Bramall Lane record attendance on 15th February 1936

[1973Blade]

It must have been some atmosphere, 68,287 against Leeds in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Was that our capacity at that time, or did they just cram as many as possible into the ground?

 

[billyblademan]

It must have been some atmosphere, 68,287 against Leeds in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Was that our capacity at that time, or did they just cram as many as possible into the ground?

I think the Big JG said that there were 40k on the Kop for that game, when I did the tour a couple of years ago

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

A lot were standing on the cricket pitch, particularly as it became increasingly foggy. And apparently a lot of people

 

[blade.i.am]

Did they run out of pies?

 

[1973Blade]

A lot were standing on the cricket pitch, particularly as it became increasingly foggy. And apparently a lot of people

We're you stood on the cricket pitch to watch the game that day

 

[west_yorks_blade]

If you stood on the cricket pitch but had a season ticket did you count in attendance figures?

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

We're you stood on the cricket pitch to watch the game that day

No, but my dad was!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Bet the queue for a HT pint was a laugh.

 

[1973Blade]

I guess Leeds fans claim the crowd was due to their away support.

 

[Bayingblade]

My Grandfather was in the BL end and they couldn't see the opposite goal because of the fog. In those days, if the referee could see both goals from the centre circle, the match was on!! In the famous picture of the day (a copy of which hangs on my Dads wall), there are thousands stood on the cricket pitch. Those people were let in for nothing as there were huge crowds outside and they opened the gates. The quoted crowd was well below what they reckon the actual number was but United being United, they chose not to add the numbers to the crowd figure. Of course, had that been our feathered brethren, they would have added at least another 20k to the gate to further prove their massiveness.

Funnily enough, I was speaking to my Dad about this only yesterday as his Dad and Uncle decided that it was probably a good idea not to take my Dad - he was 5 at the time - because of the weather!!

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

 

[1973Blade]

Scorers for Sheffield?! The media were at it even in 1936!

 

[Silent Blade]

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[1973Blade]

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Fantastic Sheffield Wednesday fans take a busman's holiday lol!

 

[UnitedBlade]

Proper names 5 Jacks and a Jock on the pitch.

 

[Cheets]

I read that we built a temporary stand for the next round but the crowd was lower than expected.

 

[Bladey McBladeface]

Were Bolton fans sat in the home end?

 

[Silent Blade]

I read that we built a temporary stand for the next round but the crowd was lower than expected.

Against Spurs and I think the attendance was about 22,000

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[HodgysBrokenThumb]

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Need a Desso pitch, methinks.

 

[spongebobblade]

Not a bad attendance considering the whole of block H was netted off

 

[Cheets]

A hell of a drop from the previous round even taking into account the lack of 'derby' factor.

 

[1973Blade]

A hell of a drop from the previous round even taking into account the lack of 'derby' factor.

Perhaps on February 15th all the men had been kicked out of the house for forgetting to buy a Valentine's Day card?

 

[Silent Blade]

A hell of a drop from the previous round even taking into account the lack of 'derby' factor.

Think some of the fans that attended the L**ds match feared that there would be similar problems if they went to the Spurs match

 

[Cheets]

The Blades came from behind to knock Leeds out of the cup - Just like Jags and Ndlovu in 2002.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Wonder if anybody left the match complaining about the "facilities" and suggested numerous unneccessary modifications to the ground?

 

[Revolution]

My Grandad was there. The Kop was jammed. He told me that he saw someone have his watch stolen (a pocket watch on a chain) but the crowd was so tight that the thief couldn't escape and got caught (and got a beating).

The low crowd the following round was indeed a reaction to the discomfort of the first game, and the fact that no one saw much because of the fog.

Fun fact: Barnsley's record attendance - just over 40,000 - was set on the same day in a 5th round tie against Stoke City.

 

[Blade56]

It must have been some atmosphere, 68,287 against Leeds in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Was that our capacity at that time, or did they just cram as many as possible into the ground?

It were a cracking atmosphere. Locals were hiring out ladders for us kids to get over the wall to watch. Had a bag-o-chips ont walk home.

 

[S64 Blade]

Why was this game in particular, so heavily attended and how much higher was it then our second highest ever?

I ask, because as far as I know, we didn't regularly get attendances close to this at the time (though we did get high ones every so often).

 

[snootyfenooty]

I guess Leeds fans claim the crowd was due to their away support.

At least the fuckers wouldn't be able to smash any seats standing on the cricket pitch.

 

[I should coco]

It must have been some atmosphere, 68,287 against Leeds in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. Was that our capacity at that time, or did they just cram as many as possible into the ground?

287 Unitedites
1000 DirtyLeeds scum
67,000 Massive coming to see what their old ground was like. We copy their songs and want to be just like them, so no surprise we took over their old ground.

Not sure why we still persisit with red and white really.
Wouldn't a nice 'tuna blue' with rust stripes look so much better?