This is a record of VFA Crowd numbers. Note there was often differences between papers.Figures from the Herald are usually from the start of the game and lower than other papers.
VFA and First Division Crowds
Season |
Total Known Crowd |
Finals Games |
Finals Crowds |
H/A Games |
H/A Crowds |
H/A Huge 7,00+ |
H/A Large 4,000-6,999 |
H/A Fair 1,000-3,999 |
H/A Poor -999 |
H/A Missing |
1877
| 73,500
|
|
| 71
| 73,500
| 2
| 3
| 18
| 3
| 45
|
1878
| 93,700
| 1
| 10,000
| 107
| 83,700
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 3
| 71
|
1879
| 122,900
|
|
| 111
| 122,900
| 6
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 81
|
1880
| 163,200
|
|
| 121
| 163,200
| 7
| 8
| 19
| 8
| 79
|
1881
| 204,800
|
|
| 99
| 204,800
| 10
| 11
| 19
| 5
| 54
|
1882
| 240,850
|
|
| 94
| 240,850
| 12
| 16
| 18
| 6
| 42
|
1883
| 258,400
|
|
| 79
| 258,400
| 15
| 14
| 18
| 2
| 30
|
1884
| 272,400
|
|
| 77
| 272,400
| 15
| 14
| 30
| 4
| 14
|
1885
| 388,700
|
|
| 118
| 388,700
| 21
| 19
| 33
| 3
| 42
|
1886
| 431,321
|
|
| 174
| 431,321
| 18
| 19
| 66
| 14
| 57
|
1887
| 370,700
|
|
| 158
| 370,700
| 15
| 17
| 46
| 15
| 65
|
1888
| 368,620
|
|
| 145
| 368,620
| 15
| 20
| 34
| 4
| 72
|
1889
| 485,243
|
|
| 117
| 485,243
| 23
| 17
| 25
| 3
| 49
|
1890
| 394,099
|
|
| 113
| 394,099
| 18
| 17
| 17
| 3
| 58
|
1891
| 543,135
|
|
| 117
| 543,135
| 29
| 17
| 13
| 2
| 56
|
1892
| 393,200
|
|
| 125
| 393,200
| 21
| 13
| 13
| 4
| 74
|
1893
| 271,640
|
|
| 131
| 271,640
| 15
| 12
| 8
| 6
| 90
|
1894
| 187,100
|
|
| 117
| 187,100
| 12
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 84
|
1895
| 133,600
|
|
| 117
| 133,600
| 8
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 97
|
1896
| 122,100
| 1
| 12,000
| 117
| 110,100
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 101
|
1897
| 0
|
|
| 60
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60
|
1898
| 0
|
|
| 51
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51
|
1899
| 0
|
|
| 84
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 84
|
1900
| 0
|
|
| 72
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72
|
1901
| 0
|
|
| 72
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72
|
1902
| 0
|
|
| 72
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72
|
1903
| 30,000
| 4
| 20,000
| 90
| 10,000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 89
|
1904
| 0
| 4
|
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1905
| 0
| 4
|
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1906
| 20,000
| 3
| 20,000
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1907
| 0
| 3
|
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1908
| 120,250
| 3
| 63,000
| 90
| 57,250
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 79
|
1909
| 247,750
| 4
| 65,500
| 90
| 182,250
| 12
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 53
|
1910
| 253,700
| 4
| 76,000
| 90
| 177,700
| 7
| 18
| 6
| 2
| 57
|
1911
| 114,500
| 4
| 80,000
| 90
| 34,500
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 87
|
1912
| 276,300
| 6
| 104,000
| 90
| 172,300
