On SL Stats if you add up the figure for 2009 it comes to around 260000 not the 350000 which is recorded. That means an average for 2009 of around 9600. For 2010, 253000 comes out at an average of 9393 - so little difference.

Also, if the Magic weekend is taken out the avarages for 2009 (8800ish) and 2010 (8750) are very similar. Also, the 14 team league from 2009 means that comparisons with previous years of 12 teams is difficult.

ahhh right thanks for clearing that up so the stats are actually wrong then and someone cant add up

Well our (Hull FC) average attendance went up by about 4% (about 500) IIRC.

Anyone got a table of attendances by club and % change vs last year?

well i think ours went down slightly on last season but expect next season now we signed a certain player it will improve somewhat

Quins RL down 1.6% from 3,436 to 3,380...the lowest average gate for London RL sonce 2001 at the Valley (3,232)

If my sums are correct:

Wigan.....15,723 10.4
Leeds......15,355 -2.7
Hull FC.....13,731 3.7
St Helens..11,191 -2.5
Warrington.10,945 15.8
Bradford....8,436 -14.7
Hull KR......8,234 -3.6
Huddersfield...7,386 -7.1
Catalans.....6,806 -34.6
Castleford...6,616 -13.2
Wakefield....5,983 -0.9
Crusaders...4,616 20.5
Salford......4,166 -7.2
Harlequins...3,379 -1.7

wow thats a big big drop for Catalans

They are renevating their stadium at the moment, and obviously also coupled with a poor season, but i think its more to do with the first issue.

Huddersfield would have been about right, but with the dip in the season, we lost a lot of spectators, and on comparison with previous years, we've steadily improved.

RL is no longer that cheap.

maybe so but i still think its value for money compared to other sports and these days what is cheap

The credit crunch anyone? I think its good that they are not lower than they are.. almost every business sector has been affected by the CC. RL has done well to be largely unaffected by it.

Shows what success does to a team regarding attendances