Eastern Soccer League (1928-1929) attendance

games with a crowd average total
192 100 (52%) 2,925 292,500

By season

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1928-1929 First Half: 2,915 average, 3,000 median, over 41 of 80 games 1928-1929 Second Half: 2,985 average, 2,750 median, over 34 of 67 games 1929 Fall: 2,860 average, 3,000 median, over 25 of 45 games 1928-1929 First Half 1928-1929 Second Half 1929 Fall
Average attendance by season. The rule across each column is that season's median crowd: the further the column rises above its rule, the more a few big games carried the average. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season games with a crowd average median total largest
1928-1929 First Half 80 41 (51%) 2,915 3,000 119,500 6,000
1928-1929 Second Half 67 34 (51%) 2,985 2,750 101,500 6,000
1929 Fall 45 25 (56%) 2,860 3,000 71,500 5,000

By club, home games

club home games average median total
New Bedford Whalers 1 6,000 6,000 6,000
Philadelphia Centennials 3 1,000 1,000 3,000

96 of the 100 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 team score team venue attendance sources
May 5, 1929 1928-1929 Second Half Bethlehem Steel 2 - 0 New York Hakoah Starlight Park 6000 1
Nov. 18, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Hakoah All-Stars 1 - 2 New York Giants (1923-1930) Starlight Park 6000 1
April 21, 1929 1928-1929 Second Half New Bedford Whalers 2 - 6 New York Hakoah Starlight Park 6000 1
April 21, 1929 1928-1929 Second Half New York Giants (1923-1930) 8 - 0 Philadelphia Centennials Starlight Park 6000 1
Oct. 21, 1928 1928-1929 First Half New York Hakoah 5 - 1 Newark Skeeters 6000 1
Oct. 14, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Bethlehem Steel 2 - 1 New York Giants (1923-1930) Starlight Park 6000 1
Oct. 14, 1928 1928-1929 First Half IRT Rangers 1 - 6 New York Hakoah Starlight Park 6000 1
April 19, 1929 1928-1929 Second Half New Bedford Whalers 2 - 0 New York Hakoah New Bedford, MA 6000 1
Oct. 21, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Brooklyn Hispano 1 - 7 New York Giants (1923-1930) Starlight Park 6000 1
May 5, 1929 1928-1929 Second Half New York Giants (1923-1930) 4 - 3 Newark Skeeters Starlight Park 6000 1

Smallest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
Dec. 15, 1928 1928-1929 First Half IRT Rangers 1 - 5 New York Hakoah Starlight Park 1000 1
Oct. 27, 1928 1928-1929 First Half IRT Rangers 3 - 6 New York Giants (1923-1930) Starlight Park 1000 1
Nov. 24, 1928 1928-1929 First Half IRT Rangers 2 - 1 Philadelphia Centennials Philadelphia, PA 1000 1
Dec. 8, 1928 1928-1929 First Half New York Hakoah 2 - 2 Newark Skeeters Starlight Park 1000 1
Nov. 4, 1928 1928-1929 First Half New York Giants (1923-1930) 5 - 3 Newark Skeeters Starlight Park 1000 1
Nov. 4, 1928 1928-1929 First Half New York Hakoah 5 - 5 Philadelphia Centennials Starlight Park 1000 2
Nov. 10, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Brooklyn Hispano 0 - 5 New York Hakoah Starlight Park 1000 1
Oct. 20, 1928 1928-1929 First Half New York Celtics 1 - 4 New York Giants (1923-1930) Starlight Park 1000 1
Nov. 17, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Brooklyn Hispano 0 - 2 Philadelphia Centennials Philadelphia, PA 1000 1
Dec. 16, 1928 1928-1929 First Half Brooklyn Hispano 3 - 2 Philadelphia Centennials Steinway Oval 1000 1