The English Football League (EFL) has today (Friday) reported that its competitions for the 2022-23 season drew their highest cumulative attendances in nearly seven decades. The total mark of 21,749,440 is the best for league matches since 1953-54. Of that total, 19.8 million attended a fixture in the Championship, League One or League Two, and …
York City Knights offers free tickets to key workers
Championship rugby league club York City Knights is offering free tickets for key workers in the NHS, police, fire service and the armed forces, as well as teachers. The Knights’ upcoming match against Workington Town at LNER Community Stadium (pictured) this weekend has been dubbed ‘Heroes Day’. Not only will the key workers be offered …
Blackburn Rovers offers GCSE students discounted tickets after results day
The English Championship’s Blackburn Rovers Football Club has celebrated GCSE results day across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by offering qualifying students £5 ($6/€6) tickets for its home fixture against Bristol City. Many students collected their GCSE results yesterday – a qualification needed to go on to their respective college course, study A-Levels or take …
Watford reveals multi-year deal with SeatGeek
English Championship football club Watford has opted to partner with ticketing platform SeatGeek in a multi-year deal. The club launched its new ticketing system at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. The partnership also included the implementation of a mobile digital ticketing experience, improving the customer journey from purchase through to stadium entry. Richard Walker, …
Reading makes £20 ticket offer to fellow Championship clubs
EFL Championship football club Reading has offered to cap tickets for away fans visiting the Select Car Leasing Stadium at £20 (€23.25/$23.81) – if other teams agree to reciprocate when it plays away from home. Reading has written to each of the other 23 clubs in the Championship to detail its £20 ticket plan, with …
Free pre-season streaming for Bristol City season ticket holders
English Championship club Bristol City is offering 2022-23 season ticket holders free access to live streams of its pre-season games. Season ticket holders will be able to watch three pre-season home games for free in July on Robins TV. The Championship kicks off earlier next season, with the league beginning on July 29. Bristol City …
Sunderland AFC nears 30,000 season ticket sales
Newly-promoted English Championship club Sunderland AFC has sold almost 30,000 season tickets following last season’s success. The club revealed that some 28,000 Sunderland fans had secured their regular perch at the Stadium of Light so far, ahead of the 2022-23 season. According to Transfermarkt, Championship club Sheffield United held the highest home attendance average during …