Another season over for most of us. Over of course, except for those teams engaged in the world's worst and most poorly run play-offs (no clues, but up until last week, we played in this league...)
Another opportunity to engage with the mostly brilliant "Turnstile League" on the KIng's Lynn FC unofficial Linnets site: -
Click here for Statto-sadness!
As ever, there's lot of interesting attendance stuff on this site, particularly when it comes to average non-league crowds and the difference between this season and the last one.
We, for instance enjoyed an almost 30% increase in attendances at Latimer Park this season, up from 645 to 838. This average figure was boosted by a 2000+ gate from the Scum-lite game and a couple of 1000+ end of season disappointments, when the club did all it could to dissuade the casual Poppy fan from ever returning (no strikers AT ALL against Barwell FFS Marcus...!)
A number of the teams that have played the us in the FA Cup in recent seasons experienced a bit of a "Post-Poppies-bounce" where their stay-away supporters were once again enthused into watching their clubs after seeing the mighty Kettering. AFC Mansfield's gates swelled by a massive 131% this season. Basford enjoyed a huge 150% increase from 192 to 481. And Nantwich Town's turnstile operators won't have known what hit them with their average gate ballooning from under 300 to over 1000 - a ridiculous 270% Poppies-inspired boom!
Other teams we've played in recent years showed some interesting stats. Most curiously, Nuneaton, who are preparing to replace us as former Conference big-boys in the Central League, saw a 35% increase in attendances despite being nailed on for relegation from about September.
Hereford saw their average gate dip slightly from 2553 to 2353, partly because of a season-long struggle, but mostly because the locals had no Poppies fixture to turn up for.
Leiston, despite a season of ups and downs in a new division, registered a 0% change in their crowds, 296 last season and this. Kings Langley's average crowds were boosted to the tune of 2. I'm sure that had nothing to do with Rene's arrival....Slough's attendances went up by over 100, which was no bad thing given their 2017-8 average gate was a highly suspect 666.
Football League chasing vanity project Salford City saw a 54% rise in crowds to 2489, which means that there will be even more disappointed Mancs when the United old-boys find another hobby.
Other facts to catch the eye: -
Enfield Town were rewarded for turning around an escape from relegation last season to an unsuccessful tilt at the play-offs this season by attracting one extra fan, up from 405 to 406.
It was all kicking off in Dunstable, where Dunstable Town saw a 30% dip in crowds, as AFC Dunstable experienced a 30% rise. Their average gates are now separated by a meagre 2 people. If these two people argue and one goes to AFC from Town, their average gates will be the same. Who gets the bragging rights then?
During these tangled Brexit times FC Romania have expertly managed to back both pro & anti campaigners cases, as their attendances rose from 36 to 133 - a whopping 270% rise. This proves the success of integration AND the fact there's too many foreigners here!!!
Lastly, and seemingly for the nth season running, our lowest home gate was against Redditch. Seemingly every season our smallest crowd watches the most incredibly bonkers match!
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