What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Tony Le Mesmer » 03 Mar 2009 14:11

The Cube I think I'm about to take the lead....

1986 World Cup Final - 115,000 (plus 5,000 journalists)
Also several other games at the Azteca Stadium where attendance was given as 114,580.



Dont tell me, you paid cash on the day.

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by TheMaraudingDog » 03 Mar 2009 15:08

Without looking it will either be Champions League final in 1999, United Liverpool FA Cup Final 1996, United v Chelsea FA Cup Final 2007 (I think) or Boxing day cricket at the MCG. All of those will probably come in around the late 80k's.

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Rawlie19 » 03 Mar 2009 16:38

500,000 - Circo Massimo - July 2007 - Genesis.

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by Ark Royal » 03 Mar 2009 16:44

I was one of the record crowd at Palace - 51,801 v Burnley '79
I was one of the (then) record crowd at Aldershot - 16,500 v us in '66
63,007 at Highbury for cup replay against Derby in '73
92,000 at Wembley for England v Argentina '80
100,000 at Wembley for Spurs v QPR cup final '82

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Whistle » 03 Mar 2009 22:48

hey Ark I was in that Palace Burnley record too - only club record crowd I've been in.

Wembley 100,000 Manu v Liverpool 1977 - no tickets unsold for that one.

What about the Epsom Derby - crowds in gthe 70s given as 200,000+ though you did't actually pay.


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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by AbovetheI » 04 Mar 2009 09:24

65,000 odd when Frankfurt played B Munich in the old Waldstadion.
95,000 odd for Barca v Betis at Camp Nou.
A lot of people for 'dingfest. Probably about a million.

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by Rawlie19 » 04 Mar 2009 09:28

AbovetheI 65,000 odd when Frankfurt played B Munich in the old Waldstadion.
95,000 odd for Barca v Betis at Camp Nou.
A lot of people for 'dingfest. Probably about a million.

Not all watching the same thing at the same time though. That's just the largest group of people in a series of fields.

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by OzBiscuit2004 » 04 Mar 2009 22:30

Carlton defeated Collingwood 12.20 (92) to 10.12 (72), in front of a crowd of 112964 people.

1981 VFL Grand Final ant the MCG

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by AbovetheI » 06 Mar 2009 21:35

Rawlie19
AbovetheI 65,000 odd when Frankfurt played B Munich in the old Waldstadion.
95,000 odd for Barca v Betis at Camp Nou.
A lot of people for 'dingfest. Probably about a million.

Not all watching the same thing at the same time though. That's just the largest group of people in a series of fields.


So they're not attending the festival then?


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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Ralph Jolly » 06 Mar 2009 23:09

possibly Donington Monsters Of Rock in 1988-i've heard crowd figures for that from 60,000 to 95,000, failing that England v Kazakhstan in october

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Rawlie19 » 08 Mar 2009 18:31

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AbovetheI 65,000 odd when Frankfurt played B Munich in the old Waldstadion.
95,000 odd for Barca v Betis at Camp Nou.
A lot of people for 'dingfest. Probably about a million.

Not all watching the same thing at the same time though. That's just the largest group of people in a series of fields.


So they're not attending the festival then?

I've also been to Disney World, we weren't all watching the same thing at the same time though ;)

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by soggy biscuit » 08 Mar 2009 19:26

AbovetheI
Rawlie19
AbovetheI 65,000 odd when Frankfurt played B Munich in the old Waldstadion.
95,000 odd for Barca v Betis at Camp Nou.
A lot of people for 'dingfest. Probably about a million.

Not all watching the same thing at the same time though. That's just the largest group of people in a series of fields.


So they're not attending the festival then?


I attended new years eve Last December, about 6.76 billion people also attended, though we weren't all in the same area at the same time mind.......

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Royal With Cheese » 08 Mar 2009 21:09

I intend to be in the crowd for Jade Goody's funeral. That'll beat any or your shitty efforts.


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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Starfish » 09 Mar 2009 10:16

Why is this thread not in competitions?

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by AbovetheI » 09 Mar 2009 17:31

Touché Rawlie. Did I mention i've been to China?

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Starfish » 09 Mar 2009 23:18

General Football - there's a hint.

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Tony Le Mesmer » 10 Mar 2009 09:34

I was at Sunderland v Reading in 98 which had a 40,000+ crowd.

That was a league record for a Reading game at the time and Sunderland's biggest gate for a long time. Not many crowds that big outside the top flight, play off finals excepted.

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by SWLR » 10 Mar 2009 14:43

Reading vs Wolves 1985

Officially 13,000, but we all know there were at least 250,000 packed into the greatest football stadium the world has ever seen. :roll:

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Rawlie19 » 12 Mar 2009 12:18

SWLR Reading vs Wolves 1985

Officially 13,000, but we all know there were at least 250,000 packed into the greatest football stadium the world has ever seen. :roll:

I was there. But only just got in. There were 3 people behind me that got in but then they shut up shop. How depressed did those dozen people left outside look?

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Re: What is the biggest attendance you were a part of?

by Rawlie19 » 12 Mar 2009 12:19

Oh wait, no I wasn't. I was at the 1996 one. The McGhee game.

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