Club pays tribute to loyal supporters
Arsenal Football Club has thanked fans who proved their loyalty by turning up in huge numbers to support the team on Tuesday night for the Carling Cup Third Round match against Shrewsbury Town.
The 46,539 tickets sold against League Two side Shrewsbury Town was the biggest in the Carling Cup Third Round and the second highest of all the 26 matches played in the Premier League and Carling Cup since the weekend.
An Arsenal spokesman said: “We would like to thank our fans for their fantastic support. The Carling Cup competition is not part of the Arsenal season ticket package and we also have a run of three home matches in the space of eight days, so this was a magnificent show of support. It was also great to see so many Shrewsbury fans at the game. They helped create a terrific atmosphere”
Attendances of all Premier League played over the weekend of Saturday 17th September 2011 and Carling Cup Third Round matches played on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st September:
Manchester United v Chelsea |
Premier League |
75,455 |
Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town |
Carling Cup |
46,539 |
Chelsea v Fulham |
Carling Cup |
37,632 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool |
Premier League |
36,129 |
Aston Villa v Newcastle United |
Premier League |
34,248 |
Sunderland v Stoke City |
Premier League |
32,296 |
Everton v Wigan Athletic |
Premier League |
31,576 |
Leeds United v Manchester United |
Carling Cup |
31,031 |
Manchester City v Birmingham City |
Carling Cup |
25,070 |
Fulham v Manchester City |
Premier League |
24,750 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v QPR |
Premier League |
24,189 |
Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal |
Premier League |
22,637 |
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers |
Carling Cup |
22,261 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool |
Carling Cup |
21,897 |
Bolton Wanderers v Norwich City |
Premier League |
21,223 |
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion |
Premier League |
20,431 |
Everton v West Bromwich Albion |
Carling Cup |
17,647 |
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur |
Carling Cup |
15,023 |
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United |
Carling Cup |
10,208 |
Cardiff City v Leicester City |
Carling Cup |
8,697 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall |
Carling Cup |
7,749 |
Southampton v Preston |
Carling Cup |
7,414 |
Blackburn Rovers v Leyton Orient |
Carling Cup |
7,104 |
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough |
Carling Cup |
5,448 |
Burnley v MK Dons |
Carling Cup |
4,134 |
Aldershot v Rochdale |
Carling Cup |
3,334 |
In addition to the Arsenal supporters inside Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, over 27,000 Arsenal Members watched the full delayed coverage of our victory over Shrewsbury Town on Arsenal Player.