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Post by thegooddoctor on Nov 12, 2019 22:31:06 GMT
Have a look at that end, 6000 is a lot of people, do you really think that end would hold 6000 because I don't In them days, and this is chilling in some respects, terrace capacities weren't really monitored. Unless it was an all ticket game. That open away end at Oakwell is huge. Weren't there about 12,000 on the Boothen End for the FA Cup game against Coventry in 1987? Is that terrace at Barnsley less than half the size of the Boothen? (This really is a weird thread, but that 3-3 draw is still a favourite game, so....)
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Post by Davef on Nov 12, 2019 22:46:08 GMT
Have a look at that end, 6000 is a lot of people, do you really think that end would hold 6000 because I don't Crikey, you're hard work. I've already told you the capacity of Oakwell that season was nearly 37,000 (according to the respected Simon Inglis in his book The Football Grounds of Great Britain). The Stoke City programme from the very next home game more or less confirms that the following was around 6,000. Do you think they just made that figure up? You are virtually the only person who is disputing these figures. I don't really know what your problem is.
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 12, 2019 23:13:28 GMT
In them days, and this is chilling in some respects, terrace capacities weren't really monitored. Unless it was an all ticket game. That open away end at Oakwell is huge. Weren't there about 12,000 on the Boothen End for the FA Cup game against Coventry in 1987? Is that terrace at Barnsley less than half the size of the Boothen? (This really is a weird thread, but that 3-3 draw is still a favourite game, so....) 31,000 against Coventry. Jan 88 31,000 against Liverpool. 27,032 September 8o v Vale and the stadium was the same. At the end of 88/89 capacities were reduced for obvious reasons.
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 12, 2019 23:20:36 GMT
Bizarre thread this. Why does it matter? I just get angry when people say we took thousands when we didn’t Right, keep everything in the context of tbe time... ground capacities were larger because of terraces. Also, pre Hillsborough/Taylor report, if a big game happened and it wasn't all ticket tbey just crammed as many of us in as we could. Also, the FA Cup meant more then. Also, the first game was an epic thriller classic cup tie and we were keen to see the replay. Also the club programme said it was 6,000. It's entirely feasible.
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Post by scfc75 on Nov 13, 2019 9:53:06 GMT
Let’s all agree it was 3,000. I need closure on this, it’s ruining my life.
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 13, 2019 9:55:38 GMT
Let’s all agree it was 3,000. I need closure on this, it’s ruining my life. No. It was 6,000. Probably more because nobody can count how many went in free after the gates were opened.
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Post by butlerstbob on Nov 13, 2019 10:03:50 GMT
Bizarre thread this. Why does it matter? I just get angry when people say we took thousands when we didn’t We took well over 3000 I know it and so does every other person on this board apart from YOU, Have you tried an anger management course?
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Post by standbutler1 on Nov 13, 2019 21:12:44 GMT
Have a look at that end, 6000 is a lot of people, do you really think that end would hold 6000 because I don't Crikey, you're hard work. I've already told you the capacity of Oakwell that season was nearly 37,000 (according to the respected Simon Inglis in his book The Football Grounds of Great Britain). The Stoke City programme from the very next home game more or less confirms that the following was around 6,000. Do you think they just made that figure up? You are virtually the only person who is disputing these figures. I don't really know what your problem is. But he might be right Dave
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Post by Absolution on Nov 13, 2019 21:34:48 GMT
We have form there you know.
Barnsley's record attendance was 40,255 on 15th Feb 1936 in an FA Cup 5th round match v Stoke City.
This was disputed in 1966 by a Stoke supporter known as owdgrandadhyaduck who maintained the crowd was no more than 12,000.
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Post by ursemboys on Nov 13, 2019 21:43:02 GMT
In them days, and this is chilling in some respects, terrace capacities weren't really monitored. Unless it was an all ticket game. That open away end at Oakwell is huge. Weren't there about 12,000 on the Boothen End for the FA Cup game against Coventry in 1987? Is that terrace at Barnsley less than half the size of the Boothen? (This really is a weird thread, but that 3-3 draw is still a favourite game, so....) Talking about the Boothen End. Stoke V Sunderland 14 February 1976 , 41,171 where there that match and it certainly seemed like there where more than 12000 in the boothen that day it was packed.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Nov 13, 2019 21:44:41 GMT
We all know in those days there was a special way of accounting and gates were often underreported unlike today! If it says there are 3000 there it indicates there were more!
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Post by Marc01 on Nov 13, 2019 21:46:54 GMT
This is the away end for Barnsley v Everton 5th round FA Cup match at Oakwell (Barnsley's reward for beating Stoke). Attendance at that match was 32500
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Post by Marc01 on Nov 13, 2019 21:48:41 GMT
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Post by hyaduck on Nov 15, 2019 1:00:28 GMT
This is the away end for Barnsley v Everton 5th round FA Cup match at Oakwell (Barnsley's reward for beating Stoke). Attendance at that match was 32500 Everton and us so no comparison. Their game was on a Saturday ours was on a Tuesday, they were in the 5th round we were in the 4th, go figure!!
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Post by Davef on Nov 15, 2019 8:43:28 GMT
This is the away end for Barnsley v Everton 5th round FA Cup match at Oakwell (Barnsley's reward for beating Stoke). Attendance at that match was 32500 Everton and us so no comparison. Their game was on a Saturday ours was on a Tuesday, they were in the 5th round we were in the 4th, go figure!! Marc's posted the photo to show you the size of the away end, which you claim is no bigger than the Hamil End at Vale Park. It clearly is much bigger, and in the pre-Hillsborough era, housed more fans than should've been on it.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Nov 15, 2019 9:02:10 GMT
Everton and us so no comparison. Their game was on a Saturday ours was on a Tuesday, they were in the 5th round we were in the 4th, go figure!! Marc's posted the photo to show you the size of the away end, which you claim is no bigger than the Hamil End at Vale Park. It clearly is much bigger, and in the pre-Hillsborough era, housed more fans than should've been on it. There is simply no talking to some people. That game was about my 3rd away game watching stoke. I got home from school and my dad told us we were going. We took the cross country route and I was car sick. We arrived early and as was the case in those days the kids stood at the front of the terrace. For a 10 year old the crush was a pretty terrifying experience.
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Post by hyaduck on Nov 15, 2019 23:03:03 GMT
Marc's posted the photo to show you the size of the away end, which you claim is no bigger than the Hamil End at Vale Park. It clearly is much bigger, and in the pre-Hillsborough era, housed more fans than should've been on it. There is simply no talking to some people. That game was about my 3rd away game watching stoke. I got home from school and my dad told us we were going. We took the cross country route and I was car sick. We arrived early and as was the case in those days the kids stood at the front of the terrace. For a 10 year old the crush was a pretty terrifying experience. I really don't know why it doesn't register, Everton took more than us, SIMPLE!! Also the Hamil end at the Port Vale ground was similar size when it was standing, I think some of you young ones are getting confused with their current situation of a seated Hamil Rd end.
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