AFA Cup attendance

games with a crowd average total
265 61 (23%) 3,637 221,850

By season

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 1885-1886: 700 average over 3 of 8 games 1886-1887: 650 average over 2 of 8 games 1887-1888: 842 average over 6 of 13 games 1888-1889: 2,200 average over 5 of 15 games 1889-1890: 2,400 average over 4 of 10 games 1906-1907: 1,000 average over 1 of 3 games 1907-1908: 3,667 average over 3 of 4 games 1908-1909: 10,000 average over 1 of 12 games 1909-1910: 7,000 average over 1 of 10 games 1910-1911: 7,000 average over 2 of 8 games 1912-1913: 3,267 average over 3 of 5 games 1913-1914: 5,300 average over 5 of 18 games 1914-1915: 4,000 average over 3 of 9 games 1915-1916: 5,000 average over 1 of 15 games 1916-1917: 4,000 average over 3 of 15 games 1918-1919: 3,000 average over 1 of 10 games 1919-1920: 5,200 average over 5 of 19 games 1920-1921: 5,667 average over 3 of 13 games 1922-1923: 7,000 average over 1 of 1 games 1923-1924: 3,938 average over 8 of 12 games median 3,969 1884-1885 1887-1888 1890-1891 1893-1894 1896-1897 1907-1908 1910-1911 1913-1914 1916-1917 1919-1920 1923-1924
Average attendance by season. Outlined columns are seasons with a crowd on record for fewer than half their games. The labeled line is the median season. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season games with a crowd average total largest
1884-1885 6 — — — —
1885-1886 8 3 (38%) 700 2,100 1,000
1886-1887 8 2 (25%) 650 1,300 700
1887-1888 13 6 (46%) 842 5,050 2,000
1888-1889 15 5 (33%) 2,200 11,000 6,000
1889-1890 10 4 (40%) 2,400 9,600 5,000
1890-1891 1 — — — —
1891-1892 6 — — — —
1892-1893 1 — — — —
1893-1894 2 — — — —
1894-1895 7 — — — —
1895-1896 1 — — — —
1896-1897 1 — — — —
1905-1906 1 — — — —
1906-1907 3 1 (33%) 1,000 1,000 1,000
1907-1908 4 3 (75%) 3,667 11,000 7,000
1908-1909 12 1 (8%) 10,000 10,000 10,000
1909-1910 10 1 (10%) 7,000 7,000 7,000
1910-1911 8 2 (25%) 7,000 14,000 8,000
1911-1912 6 — — — —
1912-1913 5 3 (60%) 3,267 9,800 5,000
1913-1914 18 5 (28%) 5,300 26,500 15,000
1914-1915 9 3 (33%) 4,000 12,000 5,000
1915-1916 15 1 (7%) 5,000 5,000 5,000
1916-1917 15 3 (20%) 4,000 12,000 5,000
1917-1918 25 — — — —
1918-1919 10 1 (10%) 3,000 3,000 3,000
1919-1920 19 5 (26%) 5,200 26,000 8,000
1920-1921 13 3 (23%) 5,667 17,000 10,000
1922-1923 1 1 (100%) 7,000 7,000 7,000
1923-1924 12 8 (67%) 3,938 31,500 5,000

By club, home games

club home games average total
Erie A.A. 3 6,333 19,000
Brooklyn Celtic 1 5,000 5,000
New York Field Club 4 4,250 17,000
Fall River Rovers 4 3,825 15,300
Fall River Marksmen 1 3,500 3,500
Philadelphia Hibernian 1 3,000 3,000
Pawtucket Free Wanderers 1 3,000 3,000
Paterson True Blues 1 2,000 2,000
Howard & Bullough 1 2,000 2,000
Kearney Clarks ONT 1 500 500
Newark Almas 1 200 200

42 of the 61 crowds on record are not counted above: the source did not say which side was at home, and listing order is not taken as evidence.

Largest crowds

date season round team score team venue attendance sources
May 3, 1914 1913-1914 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 0 Disston Athletic Park 15000 1
May 2, 1909 1908-1909 f Kearney Clarks ONT 1 - 2 Paterson True Blues Harrison Oval 10000 0
March 13, 1921 1920-1921 Erie A.A. 1 - 1 Robins Dry Dock Harrison Field 10000 2
April 9, 1911 1910-1911 f Howard & Bullough 1 - 1 Philadelphia Hibernian Morris Park 8000 1
April 24, 1920 1919-1920 Fore River Rovers 0 - 2 Robins Dry Dock Pawtucket, RI 8000 1
April 19, 1908 1907-1908 Paterson True Blues 2 - 3 West Hudson AA Morris Park 7000 0
May 2, 1920 1919-1920 Bethlehem Steel 0 - 1 Robins Dry Dock Harrison, NJ 7000 1
April 24, 1910 1909-1910 f Disston 2 - 1 Kearny Scots West Hudson Athletic Field 7000 1
May 6, 1923 1922-1923 Fleisher Yarn 2 - 0 J & P Coats Fall River, MA 7000 1
April 23, 1911 1910-1911 f Howard & Bullough 3 - 1 Philadelphia Hibernian Morris Park 6000 1

Smallest crowds

date season round team score team venue attendance sources
Dec. 10, 1887 1887-1888 2 Ansonia Association 1 - 6 Kearney Rangers Clark ONT Field 150 1
Dec. 3, 1887 1887-1888 2 Kearney Clarks ONT 1 - 2 Newark Almas Frelinghuysen Grounds 200 1
April 14, 1888 1887-1888 f Fall River Rovers 5 - 1 Newark Almas Clark ONT Field 400 1
Dec. 12, 1885 1885-1886 sf Kearney Clarks ONT 5 - 0 Paterson Thistles Clark ONT Field 500 1
Nov. 26, 1885 1885-1886 1 New York FBC 2 - 4 Newark Almas Frelinghuysen Grounds 600 1
April 9, 1887 1886-1887 f Kearney Clarks ONT 3 - 2 Kearney Rangers Frelinghuysen Grounds 600 2
Jan. 18, 1890 1889-1890 sf Kearney Rovers 5 - 1 Trenton Clark ONT Field 600 1
April 13, 1889 1888-1889 f Fall River Rovers 4 - 0 Newark Caledonians Clark ONT Field 700 1
Dec. 25, 1886 1886-1887 2 New York Riversides 1 - 3 Trentons Association East State Street Grounds 700 1
Oct. 27, 1888 1888-1889 1 Fall River East Ends 0 - 7 Fall River Rovers Fall River, MA 800 1