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Ahead of tonight's all-important play-off game, I have some interesting attendance statistics to share that might be of interest.

Tonight the Yeltz have the chance to set a new record for highest attendance of the 21st century (so far). To do so, the crowd would need to be greater than 2,306. Here is the rundown:

Highest Attendance Since 2000: Stourbr*dge 1-2 Halesowen (War Memorial Ground, 07/10/2017) - 2,306
Highest Home Attendance Since 2000: Halesowen 0-1 Stourbr*dge (Grove Recreation, 07/03/2017) - 2,127

Totally coincidentally, tonight's game also takes place exactly 36 years since the Yeltz's final & best attended Wembley appearance, the largest crowd to have ever watched a Halesowen match:

Highest Ever Attendance: Halesowen 3-0 Southall (Wembley Stadium, 26/04/1986) - 18,340

What a great day to be a Yeltzman!

As Chasetown are supposedly bringing around 500 I predict a record crowd post 2000 of 2,500 +

Come on you Yeltz we can win this one !

Id always got it in my head that we had 3,000 for Frickley in the FA Cup in the 80's. Clearly not!! Interesting stats.

drummyb wrote: ↑

26 Apr 2022, 18:18

Id always got it in my head that we had 3,000 for Frickley in the FA Cup in the 80's. Clearly not!! Interesting stats.

We did indeed: 2,937 people attended the home game against Frickley in the FA Cup 1985/86. However, the stats in my above post are for the 21st century only. If we were to look at the highest home attendance of all-time, that would go to the FA Cup game against Hendon in 1955 (very roughly 4,500 people watched that match).

Bigger crowds just means more wankers.

andy wrote: ↑

26 Apr 2022, 22:59

Bigger crowds just means more wankers.

It means more decent folk too, but sadly true.

Did we not get 2,600 for one of the no.9 derbies?

andy wrote: ↑

26 Apr 2022, 22:59

Bigger crowds just means more wankers.

I'm always there, mate.

AwayDayYeltz wrote: ↑

27 Apr 2022, 08:44

andy wrote: ↑

26 Apr 2022, 22:59

Bigger crowds just means more wankers.

I'm always there, mate.

I said wankers, not passionate honest people.

Not sure where the extra 650 people to get to full capacity would’ve squeezed in!