Completed league season · 1926/27

1926/27 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 82 clubs in 1926/27, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average36,510Newcastle United →
Average across clubs shown13,28982 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,328Ashington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1926/27 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Newcastle United36,510
  2. 02Everton31,416
  3. 03Manchester City30,848
  4. 04Arsenal30,054
  5. 05Chelsea29,861
  6. 06Liverpool28,502
  7. 07Aston Villa27,393
  8. 08Tottenham Hotspur26,594
  9. 09Manchester United26,138
  10. 10Leicester City23,718
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

82 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Newcastle United First Division36,510#1+21.9%
2Everton First Division31,416#2+16.9%
3Manchester City Second Division30,848#3-2.4%
4Arsenal First Division30,054#4-4.5%
5Chelsea Second Division29,861#5-7.7%
6Liverpool First Division28,502#6+4.6%
7Aston Villa First Division27,393#7+3.4%
8Tottenham Hotspur First Division26,594#8-4.4%
9Manchester United First Division26,138#9-5.5%
10Leicester City First Division23,718#10-3.9%
11Sheffield Wednesday First Division23,061#11-2.5%
12Sheffield United First Division22,547#12+17.7%
13Birmingham City First Division22,030#13+15.5%
14Middlesbrough Second Division21,828#14+64.6%
15Bolton Wanderers First Division21,603#15+5.7%
16Leeds United First Division20,666#16-3.3%
17Huddersfield Town First Division19,536#17-0.2%
18Burnley First Division19,422#18+8.8%
19Derby County First Division19,396#19+18.9%
20Blackburn Rovers First Division18,891#20+6.3%
21West Bromwich Albion First Division18,755#21+4.4%
22Sunderland First Division18,142#22-15.2%
23West Ham United First Division18,136#23-9.5%
24Preston North End Second Division17,152#24+16.6%
25Portsmouth Second Division16,792#25+16.2%
26Bristol City Third Division South16,360#26+36.8%
27Fulham Second Division16,202#27-2.4%
28Bury First Division15,447#28-1.8%
29Cardiff City First Division15,424#29-14.1%
30Swansea City Second Division14,286#30-11.4%
31Millwall Third Division South14,173#31-5.2%
32Reading Second Division13,389#32+4.9%
33Leyton Orient Second Division12,929#33+1.3%
34Nottingham Forest Second Division12,764#34+42.4%
35Bradford City Second Division12,595#35+6.4%
36Grimsby Town Second Division12,558#36+33.3%
37Oldham Athletic Second Division12,555#37+5.0%
38Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division12,246#38-14.5%
39Crystal Palace Third Division South11,645#39-8.8%
40Hull City Second Division11,302#40+34.9%
41Plymouth Argyle Third Division South10,849#41-21.0%
42Port Vale Second Division10,736#42-0.1%
43Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North10,507#43-18.2%
44Blackpool Second Division10,498#44-1.0%
45Stoke City Third Division North10,311#45-15.1%
46Coventry City Third Division South10,274#46+8.1%
47Southampton Second Division9,837#47-1.3%
48Notts County Second Division9,825#48-34.1%
49Brentford Third Division South9,713#49+6.2%
50Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South9,551#50+17.8%
51Queens Park Rangers Third Division South9,076#51+20.3%
52Stockport County Third Division North8,998#52+11.3%
53Barnsley Second Division8,505#53+5.7%
54Darlington Second Division8,307#54-8.2%
55Swindon Town Third Division South8,274#55+24.8%
56Bristol Rovers Third Division South8,145#56-5.4%
57Luton Town Third Division South7,817#57+4.0%
58Halifax Town Third Division North7,594#58+27.3%
59Norwich City Third Division South7,458#59+6.0%
60Exeter City Third Division South7,201#60+13.7%
61Southend United Third Division South7,109#61-4.3%
62Charlton Athletic Third Division South6,951#62-6.1%
63Watford Third Division South6,894#63+1.3%
64Tranmere Rovers Third Division North6,668#64+0.2%
65Rochdale Third Division North6,181#65+2.5%
66Northampton Town Third Division South6,053#66-13.3%
67Nelson Third Division North5,952#67-8.2%
68Chesterfield Third Division North5,890#68+3.0%
69AFC Bournemouth Third Division South5,453#69+1.2%
70Doncaster Rovers Third Division North5,334#71+2.8%
71Newport County Third Division South5,193#72-13.1%
72Crewe Alexandra Third Division North5,192#73+4.2%
73Lincoln City Third Division North5,057#75-5.4%
74Gillingham Third Division South4,974#76-21.0%
75Walsall Third Division North4,728#77+40.4%
76Wrexham Third Division North4,703#78-19.1%
77Rotherham United Third Division North4,292#80-20.8%
78Southport Third Division North4,146#81-2.8%
79Accrington Stanley Third Division North4,100#82-3.5%
80Merthyr Town Third Division South3,170#84-46.4%
81Hartlepool United Third Division North3,020#85-32.9%
82Ashington Third Division North2,328#87-39.9%

*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.