Completed league season · 1899/00

1899/00 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 33 clubs in 1899/00, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average18,765Aston Villa →
Average across clubs shown7,09933 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,750Port Vale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1899/00 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Aston Villa18,765
  2. 02Newcastle United16,445
  3. 03Manchester City15,510
  4. 04Everton13,875
  5. 05Liverpool11,820
  6. 06Sheffield United11,350
  7. 07Sunderland11,265
  8. 08Notts County8,655
  9. 09Derby County8,255
  10. 10Nottingham Forest7,620
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

33 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Aston Villa First Division18,765#1-18.6%
2Newcastle United First Division16,445#2-5.4%
3Manchester City First Division15,510#3+55.7%
4Everton First Division13,875#4-8.7%
5Liverpool First Division11,820#5-19.3%
6Sheffield United First Division11,350#6+15.0%
7Sunderland First Division11,265#7-10.2%
8Notts County First Division8,655#8-22.2%
9Derby County First Division8,255#9+16.1%
10Nottingham Forest First Division7,620#10-13.6%
11Stoke City First Division7,275#11-4.3%
12Leicester City Second Division7,125#12-10.9%
13Sheffield Wednesday Second Division6,800#13-16.6%
14Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division6,780#14-4.3%
15Blackburn Rovers First Division6,725#15-24.6%
16Bury First Division6,400#16+20.1%
17Manchester United Second Division6,175#17-15.2%
18Middlesbrough Second Division6,000#18—
19Burnley First Division5,880#19-7.5%
20West Bromwich Albion First Division5,735#20+14.2%
21Birmingham City Second Division5,205#21-4.8%
22Preston North End First Division5,020#22-13.0%
23Bolton Wanderers Second Division4,875#23-31.1%
24Lincoln City Second Division4,750#24+61.0%
25Arsenal Second Division4,460#25-0.2%
26Glossop North End First Division4,005#26+52.6%
27Grimsby Town Second Division3,800#27+7.2%
28Walsall Second Division3,200#28-13.7%
29Barnsley Second Division2,500#30-5.7%
29Chesterfield Second Division2,500#30—
31Luton Town Second Division2,000#32-38.5%
32Gainsborough Trinity Second Division1,750#33-32.7%
32Port Vale Second Division1,750#33-73.1%

*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.