Completed league season · 1935/36

1935/36 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1935/36, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average41,960Arsenal →
Average across clubs shown13,35088 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,637Southport →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1935/36 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Arsenal41,960
  2. 02Aston Villa40,864
  3. 03Chelsea34,977
  4. 04Manchester City33,577
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur33,183
  6. 06Sunderland30,378
  7. 07Everton29,118
  8. 08Liverpool27,265
  9. 09Bolton Wanderers26,868
  10. 10Manchester United26,070
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Arsenal First Division41,960#1-9.3%
2Aston Villa First Division40,864#2+22.9%
3Chelsea First Division34,977#3+8.1%
4Manchester City First Division33,577#4-3.6%
5Tottenham Hotspur Second Division33,183#5-3.5%
6Sunderland First Division30,378#6+19.6%
7Everton First Division29,118#7+11.0%
8Liverpool First Division27,265#8+8.2%
9Bolton Wanderers First Division26,868#9+32.1%
10Manchester United Second Division26,070#10+14.0%
11West Ham United Second Division25,468#11+7.3%
12Brentford First Division25,287#12+40.0%
13Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division24,824#13+4.6%
14Birmingham City First Division24,501#14+12.4%
15West Bromwich Albion First Division23,110#15+3.7%
16Charlton Athletic Second Division22,026#16+40.2%
17Stoke City First Division21,586#17-3.4%
18Derby County First Division20,932#18+8.7%
19Preston North End First Division19,511#19-9.1%
20Newcastle United Second Division19,483#20-3.0%
21Portsmouth First Division19,358#21+7.6%
22Coventry City Third Division South19,232#22+27.7%
23Middlesbrough First Division18,771#23+30.6%
24Leeds United First Division18,617#24+24.7%
25Sheffield United Second Division18,428#25+30.1%
26Sheffield Wednesday First Division18,128#26-2.4%
27Norwich City Second Division16,605#27+24.4%
28Fulham Second Division16,562#28-3.5%
29Plymouth Argyle Second Division16,310#29+18.3%
30Blackburn Rovers First Division15,498#30+17.7%
31Leicester City Second Division15,126#31-15.9%
32Huddersfield Town First Division15,097#32+0.5%
33Doncaster Rovers Second Division14,122#33+31.2%
34Blackpool Second Division13,729#34-12.6%
35Luton Town Third Division South12,995#35+49.6%
36Crystal Palace Third Division South12,613#36-5.6%
37Grimsby Town First Division11,496#37-16.1%
38Queens Park Rangers Third Division South11,113#38+51.3%
39Nottingham Forest Second Division10,707#39-10.9%
40Southampton Second Division10,705#40+17.8%
41Millwall Third Division South10,565#41-4.1%
42Burnley Second Division10,402#42-3.9%
43Barnsley Second Division9,891#43+11.5%
44Bradford Park Avenue Second Division9,844#44+12.4%
45Reading Third Division South9,811#45+5.0%
46Bristol City Third Division South9,671#46+9.0%
47Cardiff City Third Division South9,528#47-3.8%
48Bury Second Division9,241#48-2.7%
49Swansea City Second Division8,966#49+7.6%
50Tranmere Rovers Third Division North8,872#50+20.5%
51Bradford City Second Division8,716#51+1.5%
52Chesterfield Third Division North8,401#52+66.3%
53Watford Third Division South8,338#53+7.8%
54Bristol Rovers Third Division South8,322#54-10.5%
55Port Vale Second Division7,787#55-8.0%
56Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South7,659#56+16.6%
57Leyton Orient Third Division South7,586#57-12.3%
58Notts County Third Division South7,320#58-33.3%
59Southend United Third Division South7,283#59+8.2%
60AFC Bournemouth Third Division South7,232#60+34.5%
61Stockport County Third Division North7,165#61-2.5%
62Swindon Town Third Division South7,101#62-2.8%
63Northampton Town Third Division South7,050#63+9.8%
64Chester Third Division North6,654#64-4.5%
65Walsall Third Division North6,551#65+16.0%
66Carlisle United Third Division North6,481#66+59.5%
67Halifax Town Third Division North6,343#67-28.6%
68Gillingham Third Division South6,009#68+13.6%
69Rotherham United Third Division North5,926#69-7.1%
70Newport County Third Division South5,892#70+13.6%
71Oldham Athletic Third Division North5,869#71-22.5%
72Hull City Second Division5,713#72-28.0%
73Lincoln City Third Division North5,405#73+3.4%
74Exeter City Third Division South5,200#74+3.8%
75Wrexham Third Division North5,066#75-8.3%
76Mansfield Town Third Division North4,882#76-13.0%
77Rochdale Third Division North4,827#77+5.1%
78Aldershot Town Third Division South4,487#78+9.3%
79Hartlepool United Third Division North4,290#79+37.8%
80Crewe Alexandra Third Division North4,157#80-0.9%
81Torquay United Third Division South4,048#81+17.6%
82Barrow Third Division North3,926#82+1.7%
83York City Third Division North3,721#83-4.6%
84Darlington Third Division North3,637#84-20.1%
85Gateshead Third Division North3,578#85+9.9%
86Accrington Stanley Third Division North3,351#86+20.3%
87New Brighton Third Division North3,184#87-7.8%
88Southport Third Division North2,637#88+5.5%

*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.