Yes we were but we had tellys and electricity by the 1950s, you had to wait until the 1970s before it reached Hull
I wish we had the same proportion of the population turn up as Wigan do. We would have crowds of 60,000.
Our highest average attendance in Div 3 North was 36,763 in the 49/50 season. Our highest ever average attendance was 37,319 in the following season(following promotion). Our highest ever attendance for a single game was also in 1949, when 55,019 turned out for the FA Cup game against Man United.
I wouldn't have a scooby Castro, all i know is it devalued my plasma almost over night and the inventer deserves a hard kick in the balls.
No idea, I've only got the averages and the records, you'd need someone with one of the full statistics books for that one(ToP would be your man).
From memory I seem to recall 44k vs Sheff Utd but I might be wrong. Actually, just had a moment - I think it might be against Meewaw as it happens (although that wouldnt be North, obvs). Edit - vs Meewaw it was 40,231. The biggest crowd of the day and in the 3rd division: http://www.hullcityindependent.net/...9&selpage=0&limit=15&obf=post_number&obad=ASC Div 3 North was vs Rovverham - 49, 655 http://www.hullcity-mad.co.uk/feat/edy1/highest_attendances_409587/index.shtml
I agree Semi Finals shouldn't be played at Wembley, even if it involves London Teams. There's enough decent size stadiums to host Semi Finals.
Totally agree: Villa Park would be big enough for Wigan v Millwall. Chelsea v Man City could take place at any of Wembley, Emirates or Old Trafford. Or the KC.
You'd probably get more going if it was at Villa Park. It is a little weird when we criticise clubs for bad support though. Who are we criticising? The fans that actually go? I'm sure 95% of regular home-game attendees are going to the game, so we are criticising family members, glory supporters and bandwagon jumpers that SHOULD (for some reason) be there?
Lot of Millwall fans fallen on hard times. Obviously the 9K who went last night are the ones in employment, as the others are all saving for Wembley.
They can't move the semi-final games now, they made them two of the ten core events that come with a Club Wembley memberships. And as even standard seats are up to £500 per seat(for Gold seats), per event, for ten years, they can't afford to stop them being played at Wembley now.
Remember seeing Terry Neil interviewed in black and white by Keith MacKlin on the old North Stand during the 1971 season when he was quizzed whether Hull City could ever survive in Division 1 with crowds around only the late 20k s every week
I wondered why I got an email from the FA trying to sell tickets in a 'neutral area' ( no football shirts allowed ! )
