In truth going back to the early 10's, crowds of 2-3k plus were relatively common down at STEP06 - especially up in the NE - Darlo were relegated that far for example and bust everyone's record attendance figs.
- much like Wimbledon and even Aldersh!t to an extent - a decade or so earlier .... both on the way back up after similar demotions.
That would have been pre-Pyramid days so records not as clearly defined by STEPS etc.
I'd concur that some crowds well in excess of that, could have been probable in the 60s/70s & even at Sunday league.
The 'Amateur' game was flourishing back then and only now is showing some signs of revival to similar levels at lower NL.
Much below that and it becomes difficult to verify/measure, unless records were kept by any individual club - that would be unlikely at 'County/Feeder Level' and especially before t'Interweb and FB/Insta/X etc.
Usually the crowd is only 'counted' if a gate is taken - though in recent times a few clubs have held 'open' free-entry games.
Windsor being one example - hence their bumper 'homecoming' attendance last season down in the TVPL (STEP07) which brought in just over 1k vs Burghfield. Having entry via a turnstile made it easier to count too...... not so easy in an open field?
I can vaguely recall a N.Baaarks game, up at Didcot Casuals, in the mid-80's. Was held at one of the Recs in the Town - maybe vs Shrivenham and must have been a title match.
That crowd might have been more than 1,000 - certainly 'high-hundreds'.
- it made 'running the line' that PM a particular delight/challenge/tormet for the poor officials. The NBFL had decided the game needed all three, rather than just rely on club linos.
There was excessive encroachment and quite a few drunken locals/kiddies took delight in tripping them up/body-checking if a flag was threatened at an inopportune moment.
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...and while I'm here - Preview of this W/E NL games - weather permitting of course - will take a while for some places to dry out - Farnham already making gloomy noises re the coming w/e fixture - Chertsey had a flood too, which will take a while to subside?
Precious little survived the rain thru this midweek......
Sat 14th Feb 2026
FA Vase 5th Round (rescheduled ties)
Hallen v Gornal Athletic
Haywards Heath Town v AFC Stoneham
League
Eastleigh v Boreham Wood
FC Halifax Town v Truro City
17:30 Forest Green Rovers v Carlisle United
Gateshead v Brackley Town - 'Saints' drew 1-1 with Halifax on Wed - 7 league games unbeaten now
Hartlepool United v Sutton United
Tamworth v Aldershot Town
Wealdstone v York City
Woking v Altrincham - 'Cards' returned from deepest Cornwall with 3 pts after a 2-0 win at Truro - v.late goals too 86' & 91'
NAT-N
Merthyr Town v Bedford Town
Worksop Town v Oxford City
NAT-S
Chippenham Town v Maidstone United
Dorking Wanderers v Farnborough
Salisbury v Chesham United
Slough Town v Horsham - vital 3 pts for 'Rebels' on Tue -1-0 win at Arbour vs W-s-M
Torquay United v Maidenhead United
IL1-SC
Ascot United v AFC Portchester
Bedfont Sports v Harrow Borough
Bognor Regis Town v Southall
Egham Town v Hartley Wintney
Fareham Town v Binfield @ Moneyfields
Hanworth Villa v Leatherhead
Hayes & Yeading United v Westfield
Metropolitan Police v South Park (Reigate)
Raynes Park Vale v Moneyfields - moved to Carshalton
SLP-C
Banbury United v Bury Town
Harborough Town v Royston Town
Leiston v Bromsgrove Sporting
Needham Market v Halesowen Town
Quorn v Bishop's Stortford
Real Bedford v Stratford Town
St Ives Town v Kettering Town
Worcester City v AFC Sudbury
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Poole Town
Bracknell Town v Yate Town - 'Robins' drew 1-1 with Berko on Tue night
Chertsey Town v Gloucester City
Farnham Town v Uxbridge
Hungerford Town v Walton & Hersham
Wimborne Town v Hanwell Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Beaconsfield Town
Marlow v Leighton Town
Thame United v Flackwell Heath
SL1-S
Bashley v Didcot Town
Melksham Town v Winchester City
Swindon Supermarine v Bishops Cleeve
CCL-PN
Fri 13th 19:45 Reading City v Abingdon United
Ardley United v Ashford Town (Middx)
Burnham v Windsor & Eton
Edgware & Kingsbury v Amersham Town
Holyport v British Airways
North Greenford United v Wallingford & Crowmarsh
North Leigh v Harefield United
Wokingham Town v Kidlington
CCL-PS
Alton v Knaphill
Badshot Lea v Redhill
Cobham v Chipstead
Corinthian-Casuals v Sutton Common Rovers
Epsom & Ewell v Tadley Calleva - @ Chess 'n 'ook
Eversley & California v Balham
Fleet Town v Camberley Town
Guildford City v Abbey Rangers
Sheerwater v Horley Town
CCL-1
Bedfont v Langley
Brook House v Hillingdon Borough
Colliers Wood United v Penn & Tylers Green
Oxhey Jets v Molesey
PFC Victoria London v Sandhurst Town @ Ashford T
Sport London e Benfica v Holmer Green @ Amersham
Staines & Lammas (Middlesex) v Woodley United - @ Spelthorne
Wembley v Spartans Youth
HELL-P
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Westfields
HELL-1
Cheltenham Saracens v Thame United Reserves
Wantage Town v Brimscombe & Thrupp
SCE-1
Croydon v Chessington & Hook United
SE Dons v Welling Town
SSM-P
Kings Langley v Winslow United
Risborough Rangers v Harlow Town
Sawbridgeworth Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
WESS-P
Petersfield Town v Sherborne Town
Portland United v Andover New Street
WESS-1
Ash United v Hamworthy United
Colden Common v Yateley United - @ Winchester
Cove v Alresford Town
Fleetlands v Frimley Green
Lymington Town v Kintbury Rangers
Newport (IoW) v Whitchurch United
Totton & Eling v AFC Aldermaston
TVPL-P 14:00
AFC Winkfield v Newbury Town (VIRGINIA WATER)
Finchampstead v Wargrave FINCHAMPSTEAD
Reading YMCA v Maidenhead Town Padworth
B&B Trophy (Charles Twelftree) S-Fs 13:30
Burghfield (TVPL-P) v Old Bradwell United (South Mids-2)
Marcham (N.Berks-1) v Westwood Wanderers (TVPL-P)
