We continue our look at every attendance from midweek. This was the top attendance within those in the Carabao Cup Second Round…
1) Everton (0) 2-0 (0) Mansfield Town – 48,583
The rest of the week’s Carabao Cup Second Round attendances…
2) Sunderland (0) 1-1 (6-5p) (1) Huddersfield Town – 22,249
3) Birmingham City (0) 0-1 (1) Port Vale – 21,052
4) Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 3-2 (0) West Ham United – 19,561
5) Norwich City (0) 0-3 (1) Southampton – 17,351
6) Preston North End (2) 2-3 (1) Wrexham – 12,350
7) Fulham (2) 2-0 (0) Bristol City – 11,749
8) AFC Bournemouth (0) 0-2 (1) Brentford – 10,499
9) Stoke City (0) 0-3 (2) Bradford City – 9,947
10) Oxford United (0) 0-6 (2) Brighton & Hove Albion – 9,010
11) Grimsby Town (2) 2-2 (12-11p) (0) Manchester United – 8,747
12) Sheffield Wednesday (0) 1-1 (3-0p) (0) Leeds United – 7,801
13) Swansea City (1) 1-1 (5-3p) (1) Plymouth Argyle – 7,279
14) Millwall (1) 2-1 (0) Coventry City – 7,048
15) Burnley (1) 2-1 (1) Derby County – 7,019
16) Cardiff City (2) 3-0 (0) Cheltenham Town – 6,233
17) Barnsley (0) 2-1 (1) Rotherham United – 5,803
18) Reading (1) 2-1 (1) AFC Wimbledon – 3,860
19) Cambridge United (2) 3-1 (1) Charlton Athletic – 3,231
20) Wigan Athletic (0) 1-0 (0) Stockport County – 3,119
21) Bromley (1) 1-1 (4-5p) (1) Wycombe Wanderers – 2,310
22) Burton Albion (0) 0-1 (0) Lincoln City – 1,837
23) Accrington Stanley (0) 0-2 (0) Doncaster Rovers – 1,270
Time to look at the away attendances, this was who came out on top…
1) Mansfield Town fans at Everton – 6,039
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THE OTHERS
2) Leeds United fans at Sheffield Wednesday – 3,700*
3) West Ham United fans at Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3,100*
4) Huddersfield Town fans at Sunderland – 3,086
5) Coventry City fans at Millwall – 3,006
6) Wrexham fans at Preston North End – 2,557
7) Bristol City fans at Fulham – 2,500*
8) Bradford City fans at Stoke City – 2,059
9) Southampton fans at Norwich City – 2,022
10) Brighton & Hove Albion fans at Oxford United – 1,460
11) Port Vale fans at Birmingham City – 1,300*
12) Brentford fans at AFC Bournemouth – 1,211*
13) Manchester United fans at Grimsby Town – 1,169
14) Rotherham United fans at Barnsley – 871
15) Stockport County fans at Wigan Athletic – 846
16) Charlton Athletic fans at Cambridge United – 736
17) AFC Wimbledon fans at Reading – 622
18) Cheltenham Town fans at Cardiff City – 713
19) Lincoln City fans at Burton Albion – 400+
20) Wycombe Wanderers fans at Bromley – 339
21) Doncaster Rovers fans at Accrington Stanley – 568
-) Plymouth Argyle fans at Swansea City – TBC
-) Derby County fans at Burnley – TBC
Here are the attendances from the first three games of the EFL Trophy group stage…
Oldham Athletic 1-5 Manchester City U21 – 1,753
Bristol Rovers 4-4 (5-4p) Tottenham Hotspur U21 – 1,067
Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Chelsea U21 – 1,714
Football is…
Football is a wiggle of the hips
Football is a whistle to the lips
Football is an unfollowed script
Football is
Football is kickabouts in the park
Football is floodlights in the dark
Football is fans not oligarchs
Football is
Football is the dream of finishing top
Football is the fear of facing the drop
Football is an open book not a closed shop
Football is
Football is not a share price but a shared obsession
Football is more than just keeping possession
Football is freedom of expression
Football is
Football is the real thing not a rehearsal
Football is a language that’s universal
Football is drama not a corporate commercial
Football is
Football is a door to which we are the key
Football is nothing without you and me
Football is whatever we allow it to be
Football will be…
Poem by Brian Bilston
Expressions of hope from fans
Blackburn fan Callum Dunn-Broom
“Hope. It’s hoping for a team that fights for the badge. It’s hoping for a team that makes you proud. It’s hoping for the next Adam Wharton. It’s hoping for last minute winners, celebrating with strangers and losing your glasses in the process. It’s hoping this year’s the year. The year you walk down Wembley Way with your old man for the first time. It’s the hope that kills you. But we’ll be there. Week in. Week out. Hoping.”
Cambridge fan Connor O’Reilly
“Another season brings bouts of anxiety following our teams up and down the country. From the highest of highs of last minute victories and cup shocks, to the lowest of lows with derby day defeats and awful form with no end in sight, it’s never easy being a football fan.”
Wycombe fan Jonny King
The best bit of the season is just before kick off in the opening game. The moments before the first whistle is blown and the first ball is kicked, when everyone is equal and anything is possible. Both sets of fans united by the same hope. The tantalising prospect of what if? What will happen next is anyone’s guess. So all the more reason to enjoy the blissful pre-match ignorance of whatever madness, agony, heartbreak… or glory is about the come.
Crewe fan Jonny Tomlinson
In a town that many pass, but few ever stay, the passion here shines, in a special way. The hope of the Railwaymen, our hearts filled with pride, Crewe Alexandra, we’re always at your side. When passion meets hope, a magic ignites, something truly special, under our stadium lights. Through triumphs and trials, our spirit stays true. Crewe Alexandra, this season and every season were with you.
Salford fan Andrew Gordon
We trust in the process, we hope in the dream. With past high to inspire us, and past lows to drive us. We believe that this is our years! A belief we can be champions. A belief we will go up. You can call it blind loyalty. We call it true faith.
Take a look at the National League attendances on the next page…
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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