We continue our look at every attendance of the weekend with fans finally back in the stadiums. This was the top attendance for the fourth tier of English football…
1) Tranmere Rovers v Walsall – 7,728
The rest of the weekend’s League Two attendances…
2) Carlisle United v Colchester United – 6,382
3) Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers – 6,342
4) Northampton Town v Port Vale – 5,804
5) Exeter City v Bradford City – 5,609
6) Hartlepool United v Crawley Town – 5,184
7) Oldham Athletic v Newport County – 4,094
8) Scunthorpe United v Swindon Town – 3,602
9) Stevenage v Barrow – 2,536
10) Salford City v Leyton Orient – 1,968
11) Forest Green Rovers v Sutton United – 1,883
12) Harrogate Town v Rochdale – 1,841
A bit of rain wasn’t going to deter or dampen the spirits of thousands of fans who were able to get into stadiums to watch their beloved teams kick off a new season in front of a crowd.
Manchester Evening News went to Boundary Park which was buzzing on Saturday afternoon, as dedicated fans made their way to the ground to see Oldham Athletic take Newport County.
Supporters were in the queue outside the stands excited just to be able to go through those turnstiles, with just over 4,000 people braving the elements to watch the match.
Dave Stone, a supporter of his club for nearly 50 years, attended the game with two of his great-grandsons and their dad Luke Butler.
Dave said: “We’ve waiting a long time for this.
“I’ve been a supporter since 1972, so I’ve seen them at Wembley, I’ve seen them at Premier League, First Division.
“We can all dream again.
“I’m looking forward to seeing them take on Rochdale, but we’ll see how it goes.”
Luke, who was accompanied with one-year-old son Tommy for his first ever match along with ten-year-old Daniel, expressed their pre-match feelings.
He said: “We’re doing very well, we’re all very excited.
“I’ve been coming for 25 years now but this is my little lad’s first game.
“We couldn’t wait to bring him.”
87 year old and lifelong supporter Margaret Butterworth said before the game: “I’ve been coming since I was about this high.
“It feels good to be coming back, I only live just down there so it’s very local for me.
“I don’t have any predictions, I want to see what this team can do first.”
She would have been left disappointed with Oldham going on to lose 1-0 late on, however just being able to watch the game would have been a lift in itself.
Michael Pearson, who went to the game with his son Jude Ellis-Pearson, his first match as a season ticket holder, said: “We’ve been to the occasional game before but this is our first as a season ticket holder.
“We’re both looking forward to all the games, it’s really exciting.”
Ged McKee and his three sons Zach, Sam, and Josh went to their first game as season ticket holders.
Ged said: “It’s their first time with a season ticket.
“They’ve watched other teams in the past but we live five minutes away and wanted to support the local club.”
After being asked what drew them to the Latics, Josh added: “We’re proud of Oldham, it’s the local side, and the games are fun.”
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