Completed league season · 1920/21

1920/21 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 65 clubs in 1920/21, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average41,265Newcastle United →
Average across clubs shown18,89065 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average7,050Exeter City →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1920/21 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Newcastle United41,265
  2. 02Chelsea38,520
  3. 03Everton37,215
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur36,010
  5. 05Arsenal35,540
  6. 06Manchester United35,525
  7. 07Liverpool35,440
  8. 08Aston Villa35,145
  9. 09Bolton Wanderers34,400
  10. 10Burnley31,535
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

65 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Newcastle United First Division41,265#1+7.5%
2Chelsea First Division38,520#2-9.6%
3Everton First Division37,215#3+28.1%
4Tottenham Hotspur First Division36,010#4+5.3%
5Arsenal First Division35,540#5+3.1%
6Manchester United First Division35,525#6+33.9%
7Liverpool First Division35,440#7+19.2%
8Aston Villa First Division35,145#8+4.9%
9Bolton Wanderers First Division34,400#9+47.6%
10Burnley First Division31,535#10+61.5%
11Birmingham City Second Division31,525#11+32.9%
12Manchester City First Division31,120#12+23.7%
13Sunderland First Division28,765#13+12.5%
14Cardiff City Second Division28,430#14—
15Blackburn Rovers First Division27,930#15+54.2%
16West Bromwich Albion First Division27,915#16-3.8%
17Sheffield United First Division26,920#17+11.2%
18Middlesbrough First Division23,845#18+13.9%
19Bradford City First Division22,585#19+31.3%
20Huddersfield Town First Division22,240#20+142.1%
21Preston North End First Division21,310#21+33.6%
22West Ham United Second Division20,870#22+7.5%
23Bristol City Second Division20,745#23+48.8%
24Sheffield Wednesday Second Division20,545#24+11.5%
25Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division20,200#25+58.1%
26Fulham Second Division19,185#26+32.0%
27Millwall Third Division18,160#27—
28Oldham Athletic First Division18,075#28+41.4%
29Coventry City Second Division17,365#29+2.9%
30Leicester City Second Division17,175#30+28.6%
31Leyton Orient Second Division16,690#31+27.6%
32Leeds United Second Division16,275#33—
33Derby County First Division16,235#34+18.3%
34Bradford Park Avenue First Division16,005#35+11.6%
35Notts County Second Division15,490#36-4.5%
36Portsmouth Third Division15,445#37—
37Queens Park Rangers Third Division14,430#38—
38Port Vale Second Division14,000#39+28.7%
39Crystal Palace Third Division13,885#40—
40Plymouth Argyle Third Division13,465#41—
41Swansea City Third Division13,370#42—
42Nottingham Forest Second Division13,335#43+37.0%
43Stoke City Second Division13,315#44+9.6%
44Rotherham United Second Division12,905#45+38.6%
45Bury Second Division12,835#46+39.1%
46Southampton Third Division12,585#47—
47Bristol Rovers Third Division12,395#48—
48Merthyr Town Third Division12,300#49—
49Barnsley Second Division11,370#50+29.4%
50Hull City Second Division10,245#51+7.6%
51Grimsby Town Third Division9,790#52+57.9%
52Blackpool Second Division9,625#53+28.8%
53Luton Town Third Division9,150#54—
54Swindon Town Third Division9,130#55—
55Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division9,010#56—
56Stockport County Second Division8,905#57+20.0%
57Newport County Third Division8,760#58—
58Brentford Third Division8,660#59—
59Norwich City Third Division8,600#60—
60Gillingham Third Division8,450#61—
61Southend United Third Division7,240#62—
62Reading Third Division7,185#63—
63Northampton Town Third Division7,125#64—
63Watford Third Division7,125#64—
65Exeter City Third Division7,050#66—

*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.