Completed league season · 1897/98

1897/98 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 29 clubs in 1897/98, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average17,390Everton →
Average across clubs shown7,53429 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,640Blackpool →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1897/98 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Everton17,390
  2. 02Aston Villa15,870
  3. 03Liverpool12,935
  4. 04Sheffield United11,565
  5. 05Newcastle United11,545
  6. 06Sunderland10,970
  7. 07Sheffield Wednesday9,140
  8. 08Derby County8,805
  9. 09Bolton Wanderers8,190
  10. 10Notts County8,060
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

29 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Everton First Division17,390#1+9.8%
2Aston Villa First Division15,870#2+23.5%
3Liverpool First Division12,935#3+7.5%
4Sheffield United First Division11,565#4+43.1%
5Newcastle United Second Division11,545#5+42.0%
6Sunderland First Division10,970#6+112.6%
7Sheffield Wednesday First Division9,140#7+32.5%
8Derby County First Division8,805#8+10.1%
9Bolton Wanderers First Division8,190#9-2.0%
10Notts County First Division8,060#10+68.8%
11Blackburn Rovers First Division7,845#11+12.0%
12Manchester City Second Division7,800#12+4.4%
13Arsenal Second Division7,735#13+17.8%
14Nottingham Forest First Division7,645#14+46.3%
15Stoke City First Division7,350#15+36.1%
16West Bromwich Albion First Division7,070#16+24.5%
17Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division7,025#17+18.2%
18Preston North End First Division6,685#18-2.6%
19Bury First Division6,380#19-3.3%
20Manchester United Second Division6,135#20-4.8%
21Leicester City Second Division6,000#21+1.7%
22Birmingham City Second Division5,420#22+20.6%
23Burnley Second Division4,125#23-21.4%
24Grimsby Town Second Division3,465#24-20.3%
25Luton Town Second Division3,350#25—
26Lincoln City Second Division3,200#26+100.0%
27Walsall Second Division2,900#27-26.6%
28Gainsborough Trinity Second Division2,250#30-40.8%
29Blackpool Second Division1,640#32-44.4%

*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.