AS a self-confessed Non-League statistician ‘nerd’, I have become increasingly frustrated by National League clubs failing to declare their attendances for their home games.
On Saturday alone, the likes of York City, Eastleigh and Bromley all failed to announce a gate figure, and it’s becoming almost non-existent for midweek matches – this week, only Southend and Altrincham conformed.
The last I heard, it was mandatory for clubs to announce an attendance figure for a home fixture – for tax reasons as much as anything else – so why are clubs b...