Completed league season · 1921/22

1921/22 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 80 clubs in 1921/22, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average37,545Chelsea →
Average across clubs shown14,85380 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average4,550Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1921/22 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Chelsea37,545
  2. 02Tottenham Hotspur36,485
  3. 03Liverpool36,105
  4. 04Newcastle United34,860
  5. 05Cardiff City32,760
  6. 06Aston Villa31,700
  7. 07Everton31,175
  8. 08Arsenal29,170
  9. 09Manchester United28,510
  10. 10Birmingham City26,875
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

80 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Chelsea First Division37,545#1-2.5%
2Tottenham Hotspur First Division36,485#2+1.3%
3Liverpool First Division36,105#3+1.9%
4Newcastle United First Division34,860#4-15.5%
5Cardiff City First Division32,760#5+15.2%
6Aston Villa First Division31,700#6-9.8%
7Everton First Division31,175#7-16.2%
8Arsenal First Division29,170#8-17.9%
9Manchester United First Division28,510#9-19.7%
10Birmingham City First Division26,875#10-14.8%
11Sheffield United First Division25,445#11-5.5%
12Bolton Wanderers First Division25,295#12-26.5%
13Manchester City First Division24,200#13-22.2%
14Sunderland First Division24,150#14-16.0%
15Burnley First Division23,640#15-25.0%
16Blackburn Rovers First Division23,580#16-15.6%
17Middlesbrough First Division23,230#17-2.6%
18West Bromwich Albion First Division22,490#18-19.4%
19Bradford City First Division21,815#19-3.4%
20Preston North End First Division20,490#20-3.8%
21West Ham United Second Division20,100#21-3.7%
22Fulham Second Division20,005#22+4.3%
23Huddersfield Town First Division17,870#23-19.6%
24Oldham Athletic First Division16,680#24-7.7%
25Millwall Third Division South16,650#25-8.3%
26Leicester City Second Division15,885#26-7.5%
27Bristol City Second Division15,315#27-26.2%
28Stoke City Second Division15,200#28+14.2%
29Coventry City Second Division14,985#29-13.7%
30Plymouth Argyle Third Division South14,905#30+10.7%
31Nottingham Forest Second Division14,650#31+9.9%
32Leyton Orient Second Division14,345#32-14.1%
33Portsmouth Third Division South14,060#33-9.0%
34Sheffield Wednesday Second Division13,855#34-32.6%
35Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division13,605#35-32.6%
36Leeds United Second Division13,570#36-16.6%
37Crystal Palace Second Division12,335#37-11.2%
38Notts County Second Division12,215#38-21.1%
39Barnsley Second Division11,760#39+3.4%
40Swansea City Third Division South11,685#40-12.6%
41Bristol Rovers Third Division South11,585#41-6.5%
42Queens Park Rangers Third Division South11,550#42-20.0%
43Southampton Third Division South11,385#43-9.5%
44Stockport County Third Division North11,050#45+24.1%
45Derby County Second Division10,725#46-33.9%
46Port Vale Second Division10,715#47-23.5%
46Rotherham United Second Division10,715#47-17.0%
48Bradford Park Avenue Second Division10,500#49-34.4%
49Hull City Second Division10,180#50-0.6%
50Bury Second Division9,835#51-23.4%
51Blackpool Second Division9,810#52+1.9%
52Charlton Athletic Third Division South9,380#54—
53Brentford Third Division South9,115#55+5.3%
54Merthyr Town Third Division South8,985#56-27.0%
55Gillingham Third Division South8,900#57+5.3%
56Reading Third Division South8,850#58+23.2%
57Grimsby Town Third Division North8,750#59-10.6%
58Luton Town Third Division South8,650#60-5.5%
59Nelson Third Division North8,275#61—
60Halifax Town Third Division North8,200#62—
61Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South8,070#63-10.4%
62Accrington Stanley Third Division North8,000#64—
63Norwich City Third Division South7,885#65-8.3%
64Swindon Town Third Division South7,600#67-16.8%
65Hartlepool United Third Division North7,550#68—
66Walsall Third Division North7,400#69—
67Newport County Third Division South7,345#70-16.2%
68Darlington Third Division North7,300#71—
69Crewe Alexandra Third Division North6,825#72—
70Chesterfield Third Division North6,785#73—
71Northampton Town Third Division South6,725#74-5.6%
72Southend United Third Division South6,555#75-9.5%
73Tranmere Rovers Third Division North6,525#76—
74Watford Third Division South6,145#77-13.8%
75Wrexham Third Division North5,900#78—
76Exeter City Third Division South5,810#79-17.6%
77Southport Third Division North5,075#82—
78Ashington Third Division North5,050#83—
79Lincoln City Third Division North4,825#84—
80Rochdale Third Division North4,550#85—

*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.