Survey Results: West Midlands Football Report Part 2

Part 2 of the West Midlands Football Report is published in the Express and Star today

It’s been a tough year for the region’s clubs (Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Walsall, West Brom and Wolves) in their fight to get disillusioned fans back through the turnstiles.

But the latest findings from the West Midlands Football Report suggest they are at least making some progress in the battle to fill their grounds again.

Last year’s survey warned clubs to brace themselves for a major drop in season-ticket sales and attendances after relegation and under-achievement blighted the region’s football.

And with high matchday costs singled out as another big culprit, that’s how it panned out. In the Championship, Wolves could only boast the 10th best average attendance (20,968) with Albion one place behind at 20,472.

Birmingham’s average of 22,274 placed them eighth but it meant that more than a quarter of Molineux, The Hawthorns and St Andrew’s was empty each home game – and this from clubs which like to consider themselves of natural Premiership status.

The latest poll results suggest, however, that the message from a fed-up public has got through and clubs are responding by keeping prices in check and improving their customer service.

Click here for the rest of the Express and Star report