steve wints Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 With Falmouth town recording a new league attendance record on Boxing Day. What is the record from other Cornish leagues or cup finals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 One for Mike Odgers or CornishTeddyBoy. Suspect that matches involving the West Cornwall clubs in the 60's and 70's attracted crowds in the several 1,000's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Just a few attendances plucked out of the St Blazey "Blaise of Glory" book to celebrate their 100 years................ April 1922 Bodmin & District League Final - the runners-up match was played "before 2,000 spectators" 1925 Cornwall Charity Cup final, Truro beat Looe "before 2,500 spectators" at St Blazey 1932 Cornwall Senior Cup Saltash beat St Blazey "the crowd had swelled to nearly 6,000" 1949/50 Cornwall Senior Cup St Blazey beat Penzance 2-0 at Poltair "watched by a crowd of 16,000" 1950/51 FA Amateur Cup 2nd Qual Rd St Austell 3-1 St Blazey. "A robust local derby in front of 3,500 spectators." 1951/52 Cornwall County Challenge Cup (?) St Austell 2-0 St Blazey with 3,000 at Poltair 25th August 1951 - First ever home SWL match for St Blazey v Torquay Utd Reserves "delighted a crowd of 2,000" Boxing Day 1954 - St Blazey v St Austell 4,700 Cornwall Senior Cup Final 1956 first game St Blazey 2-2 Truro 6,000. The 2nd replay had "some 5,000 spectators" at Penzance March 1959 at Newquay - Cornwall Senior Cup semi final Nanpean v St Blazey - 3,500 1959/60 Cornwall Senior Cup final at Poltair - St Blazey beat Nanpean "before 5,000 spectators" 23rd April 1962 Cornwall Senior Cup final attendance of 4,500 Falmouth 7-1 St Blazey 24th May 1969 St Blazey 1-4 St Austell - 1,600 saw St Austell clinch the title 16th January 1971 2,500 for St Blazey v Bromsgrove Rovers in the FA Trophy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPPO Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Remember my dad telling me about the 1950 final at St.Austell Deacs! He was a teenager and went with his dad and a couple uncles. Said he’s never seen a football crowd like it before or after in Cornwall. So I’m guessing that one will take some beating and is actually the official attendance record mate!? ☑️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Went to the senior cup final at Poltair when I was a teenager many, many years ago, cant remember the teams but the crowd was 4,500! Puts today's crowds into a bit of a perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishteddyboy Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Combo League Cup Final 1973-4 held at Penzance's Penlee Park between St Just and Illogan RBL attracted over 1500. Three years previous the same two teams, at the same ground attracted over 500 for the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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