1948/49 Second Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Second Division in 1948/49. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average48,258Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown24,52822 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average14,229Chesterfield →
The crowd leaders
1948/49 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesSecond Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 48,258 | #4 | +28.1% |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 35,091 | #16 | -7.3% |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33,797 | #20 | -5.7% |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 33,395 | #21 | +8.2% |
| 5 | Leicester City | 30,384 | #23 | +12.1% |
| 6 | Fulham | 29,327 | #28 | +36.8% |
| 7 | Leeds United | 29,318 | #29 | +2.9% |
| 8 | Southampton | 25,384 | #30 | +22.1% |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 24,175 | #34 | -0.3% |
| 10 | West Ham United | 23,354 | #35 | -6.1% |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 22,820 | #36 | -1.1% |
| 12 | Brentford | 22,755 | #37 | -2.5% |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 22,421 | #39 | -19.6% |
| 14 | Coventry City | 22,342 | #40 | +0.2% |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 21,628 | #42 | -2.9% |
| 16 | Barnsley | 19,305 | #43 | -9.2% |
| 17 | Luton Town | 17,796 | #44 | -0.8% |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 16,602 | #48 | +3.6% |
| 19 | Bury | 16,360 | #50 | +2.0% |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 15,890 | #53 | +20.5% |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14,983 | #55 | -15.3% |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 14,229 | #57 | -7.4% |
*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.