Ravens Pull in The Crowds

FC Isle of Man’s game v Bury AFC recorded the highest attendance in the NWCFL Premier Division this past season.

A total of 1,701 fans piled into the Bowl to see Paul Jones’ side win 3-2 over the visitors.

More impressively of that figure, Bury AFC brought a crowd of around 600 fans to that game, making them by far the biggest visiting contingent to have arrived on Manx shores since the Ravens entered the English league system last season.

The NWCFL has also revealed that Bury AFC were top of the attendance charts with a total home crowd of 25,890, at an average of 1,232, with FC Isle of Man in second 15,922 at an average of 758 followed by West Didsbury and Chorlton’s 14,353, averaging 683.

To put this in context, 11 teams averaged more than 200 and just three teams were below 100, Litherland REMYCA (99), Burscough (96) and Ashton Athletic (94).

Elsewhere in the records released, Jack McVey scored 9% of all of the division’s penalties, the most goals in one game were the eleven as FC isle of Man won at Burscough 7-4 and Ste Whitley was one of just three plays to start every league game across the season.