Highest Gate

[Ray ellingham]

Does anybody know the highest gate we have had whilst being in the Conference

[Hempstead Gaz]

Hi, Ray,

Looks like 2030 v Carlisle 6/11/04, our only league gate over 2000 so far in this run in the Conference.

I watched virtually every home game whilst we were in the the Alliance, I suspect the games v Dartford and maidstone might have topped that.

[Ray ellingham]

thanks for the information.

 

I too watched most of the games in the alliance, can't recall what our gates were like in that to be honest, although the darts and stones i am sure would have seen gates in excess of 2000

[Riverview Red]

Interesting isn't how the Gravesend and Northfleet footballing public don't appreciate the higher standard of football.

 

If you look back to the times when we were challenging for promotion in the lower leagues, we had much higher gates !

 

Give me Conference football week in, week out any time (even if its mid to lower league position)- but I'm in the minority it seems.

[Hempstead Gaz]

We don't always agree, RR, but you are dead right on this. The product we are seeing on the field is as good as we have ever had, although watching Smelt, Burret, Woon, Woolfe and Brown was pretty special too.

Liam's team has taken our football to a different level, when you now consider the quality of the full time opposition we play against.

In the early 80's, most teams were part time, and although the football was of high quality, it simply doesn't match the speed, fitness levels or even the playing surfaces of today.

[Riverview Red]

Absolutely Gazza !

 

Winning against someone like Halifax or Exeter actually means something.

 

Beating Harrow, Heybridge etc does nothing for me

 

To be fair under Fordy we also held our own in the Conference, despite a few relegation zone worrying periods from time to time.

 

May will be the month to see if Liam has improved the squad from the Fordy era the league table never lies !

 

Looks ok so far though - I predict an 11th place finish. Which for a club with our limited funds is fine by me.

[Alan ( GNFC )]

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Ray ellingham said:
thanks for the information.

I too watched most of the games in the alliance, can't recall what our gates were like in that to be honest, although the darts and stones i am sure would have seen gates in excess of 2000

I also watched almost all the games in the Alliance,before I went to Uni. I dont believe that apart from the Dartford game at the start of 81-82 season, any gate was anywhere near 2000. Sitford's 900 was the joke at the time and passing the 1000 threshold was rare.A couple of years earlier, but I remember my disappointment when only abour 2200 attended the Southern League Cup final 2nd leg.
More recently we got far more than that for the promotion clinching game with Havant, and of course the Canvey game.

[X-Orange Jacket]

Can anybody tell me the OFFICIAL attendance number for the home game against Canvey in the ryman league (4 years ago??) the season we were locking horns for promotion. (which we won He He)

[Hempstead Gaz]

4098. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

 

But a truer figure would have been 6000-6500. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[David Holden]

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Ray ellingham said:
Does anybody know the highest gate we have had whilst being in the Conference

It's 2,036 against Dagenham on 20th August 2002.

You would think someone would set up a website for this sort of information wouldn't you?

[Ray ellingham]

Dave, I did look through this but was interested if we did beat that record while being in the Alliance

[David Holden]

I don't know at the moment, the programmes for that season don't give the crowds and confguide doesn't go back that far with crowds either.

 

When I get to those years, I will see what I can discover.

[Guest]

I think Alan is right, I'm sure that the Dartford game in the 1st week of the 81/82 season is the only match that had a 2000+ gate in our previous Alliance/Conference stay.

I can't remember reaching 2000 for any other Dartford/Maidstone games in those seasons.

Didn't Alty win the title on the last day at Stonebridge Road in 79/80. I reckon they brought a lot with them that day but I doubt if we reached 2000.

[Hempstead Gaz]

I certainly cannot remember the chanting and singing that "used" to be heard at the Plough end. Much of the regular crowd were made up of the faithfull 500 + the cloth cap brigade on the halfway line.

roll on getting the end reopened - at least we will get chanting from two sides.

[oldfan]

Oh for 12,000+ at Stonebridge Road (v Sunderland 1963)

[Hempstead Gaz]

Oh for another "4098" against Canvey!! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[Riverview Red]

If we both go down to Conference South and then challenge for promotion again I'm sure the crowds will be that high again

 

Casual fans seem to prefer that type of scenario rather than seeing a higher quality of football every week like us die hards.

[mikefleet]

we wont go down dont talk stupid

[Slartibartfast]

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mikefleet said:
we wont go down dont talk stupid

Wow, mystic mikefleet how far into the future can you see?

[Hempstead Gaz]

Mind you, I think with so much negativity, Riverview Red and bill kent may have been separated at birth!!

Definitely kindred spirits.

As Donald Sutherland famously said "Let's have less of these negative waves".