Completed league season · 1898/99

1898/99 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 32 clubs in 1898/99, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average23,045Aston Villa →
Average across clubs shown7,70332 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,450Blackpool →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1898/99 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Aston Villa23,045
  2. 02Newcastle United17,390
  3. 03Everton15,190
  4. 04Liverpool14,650
  5. 05Sunderland12,540
  6. 06Notts County11,125
  7. 07Manchester City9,960
  8. 08Sheffield United9,870
  9. 09Blackburn Rovers8,920
  10. 10Nottingham Forest8,815
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

32 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Aston Villa First Division23,045#1+45.2%
2Newcastle United First Division17,390#2+50.6%
3Everton First Division15,190#3-12.7%
4Liverpool First Division14,650#4+13.3%
5Sunderland First Division12,540#5+14.3%
6Notts County First Division11,125#6+38.0%
7Manchester City Second Division9,960#7+27.7%
8Sheffield United First Division9,870#8-14.7%
9Blackburn Rovers First Division8,920#9+13.7%
10Nottingham Forest First Division8,815#10+15.3%
11Sheffield Wednesday First Division8,150#11-10.8%
12Leicester City Second Division8,000#12+33.3%
13Stoke City First Division7,600#13+3.4%
14Manchester United Second Division7,285#14+18.7%
15Derby County First Division7,110#15-19.3%
16Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division7,085#16+0.9%
17Bolton Wanderers First Division7,075#17-13.6%
18Port Vale Second Division6,500#18—
19Burnley First Division6,355#19+54.1%
20Preston North End First Division5,770#20-13.7%
21Birmingham City Second Division5,470#21+0.9%
22Bury First Division5,330#22-16.5%
23West Bromwich Albion First Division5,020#23-29.0%
24Arsenal Second Division4,470#24-42.2%
25Walsall Second Division3,710#25+27.9%
26Grimsby Town Second Division3,545#27+2.3%
27Luton Town Second Division3,250#28-3.0%
28Lincoln City Second Division2,950#31-7.8%
29Barnsley Second Division2,650#32—
30Glossop North End Second Division2,625#33—
31Gainsborough Trinity Second Division2,600#34+15.6%
32Blackpool Second Division2,450#35+49.4%

*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.