Brighton and Hove Albion are set for the third biggest jump in attendances over a two year period since league football started in 1888. Should they maintain their present average of 25,446 in the Championship, they would have achieved a rise of 246 per cent compared with the figure of 7,351 in 2010-11.
Last season, an average of 20,027 watched their league games, but stadium development has allowed for another rise this season with a capacity of around 27,500 at the Amex Stadium. The capacity at the Withdean Stadium was 8,850.
Brighton and Hove Albion are set for the third biggest jump in attendances over a two year period since league football started in 1888. Should they maintain their present average of 25,446 in the Championship, they would have achieved a rise of 246 per cent compared with the figure of 7,351 in 2010-11.
Last season, an average of 20,027 watched their league games, but stadium development has allowed for another rise this season with a capacity of around 27,500 at the Amex Stadium. The capacity at the Withdean Stadium was 8,850.
The biggest two year leap in attendances was achieved by Millwall. They attracted an average of 4,034 in the second tier in 1986-7, but 15,416 in the top division in 1988-89, a rise of 258 per cent. Northampton Town’s increase of 246 per cent to 6,316 over two seasons to 1986-87 is the second biggest and will be beaten by Brighton this season if they improve their present average for this season by just ten spectators.