Club size in order

Attila the hun

Active Member
Joined
Jul 31, 2018
Messages
438
Reaction score
111
Points
43
Location
Oldham
Supports
Oldham
What are we basing who’s the bigger club on fan base ? Ground size ? Historical league positions or attendance or away following load of rubbish if you ask me
 

wangle

Active Member
Joined
Jul 1, 2018
Messages
230
Reaction score
75
Points
28
Location
Liverpool
Supports
Lincoln
I am so happy we have gone up just so we get to avoid Salford for at least a year.
 

GTFCfish

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 25, 2015
Messages
13,736
Reaction score
9,650
Points
113
Location
Grimsby
Supports
Grimsby Town
I think the only sure fire way of knowing who is the biggest is looking at which team has reached the most FA Cup Semi Finals in a particular decade.

Now I’ve chosen at random the 1930’s and totting it all up means...........

Well would you believe it, it’s Grimsby Town!!!


Thanks. :bg:
 

Kim Jong Un

Active Member
Joined
Mar 16, 2019
Messages
173
Reaction score
31
Points
28
Location
Pyongyang
Supports
Oxford United
1. Bradford
2. Plymouth
3. Crawley
4. Tranmere
5. Oldham
6. Port Vale
7. Carlisle
8. Grimsby
9. Northampton
10. Lorient
11. Walsall
12. Scunthorpe
13. Cambridge
14. Crewe
15. Exeter
16. Colchester
17. Mansfield
18. Newport
19. Cheltenham
20. Stevenage
21. Macclesfield
22. Morecambe
23. Swindon
24. Manchester United "B"
 

salfordian

Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2019
Messages
32
Reaction score
15
Points
8
Location
Salford
Supports
Salford City FC
is this based on capacity?
If so "Belinda" would be higher as they can accommodate 18k odd..
Is Bradfords ground the only bigger one?

no a combo of support, historical success, time spent in different divisions.

i think the list is pretty accurate, just something to talk about while we wait for pre season

but like i said apart from the bigger and smaller 4 or 5 a lot of clubs are the same size give or take
 

shoddycollins

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2015
Messages
11,452
Reaction score
3,535
Points
113
Location
In the Paul Simpson wonderland
Supports
Carlisle United
no a combo of support, historical success, time spent in different divisions.

i think the list is pretty accurate, just something to talk about while we wait for pre season

but like i said apart from the bigger and smaller 4 or 5 a lot of clubs are the same size give or take
How are we measuring support though? Just in terms of attendance? That can be fraught with potholes, based on that within the run of a single season, Blackpool went from the smallest club in L1 to one of the biggest.

The only measures you could use to keep Salford from being the smallest club in L2 by some distance are ground size, recent average attendances and budget. Are any of those 'good' measures, since you could use them individually to claim Queen's Park are the biggest club in Scotland, Blackpool are among the smallest clubs in the league and Salford are the biggest club below the championship.
 
Last edited:

salfordian

Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2019
Messages
32
Reaction score
15
Points
8
Location
Salford
Supports
Salford City FC
How are we measuring support though? Just in terms of attendance? That can be fraught with potholes, based on that within the run of a single season, Blackpool went from the smallest club in L1 to one of the biggest.

you can look at attendance but have to study peaks and troughs and come up with a ball park figure over a number of years

i was talking to a mate about this and he said that historical success is more important than crowds but if you go to a game with a bigger crowd and better set up but they won a few less trophies than another you feel that the better backed team is the bigger one

i think in the lower leagues support is a bigger factor over trophies won
 

shoddycollins

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2015
Messages
11,452
Reaction score
3,535
Points
113
Location
In the Paul Simpson wonderland
Supports
Carlisle United
you can look at attendance but have to study peaks and troughs and come up with a ball park figure over a number of years

i was talking to a mate about this and he said that historical success is more important than crowds but if you go to a game with a bigger crowd and better set up but they won a few less trophies than another you feel that the better backed team is the bigger one

i think in the lower leagues support is a bigger factor over trophies won
The question is what would Salfords attendances be if the bottom dropped out and they slid back down the leagues. Stockport were still getting 3500 in conference North. Would salford?
 

