Inverness Caley Thistle - How do attendances for home games in League One compare to Championship? We counted the numbers
Last weekend, Inverness Caledonian Thistle welcomed their biggest attendance of the season to the Caledonian Stadium since being relegated to League One.
Dropping down a division this season after being relegated from the Championship has resulted in attendances falling at the Caledonian Stadium.
The average attendance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a League One club this season is 1418 from the 13 home matches they have played in all competitions this season.
That is compared to last season in the Championship when the average attendance for 25 home matches in all competitions was 2168.
Last weekend’s 4-1 defeat at home to Cove Rangers was their biggest crowd this season when 1974 fans were in attendance on Saturday, December 2.
It beat the previous highest attendance of 1902 when Inverness drew 1-1 with Montrose on Saturday, August 17.
The third highest attendance this season was the following home game when Inverness defeated Queen of the South 1-0 on Saturday, August 31 which drew 1703 fans.
Their lowest attendance for a League One match was their opening game of the league campaign against Dumbarton which drew 1439 fans.
The two other matches which failed to attract over 1000 fans included their League Cup group stage match against Arbroath with 754 and their Trust Trophy Third Round clash against Stirling Albion which saw 774 fans in attendance.
Last season, when Caley Thistle played in the Championship, their highest league attendance was against Dundee United when 3503 watched on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
The lowest attendance at a Championship match at the Caledonian Stadium last season was against Arbroath on Saturday, December 16 with 1842.
Reaching the later stages of the Scottish Cup can also have an impact. The Scottish Cup fifth round clash with Hibernian in February last year drew an attendance of 3837.
All attendances for 2024/25 up to Saturday, December 28
Saturday, July 20 - Bonnyrigg Rose - 682
Tuesday, July 23 - Arbroath - 754
Saturday August 3 - Dumbarton - 1439
Saturday, August 17 - Montrose - 1902
Saturday, August 31 - Queen of the South - 1703
Saturday, September 7 - Stirling Albion - 774
Saturday, September 21 - Cove Rangers -1505
Saturday, September 28 - Stenhousemuir - 1601
Saturday, October 19 - Annan Athletic - 1501
Saturday, November 2 - Kelty Hearts 1502
Saturday, November 16 - Alloa Athletic - 1578
Saturday, December 14 - Arbroath - 1531
Saturday, December 28 - Cove Rangers - 1974
Average home attendance 1418
All home attendances for 2023/24 season
Saturday July 15 - Bonnyrigg Rose - 1077
Tuesday, July 25 - Airdrieonians - 1115
Saturday, August 5 - Queen’s Park - 2030
Saturday, September 2 - Dunfermline Athletic - 2388
Saturday, September 23 - Dundee United - 3503
Saturday, October 7 - Partick Thistle - 2364
Saturday, October 28 - Airdrieonians - 2218
Saturday, November 11 - Ayr United - 2259
Saturday, November 25 - Cowdenbeath - 1037
Saturday, December 2 - Raith Rovers - 2143
Saturday, December 16 - Arbroath - 1842
Saturday, December 30 - Greenock Morton - 2114
Friday, January 12 - Dundee United - 2662
Saturday, January 20 - Broomhill - 983
Saturday, February 3 - Queen’s Park - 1962
Saturday, February 10 - Hibernian - 3837
Saturday, February 17 - Partick Thistle - 2215
Tuesday, February 27 - Dunfermline Athletic - 1958
Saturday, March 9 - Airdrieonians - 2035
Saturday, March 16 - Ayr United - 1979
Saturday, April 6 - Arbroath - 2223
Friday April 19 - Raith Rovers - 2385
Friday, May 3 - Greenock Morton 2914
Saturday, May 11 - Montrose - 2089
Saturday, May 18 - Hamilton Academical - 2863
Average home attendance 2168
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