Our attendances at home

[TraffordBlue]

I've always wondered why our home figures seem to be wrongly calculated to be lower than what they actually are? Anyone know why? Apparently there was 36,000 there yesterday but where were the 4,000 empty seats? Chelsea filled their 3,000 allocation and there is surely no way there could have been 4,000 empty seats in the home section.

Then you have clubs like Arsenal reporting 60,000 each week when there are loads of empty seats. We must be the only club in England to quote our attendances lower than what they actually are.

 

[Brennan]

Goodison doesn't hold 40,000 does it ?

 

[Moomin]

I've always wondered why our home figures seem to be wrongly calculated to be lower than what they actually are? Anyone know why? Apparently there was 36,000 there yesterday but where were the 4,000 empty seats? Chelsea filled their 3,000 allocation and there is surely no way there could have been 4,000 empty seats in the home section.

Then you have clubs like Arsenal reporting 60,000 each week when there are loads of empty seats. We must be the only club in England to quote our attendances lower than what they actually are.

In the early 90's to mid 90's, I used to reckon we lowered the attendance on purpose. I use to try and count during the really bad games during that period.

 

[toffeejack]

Goodison doesn't hold 40,000 does it ?

it's always been stated as 40,500 hasn't it? but never seen that capacity. haven't we had something ridiculous like 7 home clean sheets in a row?

 

[BigBlueConk]

Depends on who you believe!

wiki: presently has an all-seated capacity of 40,157.

 

[toffeejack]

I've always wondered why our home figures seem to be wrongly calculated to be lower than what they actually are? Anyone know why? Apparently there was 36,000 there yesterday but where were the 4,000 empty seats? Chelsea filled their 3,000 allocation and there is surely no way there could have been 4,000 empty seats in the home section.

Then you have clubs like Arsenal reporting 60,000 each week when there are loads of empty seats. We must be the only club in England to quote our attendances lower than what they actually are.

also with attendances like arsenal, they're season ticket holders that go to 1 or 2 games. It's the attendance of tickets bought not of how many people are there. some people have too much money in the world sadly.

 

[Brennan]

it's always been stated as 40,500 hasn't it? but never seen that capacity. haven't we had something ridiculous like 7 home clean sheets in a row?

6 in the league yeah

 

[dannyboy]

it's always been stated as 40,500 hasn't it? but never seen that capacity. haven't we had something ridiculous like 7 home clean sheets in a row?

It's 40,221. Capacity fell when they built the wheelchair spot in the Gwladys a few years ago.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Goodison doesn't hold 40,000 does it ?

40,021 actually.
http://www.evertonfc.com/goodison-park-directions.html
Anyway, back to the OP

Chelsea might have sold their allocation but there were empty seats there so it depends on whether the attendance includes "no shows" or just "bums on seats", there are always some no shows in our ends too so, when you add these to the restricted views which weren't sold you probbaly get close to 4000.

 

[Brennan]

It's 40,221. Capacity fell when they built the wheelchair spot in the Gwladys a few years ago.

The derby last year was 39,500 and was a 'sell out'.

 

[Woolly Blue]

The derby last year was 39,500 and was a 'sell out'.

Total capacity includes all seats.
If they choose, for security reasons, not to sell all seats ( an extra gap for stewards normally ) then you get a lower sell out.

 

[tommye]

I think the disparity with official attendance and actual bodies in the ground is tickets SOLD. The shortfall is generally the comps and unsold tickets combined.


i think.

 

[mrb85]

I think the disparity with official attendance and actual bodies in the ground is tickets SOLD. The shortfall is generally the comps and unsold tickets combined.


i think.

Everton's attendance is a count of those in the ground. Arsenals and City's for instance are tickets sold.

GP's maximum must now be below 40,000 since this season we seem to have lost most of the Street End's front row (to accommodate Sky3D cameras).

 

[toffee matt]

Their's around 4000 restricted view seats at goodison, plus a few used for segregation and a few no showers.

The only games we seem to probably sell out our derby's, Man utd and special occasions (big cup games,Boxing day,last home game of season)

36000 is not a bad attendance though

 

[mrb85]

Their's around 4000 restricted view seats at goodison, plus a few used for segregation and a few no showers.

The only games we seem to probably sell out our derby's, Man utd and special occasions (big cup games,Boxing day,last home game of season)

36000 is not a bad attendance though

Certainly isn't, not with tickets £6 more than most games last year and with the game on Sky.