Figures from the early days are not on record but in 1932
over 219,000 spectators were present at the meeting, The
number increased to over 250,000 in 1949 and to over 300,000
in 1967 and the 400,000 barrier was broken for the first
time in 1986. The record attendance for the meeting is 490,081
in 2001, when play was extended into a 14th day. The record
for the meeting, over the normal scheduled 13 days, is 476,711
in 2001.
Worple Road
Detailed figures of daily totals and championship aggregates
are not
available. During the peak years, 1913–1921, the scene
at the ground was described as “very congested”
when 6,000 people were present. When the figure reached
7,500 the ground was said to be “packed to suffocation”.
Estimates for the total attendance at the meetings varied
between 60,000 and 70,000.
