddersfield in 2014 = 16,240
Wigan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 19,620
% decrease = -17.23%

Warrington V St Helens in 2014 = 13,157 *THURSDAY NIGHT GAME*
Warrington V St Helens in 2013 = 13,381
% decrease = -1.67%

Hull V Catalan in 2014 = 11,400
Hull V Catalan in 2013 = 10,065
% increase = +13.26%

Bradford V Castleford in 2014 = 8,214
Bradford V Castleford in 2013 = 7,724
% increase = +6.34%

Hull KR V Leeds in 2014 = 11,526 *STADIUM RECORD CROWD*
Hull KR V Leeds in 2013 = 8,122
% increase = +41.91%

Widnes V London in 2014 = 5,327
Widnes V London in 2013 = 4,870
% increase = +9.38%

Salford V Wakefield in 2014 = 7,102 *STADIUM RECORD CROWD FOR CLUB*
Salford V Wakefield in 2013 = 2,327
% increase= +205.20%


Total Attendance in SL Round 1 = 72,966 (Avg: 10,424)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 66,109 (Avg: 9,444)
% increase= +10.38%

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5 out of 7 fixtures in Round 1 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same SL fixtures last year.

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Championship Round 1 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year


Crusaders V Barrow in 2014 = 1,118
Crusaders V Barrow in 2013 = N/A

Dewsbury V Featherstone in 2014 = 2,096
Dewsbury V Featherstone in 2013 = 1,286
% increase = +62.99%

Halifax V Swinton in 2014 = 1,750
Halifax V Swinton in 2013 = 1,493
% increase = +17.21%

Keighley V Whitehaven in 2014 = 1,061
Keighley V Whitehaven in 2013 = 712
% increase = +49.02%

Leigh V Batley in 2014 = 2,173
Leigh V Batley in 2013 = 1,635
% increase = +32.91%

Workington V Doncaster in 2014 = 895
Workington V Doncaster in 2013 = 585
% increase = +52.99%


Total Attendance in Championship Round 1 (ignoring Crusaders v Barrow) = 7,975 (Avg: 1,595)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 5,711 (Avg: 1,142)
% increase= +39.67%

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5 out of 5 comparable fixtures in Round 1 have shown an increase in attendance compared to the same Championship fixtures last year.

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Total Attendance in SL and Championship Round 1 (ignoring Crusaders v Barrow) = 80,941 (Avg: 6,745)
Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 71,820 (Avg: 5,985)
% increase = +12.70%

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:05 pm  

Hull FC's attendance is wrong, You've gone off the BBC's website I'm guessing. The actual attendance was 10178

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:07 pm  

Beat me to it!

Anyway, well done Salford ad Hull KR!!

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:11 pm  

Easty wrote:

Hull FC's attendance is wrong, You've gone off the BBC's website I'm guessing. The actual attendance was 10178

Correct - it was our 95th successive five-figure attendance in regular season games.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:34 pm  

British sporting pysche , a near 40% increase on the back of meaningful games tells a story

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:50 pm  

Starbug wrote:

British sporting pysche , a near 40% increase on the back of meaningful games tells a story

I'd very much agree. Wouldn't you Smokey?

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:53 pm  

JonB95 wrote: SL Round 1 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year Wigan V Huddersfield in 2014 = 16,240 Wigan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 19,620 % decrease = -20.81% % decrease = 17.23% JonB95 wrote: Warrington V St Helens in 2014 = 13,157 *THURSDAY NIGHT GAME* Warrington V Widnes in 2012 = 13,381 Warrington V Widnes in 2013 surely? JonB95 wrote: % decrease = -1.70% % decrease = -1.67% JonB95 wrote: Hull V Catalan in 2014 = 11,400 10,178 JonB95 wrote: Hull V Catalan in 2013 = 10,065 % increase = +13.26% % increase = +1.12% JonB95 wrote: Hull KR V Leeds in 2014 = 11,526 *STADIUM RECORD CROWD* *** RED ARMY CHEAP TICKETS CHALLENGE ALERT *** JonB95 wrote: Total Attendance in SL Round 1 = 72,966 (Avg: 10,424) Total Attendance in SL Round 1 = 71,744 (Avg: 10,249) JonB95 wrote: Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 66,109 (Avg: 9,444) % increase= +10.38% % increase = +8.52 Apart from a few errors, a pretty good effort nonetheless. Keep up the good work each and every round! I look forward to them in due course It's worth bearing in mind that opening round attendances are often higher than usual due to fans enthusiasm for the start of a new season. Will the RFL be boasting about the Round 1 attendances? If they do, then I expect them to compare Round 1 SL attendances with last year instead (as opposed to comparing the same fixtures) in order that they can boast an even more impressive 11.42% increase on last season's Round 1 attendances... 71,744 compared to 64,387. Very impressive Championship attendances today. The fans of current Championship clubs are clearly enthused by the prospect of P&R returning and the re-establishment of meaningful fixtures as their appetite for the game returns.

