Our highest ever attendance, question…

[ClaretsPadiham]

54,775 against Huddersfield in 1924.

The population of Burnley in 1924 according to the census was approx 103,157.

So more than 50% of the population of the town was at the game ?

I wonder if thats a record, surely has to be ??

Dont know how we could find out but i find it hard to believe that any other club has had 50% of the town/citys population on a game.

[Funkydrummer]

Over half the population of Burnley was at the playoff final vs Sheff Utd

Same for the Cup Final v Spurs.

We are a phenomenon !!!!
(New song idea)

[mikeS]

The Express pre-match would probably tell you that around 17,000 or more of that crowd were from Huddersfield.

[ŽižkovClaret]

"50% of the town's population, you'll never sing that!"

[Quickenthetempo]

The Rose Grove with Lowerhouse area has a population of just over 7k.
They once had a bonfire attendance of 4 and half thousand.

[Funkydrummer]

The Rose Grove with Lowerhouse area has a population of just over 7k.
They once had a bonfire attendance of 4 and half thousand.

We don't have the chance to get out much around here !!

[Quickenthetempo]

We don't have the chance to get out much around here !!

Or just like showing your appreciation for someone trying to burn Parliament down.

[Culmclaret]

Despite the official attendance and the huge gaps on the terraces I thought that more than half the population of Burnley was at the Colchester home game in 1986/7….

[ClaretPete001]

The population of the Burnley built up area is 193,474.

I write that for no other reason than I know it and I want everyone else to know I know it.

[Quicknick]

The population of the Burnley built up area is 193,474.

I write that for no other reason than I know it and I want everyone else to know I know it.

How far out does it spread?

[BleedingClaret]

How far out does it spread?

To its perimeter obviously

[beeholeclaret]

How far out does it spread?

To the west - Lammack, Shadsworth and Wilpshire (I believe?).

[BleedingClaret]

I’m led to believe that Leeds could attract more than half the planet if they get planning permission

[Row x]

Over half the population of Burnley was at the playoff final vs Sheff Utd

Same for the Cup Final v Spurs.

We are a phenomenon !!!!
(New song idea)

By numbers yes, but actually people attending, no. Rough guess maybe a third of the 40k didn't live in Burnley.

[Quicknick]

To its perimeter obviously

Are you counting Colne? It's built up that far.

[Bfc]

If more than the 54,775, had turned up for the game, then the attendance would’ve been higher. It was not the capacity at the time.

[gandhisflipflop]

The Rose Grove with Lowerhouse area has a population of just over 7k.
They once had a bonfire attendance of 4 and half thousand.

They once got more in attendance for a t20 game than Blackburn got on a home game the same evening.

[Buxtonclaret]

There was always, still is, a big Claret base in Rawtenstall & up and down Rossendale.

[BleedingClaret]

Are you counting Colne? It's built up that far.

Yes

[Longsidebovril]

There was always, still is, a big Claret base in Rawtenstall & up and down Rossendale.

True. I’m Haslingden ( moved away now) and I was at the Stockport and Sheffield play off finals

[Buxtonclaret]

True. I’m Haslingden ( moved away now) and I was at the Stockport and Sheffield play off finals

Got coaches ( Althams ?) from Haslingden 2 or 3 times, for away games, back in the early/mid 70s.
I used to have relatives on Townsend St. Always plenty of Clarets around.

[Quicknick]

Yes

You could say something similar about just about every team in the country, I suppose. Fair point, though.