salfordian

Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2019
Messages
32
Reaction score
15
Points
8
Location
Salford
Supports
Salford City FC
yeah this league is a much of a muchness, in the national league there were 4 or 5 clearly bigger than the rest (if we base on support) but wouldn't be that big here. everyone else there is pretty small. L1 has polar opposites as well
 

salfordian

Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2019
Messages
32
Reaction score
15
Points
8
Location
Salford
Supports
Salford City FC
The question is what would Salfords attendances be if the bottom dropped out and they slid back down the leagues. Stockport were still getting 3500 in conference North. Would salford?

no just a few hundred i'd probably say
 

shoddycollins

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2015
Messages
11,452
Reaction score
3,535
Points
113
Location
In the Paul Simpson wonderland
Supports
Carlisle United
yeah this league is a much of a muchness, in the national league there were 4 or 5 clearly bigger than the rest (if we base on support) but wouldn't be that big here. everyone else there is pretty small. L1 has polar opposites as well
The main group that were all part of I would say runs from the league 1 playoffs to top couple of teams in the conference. Either side of that are the big jumps in 'bigness' but there are outliers. Teams like Burton can find themselves in the championship while teams like Stockport, torquay and York end up in the conference North and South
 

Craig

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2015
Messages
4,917
Reaction score
3,585
Points
113
Location
Yorkshire
Supports
Danny Rose
Bring Stockport, Wrexham, Chesterfield, Hartlepool, York, Darlington, Notts County, Barnet and Torquay back into the football league. Send Forest Green, Salford, Fleetwood, Morecambe, Cheltenham, Stevenage, Crawley and MK Dons and Wigan down to the non-league and close the door forever.
 

Conker

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2015
Messages
7,224
Reaction score
1,777
Points
113
Supports
Mansfield Town FC
Twitter
@CONKS__
Barnet? Might aswell recall Scarborough and Boston United while we are at it.
 

Craig

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2015
Messages
4,917
Reaction score
3,585
Points
113
Location
Yorkshire
Supports
Danny Rose
Forgot Scarborough, they can have Donny Rovers for em.
 

Chris FGR

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 18, 2015
Messages
11,249
Reaction score
5,531
Points
113
Supports
Forest Green
Bring Stockport, Wrexham, Chesterfield, Hartlepool, York, Darlington, Notts County, Barnet and Torquay back into the football league. Send Forest Green, Salford, Fleetwood, Morecambe, Cheltenham, Stevenage, Crawley and MK Dons and Wigan down to the non-league and close the door forever.

Why Barnet instead of Wigan?
 

Enzo Scifo's Right Foot

Active Member
Joined
May 4, 2015
Messages
629
Reaction score
110
Points
43
Location
Nottingham
Supports
The Stylish Magpies
Do you think Notts are the biggest club to go down there? Can't decide between them and Luton

Luton are noticeably bigger than Notts in my opinion.

Size of club does matter , less so now than before but history shows that most seasons
 

valefan16

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2015
Messages
15,018
Reaction score
2,203
Points
113
Supports
Port Vale
European finalists should add to our massiveness?*

*anglo Italian but still European!
 

RLC

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2017
Messages
1,811
Reaction score
710
Points
113
Location
Upton, Wirral
Supports
Tranmere Rovers
And Liverpool should merge back into Everton or get kicked out of the great 92. No room for newbie protest clubs.
Prior to Shankley, Liverpool were marooned in the Second Division and on a par with present day clubs like Sheffield Wednesday or West Brom. They were very much the poor relations to Everton in the city.

Which demonstrates that the size of a club is very much fluid and relative.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
16,447
Messages
1,194,317
Members
8,397
Latest member
ben192

Latest posts

Stronger Security, Faster Connections with VPN at IPVanish.com!

SITE SPONSORS

W88 W88 trang chu KUBET Thailand
Fun88 12Bet Get top UK casino bonuses for British players in casinos not on GamStop
The best ₤1 minimum deposit casinos UK not on GamStop Find the best new no deposit casino get bonus and play legendary slots Best UK online casinos list 2022
No-Verification.Casino Casinos that accept PayPal Top online casinos
sure.bet
Need help with your academic papers? Customwritings offers high-quality professionals to write essays that deserve an A!
Top