Leeds United Thread - 2022/23

Psychedelic Casual said:
Where is your justification for this view?

Leeds are probably the worst supported club in the country!

Leeds is a one club city and they are the biggest club in their region. Leeds probably boast the largest catchment area and potential fanbase of any club in England. Yet, Leeds are only 12th in England for all-time average attendance (25,768).

The combined highest attendances of all the other clubs outside City and United in the Manchester conurbation comes to over 75,000… City are not just competing with the biggest supported club in the world, City are also competing with countless other clubs, some of which have attendances not that far off Leeds at the same level (Bolton’s average attendance this season in the third tier is 18,814 and they’re only the third biggest club in our conurbation). Plus also in our region are Liverpool and Everton.

City are 8th in all-time average attendance (30,394).

As a one club city, Leeds are 22nd for all-time highest attendance in their own stadium (57,892). City are 1st (84,569) and probably have over 50 attendances above Leeds’ record.

As a one club city and in a stadium bigger than City’s at the time (Elland Road 37,792 v Maine Road 32,550), Leeds (23,813; 24,818; and 26,546) didn’t beat City’s (28,273 which was a record at that level) average attendance in the third tier despite the Rags winning the treble in the season City were in the third tier and two other Greater Manchester clubs being in a division above City (Bolton and Stockport). Leeds didn’t have a Leeds Rovers who were winning the treble or Farsley and anything like a Headingly County in the Championship when Leeds were in the third tier.

In the season both Leeds and Norwich got promoted from the third tier in 2010 Leeds only achieved an average attendance 167 higher than Norwich when Elland Road held 10,433 more. Yet Sunderland (another one-club city) are the only club to beat City’s average attendance at that level.

Also, here are some other recent average attendances in the second tier for Leeds: 21,572 in 2013; 22,446 in 2016.

City even averaged more than both of those when we only had three stands at Maine Road in 1994-95 after the Kippax was knocked down. And we never had any attendances as low as that in any season we were in the second tier or below from 1996 to 2002… and please don’t forget, Leeds is a one club city and they are the biggest club in their region.

From the move to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003 to the Sheikh takeover in 2008, City only had one average attendance under 40,000 and that was 39,997 where we only scored 10 home goals all season and none from New Year’s Day onwards; and that is still higher than any average attendance Leeds United have ever had in their history.

Even in Leeds’ heyday of the 1970s, not once did they have an average attendance above 40,000. Whereas City were one of only four clubs who managed to get two consecutive average attendances above 40,000 in the 1970s, the other three clubs were United, Liverpool and Everton, all clubs in City’s region!
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You REALLY need to get out more!


;-)
 
I actually served the winding up petition from hrmc on them in the early 2000's
I remember walking through reception and being quickly ushered upto the boardroom so as to avoid any embarrassment.
Loved it as their fans were right knobheads a couple of seasons earlier at Maine Road when we got relegated under Joe Royle.
 
how soon is now said:
I actually served the winding up petition from hrmc on them in the early 2000's
I remember walking through reception and being quickly ushered upto the boardroom so as to avoid any embarrassment.
Loved it as their fans were right knobheads a couple of seasons earlier at Maine Road when we got relegated under Joe Royle.
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That’s a brilliant story.
 
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