Completed seasons · 1970/71–1979/80

1970s Attendance Rankings

Manchester United have the highest recorded decade average of 48,803, across 10 qualifying seasons. 95 clubs and 10 league seasons are represented.

Coverage varies by club; missing seasons are excluded, never counted as zero. Clubs with short records can rank highly; compare their season counts before drawing conclusions.

Leading recorded club averages

1Manchester United
48,803
2Liverpool
45,510
3Manchester City
35,312
4Everton
34,902
5Arsenal
34,807
6Leeds United
32,581
7Tottenham Hotspur
31,773
8Aston Villa
30,999

Rank*	Club	Decade average	Qualifying seasons	Highest seasonal average	Peak season
1	Manchester UnitedCompare club →	48,803	101970/71–1979/80	54,750	1975/76 →
2	LiverpoolCompare club →	45,510	101970/71–1979/80	48,127	1972/73 →
3	Manchester CityCompare club →	35,312	101970/71–1979/80	41,687	1977/78 →
4	EvertonCompare club →	34,902	101970/71–1979/80	41,090	1970/71 →
5	ArsenalCompare club →	34,807	101970/71–1979/80	43,776	1970/71 →
6	Leeds UnitedCompare club →	32,581	101970/71–1979/80	39,204	1970/71 →
7	Tottenham HotspurCompare club →	31,773	101970/71–1979/80	38,834	1971/72 →
8	Aston VillaCompare club →	30,999	101970/71–1979/80	38,874	1975/76 →
9	Newcastle UnitedCompare club →	29,304	101970/71–1979/80	34,614	1974/75 →
10	ChelseaCompare club →	28,780	101970/71–1979/80	39,545	1970/71 →
11	Birmingham CityCompare club →	27,795	101970/71–1979/80	36,663	1972/73 →
12	West Ham UnitedCompare club →	27,616	101970/71–1979/80	30,174	1972/73 →
13	Derby CountyCompare club →	26,689	101970/71–1979/80	33,087	1971/72 →
14	SunderlandCompare club →	24,767	101970/71–1979/80	32,943	1976/77 →
15	Wolverhampton WanderersCompare club →	24,204	101970/71–1979/80	27,983	1971/72 →
16	Crystal PalaceCompare club →	23,405	101970/71–1979/80	30,167	1972/73 →
17	Ipswich TownCompare club →	22,982	101970/71–1979/80	26,672	1976/77 →
18	Coventry CityCompare club →	22,269	101970/71–1979/80	26,039	1970/71 →
19	Leicester CityCompare club →	21,723	101970/71–1979/80	28,536	1971/72 →
20	Sheffield UnitedCompare club →	21,616	101970/71–1979/80	33,189	1971/72 →
21	West Bromwich AlbionCompare club →	21,613	101970/71–1979/80	26,517	1978/79 →
22	Stoke CityCompare club →	21,252	101970/71–1979/80	27,339	1974/75 →
23	Norwich CityCompare club →	20,914	101970/71–1979/80	28,420	1972/73 →
24	Nottingham ForestCompare club →	20,146	101970/71–1979/80	32,501	1977/78 →
25	SouthamptonCompare club →	19,957	101970/71–1979/80	22,267	1970/71 →
26	MiddlesbroughCompare club →	19,954	101970/71–1979/80	28,605	1974/75 →
27	Queens Park RangersCompare club →	18,064	101970/71–1979/80	23,850	1975/76 →
28	Bristol CityCompare club →	17,472	101970/71–1979/80	23,522	1976/77 →
29	Brighton & Hove AlbionCompare club →	17,196	101970/71–1979/80	25,265	1977/78 →
30	Bolton WanderersCompare club →	16,416	101970/71–1979/80	23,200	1978/79 →
31	BurnleyCompare club →	14,418	101970/71–1979/80	20,670	1973/74 →
32	Sheffield WednesdayCompare club →	14,369	101970/71–1979/80	18,289	1979/80 →
33	Luton TownCompare club →	12,068	101970/71–1979/80	17,396	1974/75 →
34	Cardiff CityCompare club →	12,037	101970/71–1979/80	21,522	1970/71 →
35	PortsmouthCompare club →	11,899	101970/71–1979/80	15,850	1979/80 →
36	Notts CountyCompare club →	10,896	101970/71–1979/80	13,941	1971/72 →
37	BlackpoolCompare club →	10,803	101970/71–1979/80	20,472	1970/71 →
38	FulhamCompare club →	10,779	101970/71–1979/80	14,589	1976/77 →
39	Preston North EndCompare club →	10,659	101970/71–1979/80	15,136	1971/72 →
40	Plymouth ArgyleCompare club →	9,856	101970/71–1979/80	14,800	1975/76 →
41	Blackburn RoversCompare club →	9,738	101970/71–1979/80	12,651	1974/75 →
42	WatfordCompare club →	9,704	101970/71–1979/80	15,462	1979/80 →
43	Bristol RoversCompare club →	9,634	101970/71–1979/80	13,026	1973/74 →
44	Swindon TownCompare club →	9,538	101970/71–1979/80	16,150	1970/71 →
45	MillwallCompare club →	9,390	101970/71–1979/80	16,262	1971/72 →
46	Charlton AthleticCompare club →	9,355	101970/71–1979/80	11,629	1975/76 →
