Completed league season · 1928/29

1928/29 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 84 clubs in 1928/29, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average31,715Manchester City →
Average across clubs shown13,29684 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,666Ashington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1928/29 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester City31,715
  2. 02Newcastle United31,667
  3. 03Aston Villa29,531
  4. 04Everton29,513
  5. 05Liverpool28,257
  6. 06Chelsea28,017
  7. 07Sheffield Wednesday27,113
  8. 08Arsenal26,690
  9. 09Sunderland25,196
  10. 10Tottenham Hotspur24,414
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

84 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester City First Division31,715#1-15.4%
2Newcastle United First Division31,667#2+4.9%
3Aston Villa First Division29,531#3-9.1%
4Everton First Division29,513#4-21.2%
5Liverpool First Division28,257#5-5.7%
6Chelsea Second Division28,017#6-16.5%
7Sheffield Wednesday First Division27,113#7+22.8%
8Arsenal First Division26,690#8-2.7%
9Sunderland First Division25,196#9+17.7%
10Tottenham Hotspur Second Division24,414#10+11.3%
11Leicester City First Division23,773#11-4.0%
12Manchester United First Division23,659#12-7.4%
13Leeds United First Division22,402#13+2.6%
14Sheffield United First Division22,395#14+15.0%
15Birmingham City First Division20,646#15-2.7%
16Millwall Second Division20,308#16+14.9%
17Portsmouth First Division20,225#17-11.1%
18West Ham United First Division19,989#18-6.7%
19Bolton Wanderers First Division19,419#19+0.2%
20Middlesbrough Second Division18,724#20-17.3%
21Bradford City Third Division North18,551#21+52.3%
22Fulham Third Division South18,250#22+13.2%
23Bradford Park Avenue Second Division17,240#23+27.6%
24Burnley First Division17,239#24-1.0%
25Derby County First Division16,866#25+3.8%
26Blackburn Rovers First Division16,841#26-11.9%
27Huddersfield Town First Division16,720#27-13.4%
28Crystal Palace Third Division South15,584#28+42.4%
29Cardiff City First Division15,256#29-2.2%
30Preston North End Second Division15,211#30-13.3%
31Notts County Second Division15,090#31+36.4%
32Southampton Second Division14,875#32+46.2%
33Bury First Division14,507#33-7.1%
34Bristol City Second Division14,371#34-9.3%
35Coventry City Third Division South14,353#35+52.9%
36Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division14,086#36-7.9%
37Stoke City Second Division13,666#37-5.1%
38Queens Park Rangers Third Division South13,487#38+29.6%
39Oldham Athletic Second Division13,206#39-4.9%
40West Bromwich Albion Second Division13,182#40-24.2%
41Grimsby Town Second Division12,295#41+9.4%
42Leyton Orient Second Division12,172#42-8.2%
43Stockport County Third Division North11,947#43+41.9%
44Reading Second Division11,639#44+3.8%
45Blackpool Second Division11,636#45+1.9%
46Charlton Athletic Third Division South11,478#46+31.4%
47Swansea City Second Division11,201#47-7.8%
48Plymouth Argyle Third Division South10,658#48+6.6%
49Port Vale Second Division10,208#49-8.2%
50Northampton Town Third Division South10,131#50+0.4%
51Luton Town Third Division South10,090#51+34.0%
52Hull City Second Division10,065#52+11.2%
53Watford Third Division South9,712#53+35.0%
54Nottingham Forest Second Division9,495#54-9.4%
55Brentford Third Division South8,159#55+11.3%
56Barnsley Second Division7,846#56-6.1%
57Carlisle United Third Division North7,796#57—
58Bristol Rovers Third Division South7,549#58+10.3%
59Norwich City Third Division South7,245#59-12.0%
60Wrexham Third Division North6,941#61+63.2%
61Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South6,871#62-9.9%
62Doncaster Rovers Third Division North6,733#63-11.1%
63Walsall Third Division South6,527#64-0.8%
64Lincoln City Third Division North6,128#65-1.2%
65Southend United Third Division South5,960#67-2.7%
66Exeter City Third Division South5,743#68-16.5%
67AFC Bournemouth Third Division South5,554#69+5.0%
68Swindon Town Third Division South5,455#70-18.4%
69Rochdale Third Division North5,355#71+26.8%
70Halifax Town Third Division North5,298#72-17.2%
71Tranmere Rovers Third Division North5,125#73-13.0%
72Nelson Third Division North4,944#74+24.7%
73Torquay United Third Division South4,919#75+17.8%
74Rotherham United Third Division North4,660#77+1.2%
75Gillingham Third Division South4,610#78-5.6%
76Accrington Stanley Third Division North4,398#79-7.2%
77Chesterfield Third Division North4,100#81+4.6%
78Southport Third Division North4,034#82+6.6%
79Newport County Third Division South4,029#83-11.1%
80Crewe Alexandra Third Division North4,026#84+2.4%
81Darlington Third Division North3,691#85-26.0%
82Hartlepool United Third Division North3,360#86-5.7%
83Merthyr Town Third Division South3,154#87+14.9%
84Ashington Third Division North1,666#88-23.4%

*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.