By Rogero
October 15 2005

Despite the flag waving and hullaballo of the last five years we are not bigger than Barcelona or Celtic. In fact we are not bigger than Watford! The Echo ran a double page spread on " The beginners guide to supporting Cardiff City " ! Where the ground is and what to wear! Embarassing or what??!

Performances on the pitch are improving thanks to two 1-0 home wins, however the real cause for concern is the level of support we are getting through the turnstiles. Well below average for the division ( in fact one of the lowest ), and as shown below barely in the UK's top 50.

 

The club have every right to be disappointed but were lead to believe by talking to the wrong people that crowds would flock to see the team back in the second tier of English football. The crowd against Crystal palace was the second lowest in the division. The truth is the last time we were at this level crowds were even worse than they are now. Unfortuanately reality has set in, and in honesty can you inmagine playing in front 0f 49,000 empty seats!  Here is the current table for 2005/6 UK crowds...

 

1. Manchester United 67,887
2. Celtic 57,974
3. Newcastle United 52,052
4. Rangers 49,536
5. Liverpool 44,913 
6. Manchester City 42,003 
7. Chelsea 41,769 
8. Arsenal 37,970 
9. Everton 37,736 
10. Tottenham Hotspur 36,023 
11. Sunderland 33,153 
12. Aston Villa 32,653 
13. West Ham United 31,505 
14. Middlesbrough 28,730
15. Sheffield Wednesday 27,258
16. Birmingham City 27,070
17. Bolton Wanderers 26,506
18. Charlton Athletic 25,282
19. Norwich City 24,914
20. West Bromwich Albion 24,671
21. Wolverhampton Wanderers 23,625
22. Southampton 23,524 
23. Ipswich Town 23,520 
24. Derby County 23,487
25. Leicester City 21,766
26. Coventry City 21,754
27. Leeds United 20,960  
28. Wigan Athletic 20,399
29. Nottingham Forest 20,123
30. Hull City 19,783  
31. Portsmouth 19,771 
32. Blackburn Rovers 19,664
33. Sheffield United 19,385 
34. Crystal Palace 19,054  
35. Fulham 18,542  
36. Stoke City 16,553
37. Hearts 16,270
38. Reading 16,064
39. Aberdeen 16,270
40. Watford 14,090
41. Swansea City 13,923
42. Queens Park Rangers 13,855
43. Preston North End 13,667 
44. Plymouth Argyle 12,542  
45. Huddersfield Town 11,683
46. Burnley 11,540 
47. Cardiff City 11,366