47	Oldham AthleticCompare club →	9,337	101970/71–1979/80	12,492	1974/75 →
48	Hull CityCompare club →	9,262	101970/71–1979/80	19,737	1970/71 →
49	Huddersfield TownCompare club →	8,692	101970/71–1979/80	23,228	1970/71 →
50	Carlisle UnitedCompare club →	8,143	101970/71–1979/80	14,530	1974/75 →
51	Leyton OrientCompare club →	8,132	101970/71–1979/80	11,793	1973/74 →
52	WrexhamCompare club →	7,585	101970/71–1979/80	11,651	1977/78 →
53	Oxford UnitedCompare club →	7,251	101970/71–1979/80	10,884	1970/71 →
54	Grimsby TownCompare club →	7,203	101970/71–1979/80	11,315	1971/72 →
55	BrentfordCompare club →	7,156	101970/71–1979/80	11,738	1971/72 →
56	AFC BournemouthCompare club →	6,843	101970/71–1979/80	12,991	1971/72 →
57	Swansea CityCompare club →	6,692	101970/71–1979/80	14,391	1979/80 →
58	Southend UnitedCompare club →	6,654	101970/71–1979/80	10,461	1971/72 →
59	HerefordCompare club →	6,405	81972/73–1979/80	8,917	1972/73 →
60	Mansfield TownCompare club →	6,361	101970/71–1979/80	8,982	1977/78 →
61	Wigan AthleticCompare club →	6,303	21978/79–1979/80	6,701	1978/79 →
62	ReadingCompare club →	6,295	101970/71–1979/80	7,693	1975/76 →
63	BarnsleyCompare club →	6,177	101970/71–1979/80	11,890	1979/80 →
64	ChesterfieldCompare club →	6,149	101970/71–1979/80	9,636	1970/71 →
65	Peterborough UnitedCompare club →	6,038	101970/71–1979/80	8,824	1973/74 →
66	GillinghamCompare club →	5,987	101970/71–1979/80	7,502	1973/74 →
67	Rotherham UnitedCompare club →	5,610	101970/71–1979/80	7,885	1970/71 →
68	Lincoln CityCompare club →	5,468	101970/71–1979/80	8,401	1975/76 →
69	WalsallCompare club →	5,255	101970/71–1979/80	6,268	1974/75 →
70	Shrewsbury TownCompare club →	4,785	101970/71–1979/80	8,782	1979/80 →
71	Cambridge UnitedCompare club →	4,706	101970/71–1979/80	6,849	1978/79 →
72	York CityCompare club →	4,684	101970/71–1979/80	8,954	1974/75 →
73	Northampton TownCompare club →	4,513	101970/71–1979/80	6,602	1970/71 →
74	BuryCompare club →	4,511	101970/71–1979/80	5,936	1975/76 →
75	Bradford CityCompare club →	4,484	101970/71–1979/80	5,997	1970/71 →
76	Colchester UnitedCompare club →	4,443	101970/71–1979/80	5,603	1970/71 →
77	Aldershot TownCompare club →	4,409	101970/71–1979/80	5,382	1970/71 →
78	Exeter CityCompare club →	4,289	101970/71–1979/80	4,956	1972/73 →
79	Port ValeCompare club →	4,272	101970/71–1979/80	5,437	1970/71 →
80	ChesterCompare club →	4,013	101970/71–1979/80	5,103	1975/76 →
81	Doncaster RoversCompare club →	3,747	101970/71–1979/80	6,056	1975/76 →
82	Tranmere RoversCompare club →	3,642	101970/71–1979/80	5,615	1972/73 →
83	Torquay UnitedCompare club →	3,529	101970/71–1979/80	5,726	1970/71 →
84	AFC WimbledonCompare club →	3,424	31977/78–1979/80	3,712	1978/79 →
85	Newport CountyCompare club →	3,416	101970/71–1979/80	5,139	1979/80 →
86	Scunthorpe UnitedCompare club →	3,391	101970/71–1979/80	6,099	1971/72 →
87	Stockport CountyCompare club →	3,211	101970/71–1979/80	4,146	1978/79 →
88	Halifax TownCompare club →	2,869	101970/71–1979/80	5,134	1970/71 →
89	Hartlepool UnitedCompare club →	2,814	101970/71–1979/80	3,793	1971/72 →
90	RochdaleCompare club →	2,414	101970/71–1979/80	4,866	1970/71 →
91	Crewe AlexandraCompare club →	2,355	101970/71–1979/80	3,029	1970/71 →
92	SouthportCompare club →	2,342	81970/71–1977/78	3,580	1972/73 →
93	BarrowCompare club →	2,320	21970/71–1971/72	2,333	1970/71 →
94	DarlingtonCompare club →	2,257	101970/71–1979/80	3,011	1970/71 →
95	WorkingtonCompare club →	1,630	71970/71–1976/77	2,487	1971/72 →

*Rank among clubs with recorded figures; equal rounded averages share a rank. Decade average is the rounded arithmetic mean of positive published completed-season home league averages in tiers 1–4. Seasons belong to the decade in which they began. Every recorded season counts equally; this is not match-weighted. Unavailable seasons are excluded and never imputed. The current incomplete season is excluded here; it remains included in the live All-Time Table.

1970s Attendance Rankings

Leading recorded club averages

Individual seasons in this decade