Completed league season · 1908/09

1908/09 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 39 clubs in 1908/09, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average29,300Newcastle United →
Average across clubs shown12,89539 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,430Glossop North End →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1908/09 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Newcastle United29,300
  2. 02Chelsea29,120
  3. 03Everton23,025
  4. 04Bradford City21,875
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur20,255
  6. 06Manchester City19,665
  7. 07Aston Villa18,945
  8. 08Manchester United18,150
  9. 09Liverpool17,660
  10. 10Fulham16,340
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

39 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Newcastle United First Division29,300#1+5.1%
2Chelsea First Division29,120#2-8.9%
3Everton First Division23,025#3+30.6%
4Bradford City First Division21,875#4+37.8%
5Tottenham Hotspur Second Division20,255#5—
6Manchester City First Division19,665#6-15.4%
7Aston Villa First Division18,945#7-2.9%
8Manchester United First Division18,150#8-18.7%
9Liverpool First Division17,660#9+4.5%
10Fulham Second Division16,340#10-5.8%
11West Bromwich Albion Second Division15,525#11+37.8%
12Sunderland First Division15,235#12-12.8%
13Blackburn Rovers First Division14,745#13+11.1%
14Middlesbrough First Division14,050#14-15.4%
15Arsenal First Division13,025#15-5.4%
16Bolton Wanderers Second Division12,850#16-11.5%
17Sheffield Wednesday First Division12,840#17-4.9%
18Leicester City First Division12,790#18+0.1%
19Sheffield United First Division12,625#19-2.1%
20Oldham Athletic Second Division12,295#20+16.2%
21Bristol City First Division12,015#21-9.3%
22Bradford Park Avenue Second Division11,350#22—
23Nottingham Forest First Division11,090#23-13.6%
24Bury First Division10,975#25-7.6%
25Birmingham City Second Division10,825#26-29.1%
26Notts County First Division10,805#27+1.9%
27Leyton Orient Second Division10,500#28+40.9%
28Preston North End First Division9,210#29-15.3%
29Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division8,620#30-5.5%
30Hull City Second Division8,200#31+5.9%
31Burnley Second Division6,815#32-11.8%
32Derby County Second Division6,615#33-30.5%
33Stockport County Second Division5,925#34+12.3%
34Barnsley Second Division5,650#35+14.7%
35Gainsborough Trinity Second Division5,380#36+26.6%
36Grimsby Town Second Division5,235#37+14.4%
37Chesterfield Second Division4,975#38-9.5%
38Blackpool Second Division4,970#39+38.4%
39Glossop North End Second Division3,430#40+49.1%

*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.