JonB95 wrote: SL Round 1 attendances - comparison to same fixtures last year Wigan V Huddersfield in 2014 = 16,240 Wigan V Huddersfield in 2013 = 19,620 % decrease = -20.81% % decrease = 17.23% JonB95 wrote: Warrington V St Helens in 2014 = 13,157 *THURSDAY NIGHT GAME* Warrington V Widnes in 2012 = 13,381 Warrington V Widnes in 2013 surely? JonB95 wrote: % decrease = -1.70% % decrease = -1.67% JonB95 wrote: Hull V Catalan in 2014 = 11,400 10,178 JonB95 wrote: Hull V Catalan in 2013 = 10,065 % increase = +13.26% % increase = +1.12% JonB95 wrote: Hull KR V Leeds in 2014 = 11,526 *STADIUM RECORD CROWD* *** RED ARMY CHEAP TICKETS CHALLENGE ALERT *** JonB95 wrote: Total Attendance in SL Round 1 = 72,966 (Avg: 10,424) Total Attendance in SL Round 1 = 71,744 (Avg: 10,249) JonB95 wrote: Total Attendance same fixtures last year = 66,109 (Avg: 9,444) % increase= +10.38% % increase = +8.52 Apart from a few errors, a pretty good effort nonetheless. Keep up the good work each and every round! I look forward to them in due course It's worth bearing in mind that opening round attendances are often higher than usual due to fans enthusiasm for the start of a new season. Will the RFL be boasting about the Round 1 attendances? If they do, then I expect them to compare Round 1 SL attendances with last year instead (as opposed to comparing the same fixtures) in order that they can boast an even more impressive 11.42% increase on last season's Round 1 attendances... 71,744 compared to 64,387. Very impressive Championship attendances today. The fans of current Championship clubs are clearly enthused by the prospect of P&R returning and the re-establishment of meaningful fixtures as their appetite for the game returns.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:25 pm  

Nice to see the thread back, well done JonB95, enjoy basking in the warm glow because if the weekly attendances go the other way get ready for plenty of stick from the rose tinted brigade.

Nice to see a little cameo from Billy, just a shame he was scared off by them pesky dictatorial mods .

Good start to the season that, I’m sure the weather played no small part, but with Salford’s re-branding & the new stand at HKR I’m not surprised with those increases.

After everything that’s gone on at Bradford that’s a good crowd too.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:43 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

After everything that’s gone on at Bradford that’s a good crowd too.

Difficult to judge whether it was a good crowd at Bradford or not.

Better than last season's attendance against Cas... 8,214 compared to 7,724... but they didn't play Cas at home in Round 1 last season... they played Wakey at home in Round 1 last season and the attendance was 10,263. We all know that Round 1 attendances are often higher than usual because fans are excited by the start of a new season.

That 10,263 attendance turned out to be Bradford's 2nd highest home attendance of 2013 (only the attendance against Leeds was higher... 12,016). If today's 8,214 attendance turns out to be their 2nd highest home attendance in 2014, they are in even bigger trouble than they already are... if that's possible.

Re: Opening weekend sees attendances soaring by 12.70% : Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:50 pm  

Most promising attendance is the Salford one in my opinion, usually when Salford draw a good crowd they put in a poor show...but today they got a win, and you'd hope those fans will return.