Completed league season · 1927/28

1927/28 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 83 clubs in 1927/28, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average37,468Manchester City →
Average across clubs shown13,25983 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,176Ashington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1927/28 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester City37,468
  2. 02Everton37,461
  3. 03Chelsea33,546
  4. 04Aston Villa32,505
  5. 05Newcastle United30,195
  6. 06Liverpool29,975
  7. 07Arsenal27,434
  8. 08Manchester United25,555
  9. 09Leicester City24,758
  10. 10Portsmouth22,752
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

83 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester City Second Division37,468#1+21.5%
2Everton First Division37,461#2+19.2%
3Chelsea Second Division33,546#3+12.3%
4Aston Villa First Division32,505#4+18.7%
5Newcastle United First Division30,195#5-17.3%
6Liverpool First Division29,975#6+5.2%
7Arsenal First Division27,434#7-8.7%
8Manchester United First Division25,555#8-2.2%
9Leicester City First Division24,758#9+4.4%
10Portsmouth First Division22,752#10+35.5%
11Middlesbrough First Division22,632#11+3.7%
12Sheffield Wednesday First Division22,075#12-4.3%
13Tottenham Hotspur First Division21,928#13-17.5%
14Leeds United Second Division21,829#14+5.6%
15West Ham United First Division21,419#15+18.1%
16Sunderland First Division21,411#16+18.0%
17Birmingham City First Division21,217#17-3.7%
18Sheffield United First Division19,482#18-13.6%
19Bolton Wanderers First Division19,383#19-10.3%
20Huddersfield Town First Division19,306#20-1.2%
21Blackburn Rovers First Division19,120#21+1.2%
22Millwall Third Division South17,677#22+24.7%
23Preston North End Second Division17,537#23+2.2%
24Burnley First Division17,408#24-10.4%
25West Bromwich Albion Second Division17,381#25-7.3%
26Derby County First Division16,243#26-16.3%
27Fulham Second Division16,121#27-0.5%
28Bristol City Second Division15,845#28-3.1%
29Bury First Division15,608#29+1.0%
30Cardiff City First Division15,607#30+1.2%
31Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division15,298#31+24.9%
32Stoke City Second Division14,395#32+39.6%
33Oldham Athletic Second Division13,893#33+10.7%
34Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North13,514#34+28.6%
35Leyton Orient Second Division13,262#35+2.6%
36Bradford City Third Division North12,180#36-3.3%
37Swansea City Second Division12,153#37-14.9%
38Blackpool Second Division11,421#38+8.8%
39Grimsby Town Second Division11,237#39-10.5%
40Reading Second Division11,215#40-16.2%
41Port Vale Second Division11,121#41+3.6%
42Notts County Second Division11,065#42+12.6%
43Crystal Palace Third Division South10,946#43-6.0%
44Nottingham Forest Second Division10,478#44-17.9%
45Queens Park Rangers Third Division South10,407#45+14.7%
46Southampton Second Division10,177#46+3.5%
47Northampton Town Third Division South10,095#47+66.8%
48Plymouth Argyle Third Division South9,994#48-7.9%
49Coventry City Third Division South9,388#49-8.6%
50Hull City Second Division9,049#50-19.9%
51Charlton Athletic Third Division South8,734#51+25.7%
52Stockport County Third Division North8,418#52-6.4%
53Barnsley Second Division8,352#53-1.8%
54Norwich City Third Division South8,233#54+10.4%
55Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South7,630#55-20.1%
56Doncaster Rovers Third Division North7,574#56+42.0%
57Luton Town Third Division South7,530#57-3.7%
58Brentford Third Division South7,331#58-24.5%
59Watford Third Division South7,193#59+4.3%
60Exeter City Third Division South6,876#60-4.5%
61Bristol Rovers Third Division South6,843#61-16.0%
62Swindon Town Third Division South6,685#62-19.2%
63Walsall Third Division South6,580#63+39.2%
64Halifax Town Third Division North6,401#64-15.7%
65Lincoln City Third Division North6,201#65+22.6%
66Southend United Third Division South6,128#66-13.8%
67Tranmere Rovers Third Division North5,893#67-11.6%
68AFC Bournemouth Third Division South5,290#70-3.0%
69Darlington Third Division North4,990#71-39.9%
70Gillingham Third Division South4,881#72-1.9%
71Accrington Stanley Third Division North4,741#73+15.6%
72Rotherham United Third Division North4,603#74+7.2%
73Newport County Third Division South4,533#75-12.7%
74Wrexham Third Division North4,252#76-9.6%
75Rochdale Third Division North4,222#77-31.7%
76Torquay United Third Division South4,175#78—
77Nelson Third Division North3,964#80-33.4%
78Crewe Alexandra Third Division North3,932#81-24.3%
79Chesterfield Third Division North3,918#82-33.5%
80Southport Third Division North3,784#83-8.7%
81Hartlepool United Third Division North3,563#85+18.0%
82Merthyr Town Third Division South2,745#86-13.4%
83Ashington Third Division North2,176#87-6.5%

*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.