Completed league season · 1896/97

1896/97 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 28 clubs in 1896/97, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average15,840Everton →
Average across clubs shown6,62928 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,600Lincoln City →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1896/97 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Everton15,840
  2. 02Aston Villa12,855
  3. 03Liverpool12,035
  4. 04Bolton Wanderers8,360
  5. 05Newcastle United8,130
  6. 06Sheffield United8,080
  7. 07Derby County7,995
  8. 08Manchester City7,470
  9. 09Blackburn Rovers7,005
  10. 10Sheffield Wednesday6,900
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

28 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Everton First Division15,840#1-1.5%
2Aston Villa First Division12,855#2+4.0%
3Liverpool First Division12,035#3+107.7%
4Bolton Wanderers First Division8,360#4-12.3%
5Newcastle United Second Division8,130#5+12.1%
6Sheffield United First Division8,080#6+17.7%
7Derby County First Division7,995#7-4.4%
8Manchester City Second Division7,470#8-21.2%
9Blackburn Rovers First Division7,005#9-10.3%
10Sheffield Wednesday First Division6,900#10-23.1%
11Preston North End First Division6,865#11-1.6%
12Bury First Division6,600#12-15.4%
13Arsenal Second Division6,565#13-8.8%
14Manchester United Second Division6,445#14+19.4%
15Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division5,945#15-1.0%
16Leicester City Second Division5,900#16-3.3%
17West Bromwich Albion First Division5,680#17+0.4%
18Stoke City First Division5,400#18-28.9%
19Burnley First Division5,250#19-10.6%
20Nottingham Forest First Division5,225#20-21.1%
21Sunderland First Division5,160#21-16.9%
22Notts County Second Division4,775#22+43.6%
23Birmingham City Second Division4,495#23-25.9%
24Grimsby Town Second Division4,345#24+24.1%
25Walsall Second Division3,950#25—
26Gainsborough Trinity Second Division3,800#26—
27Blackpool Second Division2,950#27—
28Lincoln City Second Division1,600#32-39.0%

*Attendance rank among the clubs shown; some historic competition rosters are incomplete. National rank is shown only where recorded. Change compares the same club’s published average in the immediately preceding season; missing years remain blank. Summary averages give each recorded club equal weight and are not match-weighted. No individual match attendances are used.