Completed seasons · 1980/81–1989/90

1980s Attendance Rankings

Manchester United have the highest recorded decade average of 41,824, across 10 qualifying seasons. 94 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

  1. 1Manchester United41,824
  2. 2Liverpool36,009
  3. 3Arsenal29,361
  4. 4Tottenham Hotspur27,800
  5. 5Everton26,936
  6. 6Manchester City26,136
  7. 7Newcastle United22,728
  8. 8Aston Villa22,494
Rank*ClubDecade averageQualifying seasonsHighest seasonal averagePeak season
1Manchester UnitedCompare club →41,824101980/81–1989/9046,3211985/86 →
2LiverpoolCompare club →36,009101980/81–1989/9039,5821987/88 →
3ArsenalCompare club →29,361101980/81–1989/9035,5951988/89 →
4Tottenham HotspurCompare club →27,800101980/81–1989/9035,1001981/82 →
5EvertonCompare club →26,936101980/81–1989/9032,9351986/87 →
6Manchester CityCompare club →26,136101980/81–1989/9034,0631981/82 →
7Newcastle UnitedCompare club →22,728101980/81–1989/9029,8111983/84 →
8Aston VillaCompare club →22,494101980/81–1989/9034,1171980/81 →
9West Ham UnitedCompare club →21,900101980/81–1989/9027,1401980/81 →
10Sheffield WednesdayCompare club →21,220101980/81–1989/9027,7811984/85 →
11Nottingham ForestCompare club →19,371101980/81–1989/9024,4831980/81 →
12Leeds UnitedCompare club →19,166101980/81–1989/9028,5681989/90 →
13ChelseaCompare club →18,495101980/81–1989/9023,0651984/85 →
14SunderlandCompare club →17,793101980/81–1989/9026,4771980/81 →
15SouthamptonCompare club →17,466101980/81–1989/9021,8351981/82 →
16Ipswich TownCompare club →16,485101980/81–1989/9024,6191980/81 →
17Norwich CityCompare club →15,969101980/81–1989/9017,5641986/87 →
18WatfordCompare club →15,032101980/81–1989/9019,4881982/83 →
19Derby CountyCompare club →14,585101980/81–1989/9017,5351988/89 →
20Coventry CityCompare club →14,155101980/81–1989/9017,5091987/88 →
21West Bromwich AlbionCompare club →13,621101980/81–1989/9020,3311980/81 →
22Leicester CityCompare club →13,156101980/81–1989/9019,4761980/81 →
23Queens Park RangersCompare club →12,902101980/81–1989/9015,3701983/84 →
24PortsmouthCompare club →12,664101980/81–1989/9015,9231987/88 →
25Sheffield UnitedCompare club →12,457101980/81–1989/9016,9891989/90 →
26Wolverhampton WanderersCompare club →12,438101980/81–1989/9021,5511980/81 →
27Stoke CityCompare club →12,158101980/81–1989/9016,6221982/83 →
28MiddlesbroughCompare club →12,138101980/81–1989/9019,9991988/89 →
29Brighton & Hove AlbionCompare club →12,067101980/81–1989/9018,9841980/81 →
30Birmingham CityCompare club →12,057101980/81–1989/9019,2481980/81 →
31Luton TownCompare club →10,713101980/81–1989/9013,4521982/83 →
32Crystal PalaceCompare club →10,607101980/81–1989/9019,2801980/81 →
33BarnsleyCompare club →9,307101980/81–1989/9015,0981981/82 →
34Blackburn RoversCompare club →8,508101980/81–1989/9011,6841980/81 →
35Bristol CityCompare club →8,239101980/81–1989/9011,5441989/90 →
36Huddersfield TownCompare club →7,757101980/81–1989/9011,5481980/81 →
37Swansea CityCompare club →7,755101980/81–1989/9018,2361981/82 →
38Charlton AthleticCompare club →7,678101980/81–1989/9010,7481989/90 →
39Oxford UnitedCompare club →7,598101980/81–1989/9011,0091985/86 →
40Plymouth ArgyleCompare club →7,483101980/81–1989/9012,3871986/87 →
41Notts CountyCompare club →7,440101980/81–1989/9011,6131981/82 →
42Bradford CityCompare club →7,023101980/81–1989/9012,9061987/88 →
43MillwallCompare club →6,996101980/81–1989/9015,4161988/89 →
