We’re at the stage where we’re running out of adjectives and hyperbole to describe events at the Mem last Saturday so let’s keep it relatively straight by saying it was among the most memorable conclusions to a season in Bristol Rovers history.
There is almost a collective comedown being experienced across north Bristol with the realisation those dopamine explosions won’t be experienced again for another two months as Elliot Anderson’s header signalled promotion but was also the final act of an exhilarating season.
From despair to where the Gas now find themselves, back in the third tier after a brief League Two hiatus, and with optimism abounding that their return won’t be just about survival.
As Joey Barton and his players have frequently mentioned, a huge constant throughout this campaign and an integral part of their rise has been the drive felt by the Gasheads, at home and on their travels to all the various outposts throughout the division.
Rovers fans have increasingly packed the Mem and journeyed in their numbers to roar the team on, and been rewarded for that with some incredible conclusions to games and a sense of genuine entertainment. The Gas are again unmissable viewing, something that’s potentially as much of an achievement for Barton as grabbing that third place at the death.
With the EFL still to calculate and confirm away attendances over the course of the campaign, via Transfermarkt, here's how Rovers’ spectator numbers at home compare with the other teams in League Two?
League Two average home attendances
- Bradford City - 15,582
- Swindon Town - 9,449
- Bristol Rovers - 7,500
- Tranmere - 6,525
- Port Vale - 6,189
- Northampton Town - 5,366
- Hartlepool United - 5,210
- Exeter City - 5,204
Mansfield Town - 5,136
- Walsall - 5,131
- Leyton Orient - 5,123
Oldham Athletic - 4,976
Carlisle United - 4,966
Newport County - 4,401
- Barrow - 3,202
- Sutton United - 3,074
- Stevenage FC - 2,850
- Scunthorpe United - 2,782
- Colchester United - 2,781
- Rochdale - 2,728
- Forest Green Rovers - 2,701
- Crawley Town - 2,326
- Harrogate Town - 2,278
- Salford City - 2,126
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