Completed league season · 1948/49

1948/49 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1948/49, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average53,839Newcastle United →
Average across clubs shown22,31988 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average6,001Accrington Stanley →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1948/49 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Newcastle United53,839
  2. 02Arsenal51,478
  3. 03Manchester United48,808
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur48,258
  5. 05Aston Villa47,320
  6. 06Chelsea46,362
  7. 07Sunderland45,220
  8. 08Everton45,138
  9. 09Liverpool44,031
  10. 10Wolverhampton Wanderers43,690
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Newcastle United First Division53,839#1-4.3%
2Arsenal First Division51,478#2-6.4%
3Manchester United First Division48,808#3-11.1%
4Tottenham Hotspur Second Division48,258#4+28.1%
5Aston Villa First Division47,320#5+14.2%
6Chelsea First Division46,362#6-2.6%
7Sunderland First Division45,220#7+5.4%
8Everton First Division45,138#8+2.1%
9Liverpool First Division44,031#9-0.6%
10Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division43,690#10+10.2%
11Charlton Athletic First Division40,216#11+10.9%
12Manchester City First Division38,699#12-9.4%
13Birmingham City First Division38,453#13+0.2%
14Portsmouth First Division37,082#14+18.8%
15Hull City Third Division North36,760#15+53.0%
16Cardiff City Second Division35,091#16-7.3%
17Sheffield United First Division34,387#17-2.0%
18Middlesbrough First Division34,292#18+1.2%
19Bolton Wanderers First Division34,113#19+16.0%
20Sheffield Wednesday Second Division33,797#20-5.7%
21West Bromwich Albion Second Division33,395#21+8.2%
22Preston North End First Division33,226#22+9.3%
23Leicester City Second Division30,384#23+12.1%
24Burnley First Division30,290#24-9.9%
25Notts County Third Division South30,002#25+18.2%
26Stoke City First Division29,943#26-5.2%
27Derby County First Division29,798#27+10.2%
28Fulham Second Division29,327#28+36.8%
29Leeds United Second Division29,318#29+2.9%
30Southampton Second Division25,384#30+22.1%
31Blackpool First Division24,882#31-1.2%
32Millwall Third Division South24,629#32+12.9%
33Norwich City Third Division South24,325#33+13.4%
34Nottingham Forest Second Division24,175#34-0.3%
35West Ham United Second Division23,354#35-6.1%
36Plymouth Argyle Second Division22,820#36-1.1%
37Brentford Second Division22,755#37-2.5%
38Swansea City Third Division South22,535#38+26.2%
39Blackburn Rovers Second Division22,421#39-19.6%
40Coventry City Second Division22,342#40+0.2%
41Huddersfield Town First Division22,151#41-13.3%
42Queens Park Rangers Second Division21,628#42-2.9%
43Barnsley Second Division19,305#43-9.2%
44Luton Town Second Division17,796#44-0.8%
45Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South17,729#45+54.4%
46Bristol Rovers Third Division South17,539#46+16.6%
47Swindon Town Third Division South16,672#47+5.3%
48Grimsby Town Second Division16,602#48+3.6%
49Bristol City Third Division South16,523#49-21.1%
50Bury Second Division16,360#50+2.0%
51AFC Bournemouth Third Division South15,975#51-5.2%
52Oldham Athletic Third Division North15,893#52+22.7%
53Lincoln City Second Division15,890#53+20.5%
54Reading Third Division South15,588#54+14.5%
55Bradford Park Avenue Second Division14,983#55-15.3%
56Crystal Palace Third Division South14,870#56-0.4%
57Chesterfield Second Division14,229#57-7.4%
58Doncaster Rovers Third Division North13,842#58-38.0%
59Rotherham United Third Division North13,541#59-5.5%
60Ipswich Town Third Division South13,399#60+1.2%
61Leyton Orient Third Division South12,444#61-6.8%
62Port Vale Third Division South12,064#62-11.1%
63Newport County Third Division South11,878#63+5.7%
64Mansfield Town Third Division North11,312#64-2.0%
65Watford Third Division South11,161#65-3.0%
66Carlisle United Third Division North11,129#66-15.2%
67Stockport County Third Division North10,916#67-1.0%
68Walsall Third Division South10,772#68-31.4%
69Southend United Third Division South10,500#69+3.7%
70Bradford City Third Division North10,447#70+3.4%
71York City Third Division North10,412#71+15.6%
72Darlington Third Division North10,235#72+48.8%
73Exeter City Third Division South10,143#73+2.5%
74Wrexham Third Division North9,563#74-15.4%
75Northampton Town Third Division South9,211#75+7.5%
76Halifax Town Third Division North8,914#76+18.7%
77Hartlepool United Third Division North8,796#77+17.5%
78Rochdale Third Division North8,616#78+6.1%
79Tranmere Rovers Third Division North8,307#79-6.3%
80Torquay United Third Division South7,939#80+10.5%
81Southport Third Division North7,637#81-4.9%
82Aldershot Town Third Division South7,351#82+9.2%
82Gateshead Third Division North7,351#82+15.9%
84Crewe Alexandra Third Division North7,316#84-3.0%
85Chester Third Division North6,959#85-11.6%
86Barrow Third Division North6,939#86-11.2%
87New Brighton Third Division North6,861#87+31.2%
88Accrington Stanley Third Division North6,001#88-3.7%

*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.