Gloversblog: Huish Park – What the Numbers Tell Us
With the club already breaking the National League South attendance record twice this season and with only eight home games left, let’s look at what records or targets the club could be looking at.
Yeovil are currently averaging 3,710, the club only need to average 2,301 in their remaining games to break the record. I think this record is being broken with two games to spare (Torquay at home).
If we look North the record attendance in National League North is by York City FC at 7,488 (21 May 2022). It would be nice to beat that as well.
How does this compare to previous seasons?
Season | League | Number of Home League Games | Average | Total Supporters | 2023/24 vs Percentage Difference |
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2023/24 | NLS | 15 | 3710 | 55653 | N/A |
2022/23 | NLP | 23 | 2730 | 62790 | 36% |
2021/22 | NLP | 22 | 2378 | 52316 | 56% |
2020/21 | NLP | COVID | COVID | COVID | N/A |
2019/20 | NLP | 18 (Covid) | 2951 | 53118 | 26% |
2018/19 | EFL 2 | 23 | 2952 | 67896 | 26% |
2017/18 | EFL 2 | 23 | 2941 | 67643 | 26% |
2016/17 | EFL 2 | 23 | 3566 | 82018 | 4% |
2015/16 | EFL 2 | 23 | 3935 | 90505 | -6% |
2014/15 | EFL 1 | 23 | 4346 | 99958 | -15% |
Have Yeovil’s attendances grown over the season so far?
Possible Targets
Slough Town | 3500 |
Havant & Waterlooville | 3500 |
Weston-super-Mare | 4500 |
Welling United | 3500 |
Chippenham Town | 3750 |
Torquay United | 7000 |
Worthing | 4000 |
Dartford | 5000 |
This would give Yeovil a total of 100,361 fans through the turnstiles this season and an Average League Attendance of 3931.
The club is going great guns. Much of the plaudits need to go to the new owner, bringing back the club to the community and making it feel connected again. The team winning on the pitch has meant more have turned up each week, people like winning teams. Finally the general supporter who have come cheered and helped the team to victory.
Lets get behind the team for the remaining eight games and help get the club over that 100,000 barrier.