Completed league season · 1937/38

1937/38 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1937/38, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average44,045Arsenal →
Average across clubs shown15,10288 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,877Torquay United →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1937/38 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Arsenal44,045
  2. 02Aston Villa41,950
  3. 03Chelsea33,975
  4. 04Manchester City32,670
  5. 05Wolverhampton Wanderers31,032
  6. 06Everton30,324
  7. 07Charlton Athletic28,336
  8. 08Liverpool27,682
  9. 09Manchester United26,633
  10. 10Tottenham Hotspur26,101
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Arsenal First Division44,045#1+1.6%
2Aston Villa Second Division41,950#2+11.8%
3Chelsea First Division33,975#3+4.8%
4Manchester City First Division32,670#4-8.9%
5Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division31,032#5+30.5%
6Everton First Division30,324#6+0.1%
7Charlton Athletic First Division28,336#7-8.8%
8Liverpool First Division27,682#8+16.3%
9Manchester United Second Division26,633#9-17.6%
10Tottenham Hotspur Second Division26,101#10+3.0%
11Coventry City Second Division25,825#11+13.5%
12Sunderland First Division25,132#12-12.3%
13Bolton Wanderers First Division25,012#13+11.1%
14Stoke City First Division24,970#14+12.2%
15Birmingham City First Division24,544#15+6.8%
16Middlesbrough First Division24,260#16+8.4%
17Brentford First Division23,335#17-4.9%
18West Bromwich Albion First Division23,207#18+6.7%
19Sheffield Wednesday Second Division23,124#19+18.4%
20West Ham United Second Division23,004#20+11.1%
21Portsmouth First Division22,827#21+15.9%
22Millwall Third Division South22,758#22+19.7%
23Preston North End First Division22,671#23+25.6%
24Sheffield United Second Division21,927#24+3.7%
25Newcastle United Second Division21,276#25-12.9%
26Blackpool First Division21,264#26+18.7%
27Leeds United First Division21,256#27+16.8%
28Leicester City First Division20,402#28+0.7%
29Cardiff City Third Division South20,009#29+27.9%
30Plymouth Argyle Second Division18,449#30-12.5%
31Derby County First Division17,288#31-15.6%
32Fulham Second Division17,216#32-1.4%
33Huddersfield Town First Division17,004#33+7.5%
34Bristol City Third Division South16,917#34+74.7%
35Southampton Second Division16,583#35+27.3%
36Norwich City Second Division16,086#36+0.5%
37Luton Town Second Division15,836#37+3.4%
38Nottingham Forest Second Division14,818#38-8.8%
39Blackburn Rovers Second Division14,779#39-0.3%
40Stockport County Second Division14,399#40+30.8%
41Chesterfield Second Division13,871#41+5.6%
42Queens Park Rangers Third Division South13,799#42+34.1%
43Crystal Palace Third Division South13,501#43+24.2%
44Burnley Second Division13,394#44+11.2%
45Doncaster Rovers Third Division North13,040#45+11.5%
46Notts County Third Division South12,354#46-12.6%
47Grimsby Town First Division12,288#47+6.7%
48Swansea City Second Division12,015#48+21.6%
49Barnsley Second Division11,804#49-2.0%
50Hull City Third Division North11,270#50+59.6%
51Bradford Park Avenue Second Division11,116#51+6.7%
52Watford Third Division South10,529#52+14.0%
53Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South10,164#53-4.7%
54Bury Second Division10,120#54-21.6%
55Swindon Town Third Division South9,640#55+14.0%
56Tranmere Rovers Third Division North9,584#56+59.8%
57Newport County Third Division South9,249#57+5.3%
58Oldham Athletic Third Division North9,214#58+43.2%
59Gateshead Third Division North9,183#59+223.9%
60Reading Third Division South8,960#60-1.4%
61Bristol Rovers Third Division South8,359#61-21.0%
62Lincoln City Third Division North7,904#62+10.7%
63Leyton Orient Third Division South7,835#63-2.4%
64Rotherham United Third Division North7,621#64+75.1%
65Northampton Town Third Division South7,416#65-25.5%
66Southend United Third Division South7,279#66-9.6%
67Mansfield Town Third Division South7,241#67+15.6%
68AFC Bournemouth Third Division South7,119#68-11.4%
69Port Vale Third Division North6,713#69-8.0%
70Carlisle United Third Division North6,408#70-1.2%
71Exeter City Third Division South6,245#71+15.2%
72Bradford City Third Division North6,011#72-40.2%
73York City Third Division North5,957#73+13.3%
74Gillingham Third Division South5,465#74-22.0%
75Chester Third Division North5,417#75-30.8%
76Halifax Town Third Division North5,393#76-7.0%
77Rochdale Third Division North5,374#77+15.1%
78Aldershot Town Third Division South5,298#78+31.9%
79Hartlepool United Third Division North5,218#79-9.1%
80Southport Third Division North5,059#80-0.9%
81Darlington Third Division North4,875#81+11.4%
82Wrexham Third Division North4,844#82-11.8%
83Walsall Third Division South4,564#83-19.5%
84Barrow Third Division North4,532#84+12.3%
85Crewe Alexandra Third Division North4,347#85+12.2%
86Accrington Stanley Third Division North4,344#86+16.4%
87New Brighton Third Division North4,223#87-3.9%
88Torquay United Third Division South3,877#88+3.3%

*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.