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There’s no question that the televised nature of football has become more prolific in the modern era, specifically since the advent of the Premier League. Yet the idea that it was some pure, untouched and virtuous sport that was only seen by those who attended matches in the days of yore is clearly nonsense. In fact, it was the increased interest in live football throughout the 1980s and 1990s that actually led to the formation of the Premier League in the first place. Some research was done into the attendances at live football matches in Scotland in the 2013-2014 season. Here are the results from five games chosen at random: The information suggested that, contrary to the common opinion, attendances were actually up on the average of televised matches than the season average.
A year later an international game between Scotland and England was shown on the 9th of April. On the 30th of April an FA Cup game between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End became the first competitive club match shown on TV. Football wasn’t shown live on TV until 1946 and even then it was only twenty minutes of the first-half and half an hour of the second period. The first attempt to show football live regularly was made before the 1960-1961 season when ITV made a deal to show 26 games from the Football League live. It backfired for them when clubs refused to allow them to film in their stadiums and the Football League demanded an increase in player appearance payments.
Again, five clubs have been chosen at random: You can tell from that information that football clubs have turned the screw on supporters in remarkable fashion over the last three decades. In most cases the price of the cheapest season ticket has trebled at least. In an era when the economy is versatile and people have less disposable income, that is always going to limit how many people can go to watch football and how often they’re likely to do it. There have been numerous campaigns over the years to get the Premier League to act. In 2016 they responded to requests to put a £20 cap on away ticket prices by imposing a £30 cut-off for travelling supporters and that’s admirable.
Football Stadium Record Attendances | Record and Average Crowds for Grounds in the UK and Around the WorldStanding at the old Liverpool Kop end More than anything else, football is a spectator sport. If there’s no one there to watch the game taking place then it’s just a load of people kicking a ball around and being really competitive. In the past some of the sport’s most iconic venues set incredible attendance records, with more than 60, 000 people often turning up to watch matches being played. That’s changed dramatically in recent times, for a host of reasons.
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For current attendances and record attendances for all football grounds see out league or country pages. What Factors Affect Football Attendances? Television It is common when entering a debate around attendances in football for people to point to the ever-expanding amount of television coverage as a reason why the amount of people going to see live football is dropping. It is almost like a go-to excuse for the critics of televised sport to point to and say, “See, live football is harming how many people go to the match”. But is it actually true? The first ever televised football match was a friendly game between Arsenal and Arsenal reserves that was broadcast by the BBC on the 6th of September 1937.
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More than 10, 000 people left the ground with more than twenty minutes to play and it forced Fenway Sports Group into a re-think. Eventually they backed down on the pricing and apologised. If clubs want to see an increase in the number of people attending matches then it’s clear that they need to do more. Simply freezing prices won’t be good enough. Supporters can see the amount of money in football, particularly thanks to the TV deals that the clubs benefit from, and if they don’t start to see the money returning to them in the form of cheaper ticket prices then attendances are likely to dwindle even further. Stadium Capacity One of the less thought about changes that has occurred over the years that will have made the biggest different to some clubs is the size of their ground.
The move to all-seater venues in England meant that most clubs couldn’t get the same number of fans inside their stadiums. Terraces were a cheap and convenient option, with thousands of people standing in a space that far fewer are able to sit in nowadays. It works the other way around too, of course. Looking back at the table regarding the highest average attendance in a club’s history, it’s no surprise that both Liverpool and Arsenal have recorded theirs since they have been playing in a stadium that can allow more people into it.
However those same supporters still need to make the journey to grounds as far away as Sunderland, Southampton and London as well as buy food and, depending on the kick-off time, accommodation. In February of 2016 the owners of Liverpool Football Club announced a new ticket pricing scheme that would see the most expensive match day ticket at Anfield rise to £77. Supporters felt this was too much and organised a walkout on the 77th minute.
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Obviously this is not absolute proof and the date, found here isn’t flawless, yet it’s an interesting notion that perhaps attendance problems at football aren’t all the fault of television broadcasters. Ticket Prices If clubs want to know why their matches aren’t attended as much as they’d like then perhaps they need to have a look at their own greed on the subject. When The Taylor Report into The Hillsborough Disaster suggested that stadiums needed to be converted to all-seater venues Lord Justice Taylor was clear that the cost of doing the work should not be foisted onto supporters. The clubs didn’t listen. Prices have risen steadily over the years, with this table showing the cheapest season ticket prices from 1981 compared to 2014 making for remarkable reading.
Here’s a table of each club with the year of their record highest average attendance and the amount of people who turned up: You can see from that table, then, that it’s a real mix. Six of the clubs in there have set their average attendance record since the turn of the millennium. That includes some of the game’s most successful clubs in Manchester United and Liverpool. The idea that attendances have dwindled across the board in recent times is, therefore, debatable.
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