Completed league season · 1947/48

1947/48 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1947/48, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average56,283Newcastle United →
Average across clubs shown21,77488 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,229New Brighton →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1947/48 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Newcastle United56,283
  2. 02Arsenal54,982
  3. 03Manchester United54,890
  4. 04Chelsea47,592
  5. 05Liverpool44,299
  6. 06Everton44,205
  7. 07Sunderland42,888
  8. 08Manchester City42,725
  9. 09Aston Villa41,431
  10. 10Wolverhampton Wanderers39,636
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Newcastle United Second Division56,283#1+14.0%
2Arsenal First Division54,982#2+27.1%
3Manchester United First Division54,890#3+24.9%
4Chelsea First Division47,592#4+6.8%
5Liverpool First Division44,299#5-3.1%
6Everton First Division44,205#6+8.2%
7Sunderland First Division42,888#7+21.5%
8Manchester City First Division42,725#8+8.8%
9Aston Villa First Division41,431#9+6.4%
10Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division39,636#10-8.4%
11Birmingham City Second Division38,365#11+17.5%
12Cardiff City Second Division37,871#12+32.4%
13Tottenham Hotspur Second Division37,679#13+8.8%
14Charlton Athletic First Division36,253#14+11.9%
15Sheffield Wednesday Second Division35,858#15+33.5%
16Sheffield United First Division35,094#16+18.8%
17Middlesbrough First Division33,901#17-5.6%
18Burnley First Division33,621#18+30.0%
19Stoke City First Division31,590#19+2.4%
20Portsmouth First Division31,226#20+3.4%
21West Bromwich Albion Second Division30,860#21+16.8%
22Preston North End First Division30,400#22+14.1%
23Bolton Wanderers First Division29,408#23+2.5%
24Leeds United Second Division28,493#24+9.4%
25Blackburn Rovers First Division27,883#25+5.7%
26Leicester City Second Division27,110#26+14.0%
27Derby County First Division27,044#27+14.1%
28Huddersfield Town First Division25,548#28+28.9%
29Notts County Third Division South25,380#29+65.1%
30Blackpool First Division25,195#30+16.9%
31West Ham United Second Division24,875#31+6.9%
32Nottingham Forest Second Division24,247#32+6.5%
33Hull City Third Division North24,019#33+22.1%
34Brentford Second Division23,341#34-9.4%
35Plymouth Argyle Second Division23,081#35-1.3%
36Doncaster Rovers Second Division22,317#36+45.5%
37Coventry City Second Division22,288#37+11.6%
38Queens Park Rangers Third Division South22,273#38+34.8%
39Millwall Second Division21,823#39-0.1%
40Norwich City Third Division South21,444#40+25.1%
41Fulham Second Division21,437#41-9.5%
42Barnsley Second Division21,262#42+10.7%
43Bristol City Third Division South20,951#43+11.2%
44Southampton Second Division20,789#44+25.3%
45Luton Town Second Division17,948#45+4.1%
46Swansea City Third Division South17,858#46-15.1%
47Bradford Park Avenue Second Division17,687#47+18.9%
48AFC Bournemouth Third Division South16,854#48+61.4%
49Bury Second Division16,037#49+8.6%
50Grimsby Town First Division16,031#50-1.2%
51Swindon Town Third Division South15,829#51-1.1%
52Walsall Third Division South15,711#52+40.6%
53Chesterfield Second Division15,372#53+4.6%
54Bristol Rovers Third Division South15,036#54+20.0%
55Crystal Palace Third Division South14,937#55+6.1%
56Rotherham United Third Division North14,330#56+8.9%
57Reading Third Division South13,610#57+13.1%
58Port Vale Third Division South13,569#58+28.2%
59Leyton Orient Third Division South13,345#59+32.8%
60Ipswich Town Third Division South13,234#60+0.9%
61Lincoln City Third Division North13,187#61+73.2%
62Carlisle United Third Division North13,128#62+27.9%
63Oldham Athletic Third Division North12,950#63+19.1%
64Mansfield Town Third Division North11,545#64+64.2%
65Watford Third Division South11,506#65+37.9%
66Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South11,486#66+39.6%
67Wrexham Third Division North11,303#67+28.3%
68Newport County Third Division South11,240#68-10.1%
69Stockport County Third Division North11,024#69+24.1%
70Southend United Third Division South10,129#70+4.5%
71Bradford City Third Division North10,104#71+1.9%
72Exeter City Third Division South9,900#72+11.4%
73York City Third Division North9,006#73+34.7%
74Tranmere Rovers Third Division North8,862#74+9.7%
75Northampton Town Third Division South8,571#75+7.8%
76Rochdale Third Division North8,124#76+7.2%
77Southport Third Division North8,034#77+70.6%
78Chester Third Division North7,870#78+21.7%
79Barrow Third Division North7,814#79+19.4%
80Crewe Alexandra Third Division North7,540#80+30.3%
81Halifax Town Third Division North7,508#81+67.6%
82Hartlepool United Third Division North7,485#82-1.0%
83Torquay United Third Division South7,186#83+14.3%
84Darlington Third Division North6,877#84+3.1%
85Aldershot Town Third Division South6,729#85+43.9%
86Gateshead Third Division North6,341#86+43.7%
87Accrington Stanley Third Division North6,230#87+56.7%
88New Brighton Third Division North5,229#88-11.8%

*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.