1938/39 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1938/39. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average39,932Aston Villa →
Average across clubs shown24,82022 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average12,064Grimsby Town →
The crowd leaders
1938/39 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 39,932 | #1 | -4.8% |
| 2 | Arsenal | 39,102 | #2 | -11.2% |
| 3 | Everton | 35,040 | #3 | +15.6% |
| 4 | Liverpool | 31,422 | #5 | +13.5% |
| 5 | Chelsea | 30,999 | #7 | -8.8% |
| 6 | Manchester United | 30,365 | #8 | +14.0% |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29,328 | #10 | -5.5% |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 25,528 | #14 | +4.0% |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 25,141 | #15 | -11.3% |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 23,630 | #16 | +3.5% |
| 11 | Brentford | 23,117 | #17 | -0.9% |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 23,073 | #18 | -7.8% |
| 13 | Stoke City | 22,535 | #19 | -9.8% |
| 14 | Sunderland | 21,740 | #20 | -13.5% |
| 15 | Preston North End | 21,534 | #21 | -5.0% |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 21,184 | #22 | -12.7% |
| 17 | Leeds United | 19,309 | #25 | -9.2% |
| 18 | Blackpool | 19,178 | #26 | -9.8% |
| 19 | Derby County | 19,101 | #27 | +10.5% |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 16,490 | #32 | -3.0% |
| 21 | Leicester City | 16,225 | #33 | -20.5% |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 12,064 | #43 | -1.8% |
*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.