South Shields FC smash attendance record with stunning crowd for FA Cup Forest Green Rovers clash

South Shields FC has set a new attendance record – with 3,800 fans watching their FA Cup tie with Forest Green Rovers.
Richard Mennear
By Richard Mennear
Published 5th Nov 2022, 12:52 GMT
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The 1st Cloud Arena is hosting the first round tie, the game shown live on BBC Sport.

A bumper was crowd was expected with ticket sales in the lead up already breaking the previous record.

And a crowd of 3,800 was announced.

South Shields FC tweeted: “Today's official attendance is a 1st Cloud Arena record of 3,800. We can't thank you enough for the tremendous support.”