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Ilkeston are not the only club to be experiencing lower attendances this season. Mickleover , who are just outside the playoff positions recorded a gate of just 153 on Tuesday night for the visit of Basford. The below table is a comparison of last season gates compared with this season so far. Ilkeston have the biggest decrease.
18 of the 22 teams in our league have lower gates this season.
Avg gate Avg Gate (Decrease)
last season this season Increase
Bromsgrove 798 647 (151)
Stourbridge 690 665 ( 25)
Tamworth 576 608 + 32
Hednesford 536 524 ( 12)
Nuneaton 517 523 + 6
Hitchin 504 411 ( 93)
Coalville 479 475 ( 4)
Redditch 432 309 (123)
Rushden & Diamonds 424 351 ( 73)
Stratford 380 480 +100
Rushall 371 296 ( 75)
Royston 360 318 ( 42)
Barwell 334 291 ( 43)
Alvechurch 262 315 + 53
St Ives 255 211 ( 44)
Needham Market 255 240 ( 15)
Leiston 236 211 ( 25)
Bedford (SL Central Div) 539 497 ( 42)
Kings Langley (SLPrem S) 270 210 ( 60)
Ilkeston (NPL Mid) 998 624 (374)
Mickleover (NPL Prem) 392 267 (125)
Basford (NPL Prem) 345 288 ( 57)
Last edited by Matchman (03/11/2022 10:31 AM)
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Average attendances for the whole league are down by 11 .97 %
Teams suffering most with the percentage falls in attendances are ;
Ilkeston 37.5%
Mickleover 31.2%
Redditch 28.5%
Bromsgrove 19.0%
Hitchin 18.5%
Rushden 17.2%
If we exclude the two free admission games last season, then Ilkeston's average attendance last season was 911. Compare that with this season's average gate so far of 624 and we have a decrease in attendances of 287 per game. In percentage terms, NMG attendances excluding the free admission games are down by 31.5%
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Although Ilkeston are experiencing a drop in income from attendances this season, the club's finances have been given a boost by the securing of a sponsor for the car park end of the ground.
Robins welcome new sponsors on board
Nov 4, 2022We are delighted to announce a partnership with Ilkeston-based company Capital Flooring and Blinds, who are the new sponsors of the ‘car park end’ at the Microlise New Manor Ground.Capital Flooring and Blinds’ branding now adorns boards on the stand’s roofing behind the goal where so many supporters of both the Robins and our opponents gather to watch games each week.Not only that, the company are also delighted to announce a special offer which is running until November 22, that sees 20 per cent off the price of all carpets.
You can find out more about Capital Flooring and Blinds’ extensive range of carpets, flooring and blinds through its website and Facebook page, and can contact them by e-mailing contact@capital-flooring.co.uk or calling 0115 648 1418.
Last edited by Matchman (04/11/2022 8:15 PM)
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Attending football matches is now becoming a luxury which a lot of fans are having to cut back on.
So why don't we print vouchers to attend matches at the NMG after Christmas for people to buy as Christmas presents. I'm sure football supporters would prefer a match ticket to something they don't really want. They could be for one or more matches.
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On bbc sport last night. There was a topic about this. A bloke from Nottinghamshire with 2 kids has stopped watching his team wolves and now comes to ilkeston matches