| 6
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 56
|
1913
| 248,700
| 3
| 51,000
| 90
| 197,700
| 10
| 14
| 16
| 1
| 49
|
1914
| 207,573
| 3
| 35,073
| 90
| 172,500
| 3
| 23
| 15
| 0
| 49
|
1915
| 97,300
| 3
| 16,000
| 65
| 81,300
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 35
|
1918
| 29,500
| 3
| 16,000
| 30
| 13,500
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 26
|
1919
| 156,000
| 4
| 56,000
| 90
| 100,000
| 4
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 64
|
1920
| 174,000
| 4
| 54,000
| 90
| 120,000
| 6
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 70
|
1921
| 253,100
| 5
| 73,000
| 90
| 180,100
| 9
| 12
| 8
| 2
| 59
|
1922
| 350,650
| 4
| 57,000
| 90
| 293,650
| 11
| 18
| 49
| 6
| 6
|
1923
| 422,300
| 4
| 65,000
| 91
| 357,300
| 10
| 28
| 52
| 1
| 0
|
1924
| 549,600
| 3
| 63,000
| 90
| 486,600
| 28
| 19
| 40
| 3
| 0
|
1925
| 270,800
| 3
| 39,800
| 56
| 231,000
| 8
| 17
| 30
| 1
| 0
|
1926
| 396,750
| 3
| 37,500
| 90
| 359,250
| 12
| 26
| 49
| 1
| 2
|
1927
| 400,800
| 6
| 88,000
| 90
| 312,800
| 9
| 23
| 50
| 8
| 0
|
1928
| 350,300
| 3
| 30,000
| 92
| 320,300
| 7
| 24
| 61
| 0
| 0
|
1929
| 674,550
| 5
| 84,000
| 133
| 590,550
| 31
| 30
| 70
| 1
| 1
|
1930
| 568,800
| 3
| 27,000
| 116
| 541,800
| 20
| 50
| 46
| 0
| 0
|
1931
| 440,200
| 4
| 35,000
| 109
| 405,200
| 8
| 41
| 57
| 3
| 0
|
1932
| 464,900
| 3
| 26,000
| 120
| 438,900
| 10
| 33
| 76
| 1
| 0
|
1933
| 437,400
| 4
| 27,000
| 132
| 410,400
| 9
| 24
| 97
| 2
| 0
|
1934
| 312,600
| 4
| 14,200
| 110
| 298,400
| 5
| 21
| 74
| 8
| 2
|
1935
| 289,300
| 4
| 39,000
| 109
| 250,300
| 2
| 14
| 84
| 8
| 1
|
1936
| 334,000
| 4
| 36,000
| 108
| 298,000
| 8
| 17
| 72
| 11
| 0
|
1937
| 251,000
| 5
| 38,000
| 96
| 213,000
| 3
| 12
| 73
| 8
| 0
|
1938
| 357,700
| 4
| 36,900
| 96
| 320,800
| 6
| 28
| 60
| 2
| 0
|
1939
| 591,050
| 4
| 83,098
| 120
| 507,952
| 19
| 40
| 57
| 4
| 0
|
1940
| 501,232
| 4
| 57,882
| 121
| 443,350
| 15
| 34
| 62
| 10
| 0
|
1941
| 416,839
| 4
| 63,289
| 120
| 353,550
| 10
| 25
| 62
| 23
| 0
|
1945
| 419,400
| 4
| 89,000
| 120
| 330,400
| 11
| 15
| 77
| 17
| 0
|
1946
| 542,200
| 4
| 88,000
| 120
| 454,200
| 16
| 28
| 74
| 2
| 0
|
1947
| 648,200
| 4
| 84,000
| 132
| 564,200
| 23
| 50
| 53
| 6
| 0
|
1948
| 511,700
| 4
| 56,000
| 120
| 455,700
| 16
| 35
| 61
| 8
| 0
|
1949
| 524,650
| 4
| 99,000
| 126
| 425,650
| 10
| 31
| 82
| 3
| 0
|
1950
| 456,850
| 4
| 98,000
| 114
| 358,850
| 10
| 17
| 84
| 3
| 0
|
1951
| 477,800
| 4
| 89,000
| 140
| 388,800
| 10
| 17
| 103
| 10
| 0
|
1952
| 502,896
| 4
| 88,500
| 140
| 414,396
| 10
| 26
| 93
| 11
| 0
|
1953
| 420,000
| 4
| 88,000
| 140
| 332,000
| 3
| 21
| 97
| 19
| 0
|
1954
| 465,750
| 4
| 78,500
| 140
| 387,250
| 8
| 22
| 100
| 10
| 0
|
1955
| 462,550
| 4
| 73,000
| 140
| 389,550
| 9
| 28
| 85
| 12
| 6
|
1956
| 382,300
| 4
| 74,000
| 140
| 308,300
| 1
| 19
| 108
| 12
| 0
|
1957
| 74,500
| 4
| 74,500
| 140
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 140
|
1958
| 106,200
| 5
| 68,400
| 144
| 37,800
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 128
