Darlington FC have released some figures about the number of supporters watching Quaker TV.
Last Saturday 1243 watched their FA Trophy tie against Hornchurch which was the highest figure of the season.
Some other figures:
- A total of 12,323 home and away fans watched Darlington FC’s 13 home league, FA Cup and FA Trophy matches, an average of 948 per game.
- The average home fan stream for league matches was 951.
- The average home fan stream for all matches was 845.
- On six occasions, more than 1,000 fans watched Quaker TV – against Kidderminster, Boston, Telford, Bradford PA, Spennymoor and Hornchurch
- Last Saturday, 1,032 Darlington fans watched the stream, the first time more than 1,000 have watched this season. The previous best was 976 against Bradford PA.
- 202 Darlington fans watched every game we streamed
- 1,857 unique fans watched at least one game
"Quaker TV has been a massive hit this season," said Darlington chief executive officer David Johnston.
"The production has been first class, and with all the features that are involved, it has achieved a high standard that is easily comparable to those in the Football League.
"Quaker TV has also been a valuable income stream while we played behind closed doors."
Given Darlington's figures, it's likely that Hereford's would be somewhat higher given the average gate at Edgar Street.
Last season Hereford's attendance averaged 2047, Darlington's was 1471.
Using those figures pro-rata Hereford would have had around 1300 watching each game which at £10 is an income of around £13000 per game before expenses.
It certainly seems that the decision to stream games brought in vital income at a difficult time.