44Oldham AthleticCompare club →6,662101980/81–1989/909,7271989/90 →
45Hull CityCompare club →6,653101980/81–1989/908,1351983/84 →
46Swindon TownCompare club →6,538101980/81–1989/909,5421987/88 →
47Grimsby TownCompare club →6,512101980/81–1989/9010,9611980/81 →
48Bolton WanderersCompare club →6,337101980/81–1989/909,8471980/81 →
49FulhamCompare club →6,020101980/81–1989/9010,8261982/83 →
50BurnleyCompare club →5,940101980/81–1989/909,0851982/83 →
51Preston North EndCompare club →5,826101980/81–1989/908,0791986/87 →
52AFC BournemouthCompare club →5,639101980/81–1989/908,0881988/89 →
53Rotherham UnitedCompare club →5,611101980/81–1989/909,8571981/82 →
54AFC WimbledonCompare club →5,124101980/81–1989/907,9951987/88 →
54BrentfordCompare club →5,124101980/81–1989/906,7521980/81 →
56ReadingCompare club →5,097101980/81–1989/906,9451987/88 →
57Bristol RoversCompare club →5,092101980/81–1989/906,2211982/83 →
58Cardiff CityCompare club →4,911101980/81–1989/907,0671983/84 →
59WalsallCompare club →4,707101980/81–1989/906,1081988/89 →
60Shrewsbury TownCompare club →4,612101980/81–1989/905,6161980/81 →
61Port ValeCompare club →4,492101980/81–1989/908,9781989/90 →
62GillinghamCompare club →4,345101980/81–1989/905,2411981/82 →
63BlackpoolCompare club →4,276101980/81–1989/905,8631980/81 →
64Carlisle UnitedCompare club →4,085101980/81–1989/905,9441982/83 →
65ChesterfieldCompare club →3,913101980/81–1989/907,3311980/81 →
66Wigan AthleticCompare club →3,904101980/81–1989/905,7961981/82 →
67Southend UnitedCompare club →3,758101980/81–1989/906,0951980/81 →
68Leyton OrientCompare club →3,665101980/81–1989/906,0761980/81 →
69Peterborough UnitedCompare club →3,579101980/81–1989/904,8041989/90 →
70Lincoln CityCompare club →3,55191980/81–1989/904,7811982/83 →
71Cambridge UnitedCompare club →3,470101980/81–1989/905,7961980/81 →
72Doncaster RoversCompare club →3,406101980/81–1989/905,4121980/81 →
73York CityCompare club →3,386101980/81–1989/905,5501984/85 →
74Newport CountyCompare club →3,34081980/81–1987/885,6831980/81 →
75Northampton TownCompare club →3,259101980/81–1989/906,3161986/87 →
76Exeter CityCompare club →3,198101980/81–1989/904,8591989/90 →
77Mansfield TownCompare club →3,108101980/81–1989/904,0061988/89 →
78BuryCompare club →2,985101980/81–1989/903,5911984/85 →
79Tranmere RoversCompare club →2,908101980/81–1989/907,4491989/90 →
80Scunthorpe UnitedCompare club →2,879101980/81–1989/904,5471988/89 →
81WrexhamCompare club →2,875101980/81–1989/906,4951980/81 →
82Scarborough AthleticCompare club →2,76331987/88–1989/903,0031987/88 →
83HerefordCompare club →2,653101980/81–1989/903,8891984/85 →
84Crewe AlexandraCompare club →2,540101980/81–1989/904,0081989/90 →
85Colchester UnitedCompare club →2,522101980/81–1989/903,1501989/90 →
86Stockport CountyCompare club →2,493101980/81–1989/903,8991989/90 →
87ChesterCompare club →2,464101980/81–1989/903,0561988/89 →
88Maidstone UnitedCompare club →2,42711989/90–1989/902,4271989/90 →
89DarlingtonCompare club →2,36891980/81–1988/893,7381984/85 →
90Aldershot TownCompare club →2,331101980/81–1989/903,2591987/88 →
91Hartlepool UnitedCompare club →2,132101980/81–1989/903,1151980/81 →
92Torquay UnitedCompare club →2,046101980/81–1989/903,0051987/88 →
93RochdaleCompare club →1,889101980/81–1989/902,5651980/81 →
94Halifax TownCompare club →1,732101980/81–1989/902,4071981/82 →

*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.

Individual seasons in this decade