|
1959
| 154,900
| 4
| 71,000
| 160
| 83,900
| 2
| 2
| 21
| 7
| 128
|
1960
| 204,900
| 6
| 72,000
| 153
| 132,900
| 4
| 6
| 24
| 15
| 104
|
1961
| 49,000
| 4
| 49,000
| 110
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 110
|
1962
| 39,500
| 4
| 39,500
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1963
| 40,000
| 4
| 40,000
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1964
| 93,000
| 4
| 52,000
| 90
| 41,000
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 85
|
1965
| 318,950
| 4
| 54,700
| 90
| 264,250
| 4
| 25
| 50
| 11
| 0
|
1966
| 383,050
| 4
| 51,000
| 90
| 332,050
| 10
| 30
| 42
| 7
| 1
|
1967
| 388,100
| 4
| 48,500
| 90
| 339,600
| 14
| 27
| 34
| 5
| 10
|
1968
| 206,650
| 4
| 18,000
| 90
| 188,650
| 5
| 15
| 33
| 8
| 29
|
1969
| 325,100
| 4
| 34,000
| 90
| 291,100
| 8
| 22
| 45
| 7
| 8
|
1970
| 297,650
| 4
| 32,000
| 90
| 265,650
| 6
| 25
| 37
| 1
| 21
|
1971
| 51,029
| 4
| 51,029
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1972
| 60,400
| 4
| 60,400
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1973
| 56,800
| 4
| 56,800
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1974
| 65,116
| 4
| 65,116
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1975
| 73,601
| 4
| 73,601
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1976
| 65,895
| 4
| 65,895
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1977
| 61,142
| 4
| 61,142
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1978
| 62,852
| 4
| 62,852
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1979
| 43,033
| 4
| 43,033
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1980
| 46,815
| 4
| 46,815
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1981
| 350,119
| 4
| 45,163
| 90
| 304,956
| 7
| 23
| 56
| 4
| 0
|
1982
| 64,829
| 4
| 43,829
| 108
| 21,000
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 102
|
1983
| 35,854
| 4
| 35,854
| 108
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108
|
1984
| 19,150
| 4
| 19,150
| 108
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108
|
1985
| 66,776
| 4
| 44,311
| 108
| 22,465
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 102
|
1986
| 342,636
| 4
| 39,246
| 90
| 303,390
| 7
| 26
| 53
| 3
| 1
|
1987
| 43,026
| 4
| 43,026
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1988
| 36,121
| 4
| 36,121
| 90
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 90
|
1989
| 46,104
| 6
| 46,104
| 126
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 126
|
1990
| 43,108
| 6
| 43,108
| 126
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 126
|
1991
| 35,910
| 6
| 35,910
| 111
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 111
|
1992
| 40,040
| 6
| 40,040
| 108
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108
|
1993
| 28,549
| 6
| 28,549
| 108
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108
|
1994
| 24,937
| 6
| 24,937
| 108
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 108
|
1995
| 14,649
| 6
| 14,649
| 72
|
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72
|