Hi everyone,
my parents are arguing about how halifax attendances compared to bradfords in the 80's?

Im too young to know, but how many went down thrum hall in chris anderson era compared to bradfords at that time?

cheers hopefully youll put this raging argument to bed

also what were the attendances like in the 50's and 60s?
my parents used to go down to watch my uncle charlie renilson play, a member of the hall of fame!

From memory our best average attendances during the 80's hovered around the 8,000 mark. Very rarely did we break the 10,000 barrier (officially). Bradford's crowds weren't much better i think - very similar.

Season-Halifax- Bradford

1976/77- 1,419 - 4,669
1977/78- 1,339 - 7,236
1978/79- 2,314 - 5,651
1979/80- 2,969- 6,236
1980/81 - 4,090- 6,105
1981/82 - 2,818- 5,816
1982/83 - 2,270- 4,920
Seasons 1983/84 to 1985/86 - don't know!
1986/87 - 4,891- 4,312
1987/88 - 6,521- 4,723
1988/89 - 8,022 - 4,969
1989/90 - 5,921- 5,584
1990/91 - 4,458 - 5,274
1991/92 - 7,181- 4,725
1992/93 - 6,452 - 5,082
1993/94 - 6,608 - 6,513
1994/95 - 5,600 - 5,654

Interesting to note that our highest average attendance in 88/89 was when we got relegated. And we averaged more than 1st divivion Bradford in 89/90 when we were in the 2nd division. I will endeavour to find the missing 80s.

Blimey - i did actually think that Bradford's was higher than those in your list Tony. Bullmania obviously worked in the late 90's then.

Thr Bradford public only ever seemed to turn up for the big matches in them days. They used to get some shocking crowds for mid week games in the middle of winter.

Odsal Stadium wasn't (and still isn't) the most inviting place to visit during the winter months.

Or during the Summer either when it rains they prefered to spend the money on players than give the ordinary speccies decent facilities every time Bradford are at home I pray for two things .1 ,They get beat.2 It rains

You bitter , bitter person you

She does have a mean streak doesn't she

Only where Bradford are concerned as you well know the rest of the time I am my usual sweet natured self. :

These were ALL PAY crowds too remember (including season ticket holders who attended) - not the freebies, half price, count all season ticket holders or 80% anyway and very cheap season tickets like today note!
We also only won 2 games in Div 2 in 76/77 and still got over 1K.

Att 83/84 Hx 1254 Brad 5316
85/86 4944 3975

Surely you don't possibly think that some of the people that were watching Northern in 83/84 decided to start watching Fax in 85/86?

Now why would they do that?