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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 00:45 - Jul 30 with 2421 viewsITFC_History

Record opening attendance this century is 27,374. Hoping the game against Bolton will overtake this

1) 30,154 (1977) - Arsenal (won 1-0 Geddis)
2) 29,544 (1972) - Norwich (Lost 1-2 Hamilton)
3) 28,490 (1976) - Tottenham (Won 3-1 Bertschin, Lambert 2)
4) 28,114 (1978) - Liverpool (Lost 0-3)
5) 27,680 (1975) - Newcastle (Lost 0-3)
6) 27,374 (2002) - Leicester City (Won 6-1 Holland(2) Counago (2) Ambrose George)
7) 27,371 (1979) - Nottingham Forest (Lost 0-1)
8) 26,185 (1983) - Tottenham (Won 3-1 Gates (2) Mariner)
9) 25,840 (1968) - Wolves (Won 1-0 O'Rourke)
T) 25,413 (2006) - Crystal Palace (Lost 1-3 Forster)

Lowest opening attendances
8.937 (1991) - Port Vale (Won 2-1 Kiwoyma, Thompson)
9,767 (1996) - Reading (Won 5-2 Vaughan(2) Scowcroft, Tarrico, Sedgley)

Edit - Thought I post the goals from the game against Spurs in 1976 that is number three on the list.


& the goals from the lowest attended opening game of the season from 1991 where 8,937 turned up.




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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 02:55 - Jul 30 with 2255 viewsIllinoisblue

Amazing how the footage from the 70s is better quality than the port vale clip.

Thanks for posting.

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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 06:16 - Jul 30 with 2108 viewshoppy

Today is only the 3rd opening day of this decade. The 27,374 was 2 decades ago. Did you mean this century?

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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 08:20 - Jul 30 with 1895 viewsxrayspecs

I was at the Arsenal game in 1977. It was main game on MOTD and play was suspended for about 20 mins in second half (?) due to hail.
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 08:45 - Jul 30 with 1829 viewsGeoffSentence

That 1991 attendance! Clearly not many were expecting what followed,

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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 10:33 - Jul 30 with 1664 viewsITFC_History

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 06:16 - Jul 30 by hoppy

Today is only the 3rd opening day of this decade. The 27,374 was 2 decades ago. Did you mean this century?


Soz. Yes I meant century. Was in bed last night half asleep when this thought entered my head & couldn’t sleep till I found out. Weird like that. Maybe more excited about today then I like to admit to. <<<goes to edit>>>
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 10:46 - Jul 30 with 1607 viewsITFC_History

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 08:45 - Jul 30 by GeoffSentence

That 1991 attendance! Clearly not many were expecting what followed,


Indeed. Finished the last game of that magnificent season with 26.803 with the players running around the pitch holding aloft a wonderful trophy. Found this article regarding that Port Vale game & the low attendance that day on the wonder Pride of Angiila website https://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=displayImage&linkimage=sql%2Fmat
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 10:56 - Jul 30 with 1582 viewsrunaround

I’m sure the Tottenham game in 83 we won 3-1 with Gates bagging a brace? I remember being stood on my milkcrate in Churchman’s for that match
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 11:00 - Jul 30 with 1562 viewsITFC_History

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 08:20 - Jul 30 by xrayspecs

I was at the Arsenal game in 1977. It was main game on MOTD and play was suspended for about 20 mins in second half (?) due to hail.


We started that season a 1-0 victory against Arsenal & we finished that season with a 1-0 against Arsenal at Wembley

Tried to find the footage from that opening game from 1977 where Gaddis scored his first goal for the club, but to no avail.
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 11:12 - Jul 30 with 1524 viewsITFC_History

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 10:56 - Jul 30 by runaround

I’m sure the Tottenham game in 83 we won 3-1 with Gates bagging a brace? I remember being stood on my milkcrate in Churchman’s for that match


You’re correct I put down the previous year result (1982) when we also opened our campaign against Spurs. That fixture where we lost 2-1 with a attendance of 24,968 & finished 11th on the list.

Ps the game you remembered from standing on your milkcrate just in case you haven’t seen it for a while
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 11:27 - Jul 30 with 1455 viewsSomethingBlue

Those attendances in 1991 and 1996 (I was at the second, but not the first) are sobering and a reminder of what could so easily have happened here after relegation. Instead we could be onto something really special now so let's hope we don't squander it.

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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 11:57 - Jul 30 with 1386 viewsnoggin

I was at that Arsenal game. Chucking it down if I remember rightly.

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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 12:38 - Jul 30 with 1319 viewsITFC_History

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 11:00 - Jul 30 by ITFC_History

We started that season a 1-0 victory against Arsenal & we finished that season with a 1-0 against Arsenal at Wembley

Tried to find the footage from that opening game from 1977 where Gaddis scored his first goal for the club, but to no avail.


Found the footage of the goal from our biggest crowd opener in 1977. Its 3:56 in.
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Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 13:54 - Jul 30 with 1184 viewsLord_Lucan

Top 10 opening game attendances at Portman Road since 1938 on 12:38 - Jul 30 by ITFC_History

Found the footage of the goal from our biggest crowd opener in 1977. Its 3:56 in.
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