Completed league season · 1936/37

1936/37 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1936/37, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average43,353Arsenal →
Average across clubs shown14,30888 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,835Gateshead →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1936/37 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Arsenal43,353
  2. 02Aston Villa37,537
  3. 03Manchester City35,872
  4. 04Chelsea32,414
  5. 05Manchester United32,332
  6. 06Charlton Athletic31,086
  7. 07Everton30,292
  8. 08Sunderland28,670
  9. 09Tottenham Hotspur25,342
  10. 10Brentford24,544
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Arsenal First Division43,353#1+3.3%
2Aston Villa Second Division37,537#2-8.1%
3Manchester City First Division35,872#3+6.8%
4Chelsea First Division32,414#4-7.3%
5Manchester United First Division32,332#5+24.0%
6Charlton Athletic First Division31,086#6+41.1%
7Everton First Division30,292#7+4.0%
8Sunderland First Division28,670#8-5.6%
9Tottenham Hotspur Second Division25,342#9-23.6%
10Brentford First Division24,544#10-2.9%
11Newcastle United Second Division24,430#11+25.4%
12Liverpool First Division23,798#12-12.7%
13Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division23,787#13-4.2%
14Birmingham City First Division22,991#14-6.2%
15Coventry City Second Division22,744#15+18.3%
16Bolton Wanderers First Division22,518#16-16.2%
17Middlesbrough First Division22,390#17+19.3%
18Stoke City First Division22,261#18+3.1%
19West Bromwich Albion First Division21,742#19-5.9%
20Sheffield United Second Division21,136#20+14.7%
21Plymouth Argyle Second Division21,078#21+29.2%
22West Ham United Second Division20,704#22-18.7%
23Derby County First Division20,475#23-2.2%
24Leicester City Second Division20,257#24+33.9%
25Portsmouth First Division19,692#25+1.7%
26Sheffield Wednesday First Division19,530#26+7.7%
27Millwall Third Division South19,009#27+79.9%
28Leeds United First Division18,199#28-2.2%
29Preston North End First Division18,045#29-7.5%
30Blackpool Second Division17,921#30+30.5%
31Fulham Second Division17,457#31+5.4%
32Nottingham Forest Second Division16,254#32+51.8%
33Norwich City Second Division16,010#33-3.6%
34Huddersfield Town First Division15,812#34+4.7%
35Cardiff City Third Division South15,644#35+64.2%
36Luton Town Third Division South15,315#36+17.9%
37Blackburn Rovers Second Division14,821#37-4.4%
38Notts County Third Division South14,129#38+93.0%
39Chesterfield Second Division13,139#39+56.4%
40Southampton Second Division13,025#40+21.7%
41Bury Second Division12,903#41+39.6%
42Burnley Second Division12,041#42+15.8%
43Barnsley Second Division12,039#43+21.7%
44Doncaster Rovers Second Division11,697#44-17.2%
45Grimsby Town First Division11,514#45+0.2%
46Stockport County Third Division North11,011#46+53.7%
47Crystal Palace Third Division South10,870#47-13.8%
48Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South10,667#48+39.3%
49Bristol Rovers Third Division South10,579#49+27.1%
50Bradford Park Avenue Second Division10,422#50+5.9%
51Queens Park Rangers Third Division South10,293#51-7.4%
52Bradford City Second Division10,045#52+15.2%
53Northampton Town Third Division South9,960#53+41.3%
54Swansea City Second Division9,880#54+10.2%
55Bristol City Third Division South9,686#55+0.2%
56Watford Third Division South9,237#56+10.8%
57Reading Third Division South9,086#57-7.4%
58Newport County Third Division South8,781#58+49.0%
59Swindon Town Third Division South8,455#59+19.1%
60Southend United Third Division South8,049#60+10.5%
61AFC Bournemouth Third Division South8,036#61+11.1%
62Leyton Orient Third Division South8,027#62+5.8%
63Chester Third Division North7,828#63+17.6%
64Port Vale Third Division North7,298#64-6.3%
65Lincoln City Third Division North7,139#65+32.1%
66Hull City Third Division North7,061#66+23.6%
67Gillingham Third Division South7,004#67+16.6%
68Carlisle United Third Division North6,488#68+0.1%
69Oldham Athletic Third Division North6,433#69+9.6%
70Mansfield Town Third Division North6,264#70+28.3%
71Tranmere Rovers Third Division North5,999#71-32.4%
72Halifax Town Third Division North5,799#72-8.6%
73Hartlepool United Third Division North5,740#73+33.8%
74Walsall Third Division South5,672#74-13.4%
75Wrexham Third Division North5,493#75+8.4%
76Exeter City Third Division South5,423#76+4.3%
77York City Third Division North5,257#77+41.3%
78Southport Third Division North5,104#78+93.6%
79Rochdale Third Division North4,669#79-3.3%
80New Brighton Third Division North4,396#80+38.1%
81Darlington Third Division North4,378#81+20.4%
82Rotherham United Third Division North4,353#82-26.5%
83Barrow Third Division North4,037#83+2.8%
84Aldershot Town Third Division South4,018#84-10.5%
85Crewe Alexandra Third Division North3,875#85-6.8%
86Torquay United Third Division South3,754#86-7.3%
87Accrington Stanley Third Division North3,733#87+11.4%
88Gateshead Third Division North2,835#88-20.8%

*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.