City attendances 1976/77 season

[Stevieatlasblue]

Bernard Halford really needs to spill the beans on this topic, but won't without incriminating himself

Haha. I guess we'll never know.

 

[NorCalBlue]

Maybe I’m getting a bit confused, mate. I renember there was a season’s attendances that persuaded Swales to go for the big push spending-wise, and ruin the club in the process. Maybe it was just closing the gap re attendances, rather than overtaking them.

Either way, he fucking blew it!

Blew it? Look where we are now! He was just playing the (very) long game...

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Just for you :)

Thanks for the upload. I remember this.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I don't think anyone was, the fact is, 3rd highest average attendance that season is nothing to sniff at either. Especially if there's anything to the rumour of Swales undercooking the figures.

Trust me, it was no rumour!

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

We were in the top 4 from then until we were relegated.

Wolves 83/84 - 12,478....where were you when you were shit indeed.

Not to mention the 4002 average attendance in 1986 when in the 3rd tier of football. Next time we play them and they have the cheek to sing about our support.. let's hear 4 THOUSAND IN 86.. 4 THOUSAND IN 86!..

 

[Bill]

28 lol, the kippax was heaving.

 

[york away to this!]

Having attended a few games the season before, 76/77 was my first full season on the kippax and started doing some aways too with my brother and his mate.
No idea about attendances but what magical memories!

 

[xgorton]

Having attended a few games the season before, 76/77 was my first full season on the kippax and started doing some aways too with my brother and his mate.
No idea about attendances but what magical memories!

Have a look at my post on page 2.

 

[Gary James]

Here’s the knock out blow.

Those figures are incorrect. There was an excellent book produced several years ago which analysed the Football League official returns called Football Through The Turnstiles. The figures for 1976-77's top 5 best supported are:

United 53,710
LFC 47,221
MCFC 40,058
AVFC 37,903
NUFC 33,599

The following season City got 41,687 (LFC 45,546; MUFC 51,860). Prior to our move to the Etihad our best ever was 42,725 (1947-48).

 

[Gary James]

Post WW2 1946-47 (Div2) 37,695
1947-48 (Div1) 40,187
My source is Gary James' "Manchester -The Greatest City" The complete History of MCFC

I updated those figures in 2006 when I went through all the unknown attendances (more are known now than in 1997). See my other post. Thanks