Ardal Leagues attendances (October 30-31) revealed as Penrhiwceiber Rangers attract biggest crowd

Caldicot Town and Abercarn United in action in the Ardal Leagues South East

Penrhiwceiber Rangers attracted the biggest crowd across the Ardal Leagues this weekend, with an impressive 351 supporters attending their clash against Penydarren.

It was not a full offering of fixtures across the Welsh domestic football pyramid, with Round Three of the FAW Amateur Trophy taking place, alongside two outstanding Ardal South League Cup matches.

Nevertheless, there was plenty of interest across the divisions, with supporters turning out to watch their local sides in action.

Here is a breakdown of the reported attendances across the four Ardal Leagues divisions, including the average for each league.

Ardal South East League attendances

Tredegar Town recorded the highest attendance in the Ardal South East, with 130 supporters watching their Friday night meeting with Brecon Corries.

Blaenavon Blues v Risca United was the next best-attended fixture, attracting 103 spectators.

FixtureAttendance
Tredegar Town v Brecon Corries130
Blaenavon Blues v Risca United103
Undy v Abergavenny Town100
Cwmbran Town v New Inn80
Caldicot Town v Abercarn United68
Average96.2
Penrhiwceiber Rangers v Cefn Cribwr in the Ardal Leagues South West League at Glasbrook Terrace on the 23rd April 2024.
Penrhiwceiber Rangers had the highest crowd of the third tier. (Image: Lewis Mitchell)

Ardal South West League attendances

The Ardal South West produced the biggest attendance of the weekend, with 351 supporters watching Penrhiwceiber Rangers take on Penydarren on Friday evening.

It was comfortably the standout figure across all four divisions, with the match attracting more than three times the attendance of the next-best South West league fixture.

FixtureAttendance
Penrhiwceiber Rangers v Penydarren351
Clydach v Cefn Cribwr102
Cardiff Airport v Canton50
Average167.7

There were also two outstanding Ardal South League Cup matches played:

Ardal South League Cup fixtureAttendance
Morriston Town v Cardiff Corries65
Goytre United v Chepstow Town98

Ardal North East League attendances

There was just one reported fixture in the Ardal Leagues North East, with 89 supporters watching Radnor Valley take on Llanfair United.

FixtureAttendance
Radnor Valley v Llanfair United89
Average89

Ardal North West League attendances

There were two confirmed attendance figures from the Ardal North West, with Nefyn United recording the highest figure after 97 supporters watched their meeting with Llannefydd.

The attendance for Y Felinheli v Llay Welfare was still to be confirmed at the time of writing and has not been included in the average.

FixtureAttendance
Nefyn United v Llannefydd97
Connah’s Quay Town v Broughton United60
Y Felinheli v Llay WelfareTBC
Average (confirmed fixtures)78.5

The five biggest Ardal Leagues attendances of the weekend

Penrhiwceiber Rangers’ impressive 351 crowd topped the list by a considerable margin, but four other fixtures also attracted at least 100 supporters.

Here are the five biggest confirmed league attendances across the Ardal divisions:

RankFixtureAttendance
1Penrhiwceiber Rangers v Penydarren351
2Tredegar Town v Brecon Corries130
3Blaenavon Blues v Risca United103
4Clydach v Cefn Cribwr102
5Undy v Abergavenny Town100