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Highest Ever Attendance In A GAA season

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The Grounds Tournament Final used to be played in Wembley and televised on R.T.E. in the 1960's.

The biggest attendance at an All Ireland Final was Down v Offaly and they reckon there was over 100,000 at it but official figures say 95,000 people used to sit on the walls behind both goals, on the roof of the stand and all around the grass verge of the pitch !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 03/08/2010 20:32:49    734825

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jimbob
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i could be mad wrong here but did paddyogall just admit to being Gaelicmeath?

Yeh have him! Knew he wasnt a real poster!! He made me laugh so many times tho....
Anyways, heard that a Down player scored a hat-trick in Wembley - some achievement!!

throw_it_over (Galway) - Posts: 769 - 03/08/2010 20:45:52    734847

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Joseff how many logins is that you have now when you add Gaelicmeath to the list ????

BallsMcQ (USA) - Posts: 941 - 03/08/2010 20:50:18    734852

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I read on several occassions that Down's Paddy Doherty was the first player to score a hatrick at Wembley.

Completely irrelevant to the thread, but a lovely snippet of history nonetheless.

artisan (Down) - Posts: 1794 - 03/08/2010 21:08:43    734870

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734870 I read on several occassions that Down's Paddy Doherty was the first player to score a hatrick at Wembley.

when did he do it,, stan mortenson got one in the 40s

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 03/08/2010 21:27:10    734890

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Apologises.

The man I was thinking off was the Late Great Patsy O'Hagan (RIP) who became the first Irishman to score a hatrick at Wembley in 59.

artisan (Down) - Posts: 1794 - 03/08/2010 21:40:27    734918

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jimbob
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i could be mad wrong here but did paddyogall just admit to being Gaelicmeath?

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

Scruffy2Donut (Cavan) - Posts: 1112 - 03/08/2010 21:51:17    734940

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@Cavan_Slasher (Cavan)

What exactly was grounds tournament ?

Goodstrike (Dublin) - Posts: 9 - 03/11/2024 20:07:06    2578208

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Replying To Gaelicmeath:  "MesAmis
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734103 Gaelicmeath
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734070 i Believe that teh all irelqand final last got 82,000? i believe this is the highest?

He meant over the entire season. Read the post more carefully buddy!!

And 82,000 isn't the highest individual attendance ever. I think that attendances hit about 90,000 in the 1960s

It couldnt because croke park was never as big but it could not of been this because my dad told ground could only 65000 for finals in 1996 so could not be 90,000"
There's was 85k official attendance at the 54 hurling final between Wexford and Cork. Rumour has it there was a great deal more than that, two fellas inside one long coat etc.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3148 - 04/11/2024 11:47:14    2578300

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Replying To Gaelicmeath:  "MesAmis
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734103 Gaelicmeath
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734070 i Believe that teh all irelqand final last got 82,000? i believe this is the highest?

He meant over the entire season. Read the post more carefully buddy!!

And 82,000 isn't the highest individual attendance ever. I think that attendances hit about 90,000 in the 1960s

It couldnt because croke park was never as big but it could not of been this because my dad told ground could only 65000 for finals in 1996 so could not be 90,000"
Sorry to say but your Da is wrong , It was indeed 1961 All Ireland final in Croke park Down v Offaly where over 90 556 and some say possibly 100 000

germac (Down) - Posts: 555 - 04/11/2024 18:43:20    2578390

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Replying To Goodstrike:  "@Cavan_Slasher (Cavan)

What exactly was grounds tournament ?"
You seriously bumped a 14 year old thread to asked that question?

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 245 - 04/11/2024 20:02:06    2578400

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Replying To germac:  "
Replying To Gaelicmeath:  "MesAmis
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734103 Gaelicmeath
County: Meath
Posts: 33

734070 i Believe that teh all irelqand final last got 82,000? i believe this is the highest?

He meant over the entire season. Read the post more carefully buddy!!

And 82,000 isn't the highest individual attendance ever. I think that attendances hit about 90,000 in the 1960s

It couldnt because croke park was never as big but it could not of been this because my dad told ground could only 65000 for finals in 1996 so could not be 90,000"
Sorry to say but your Da is wrong , It was indeed 1961 All Ireland final in Croke park Down v Offaly where over 90 556 and some say possibly 100 000"
90,556 was the Official attendance.
There were 3 terraces back then
Canal, Hill and all along the Cusack side was standing terrace downstairs.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1960 - 04/11/2024 20:27:39    2578404

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Replying To Down Exile:  "Highest individual attendance at a GAA match - 1961 Offaly v Down All Ireland Final - 90,556"
Back in those days you could just walk into Croke Park, no pre booking tickets. Kids weren't counted as they went in with an adult. 90,000 would have been a conservative number!

Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 373 - 14/11/2024 18:33:52    2579634

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