Completed league season · 1949/50

1949/50 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 88 clubs in 1949/50, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average54,111Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown21,86688 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,458New Brighton →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1949/50 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Tottenham Hotspur54,111
  2. 02Arsenal49,001
  3. 03Sunderland47,785
  4. 04Newcastle United46,468
  5. 05Liverpool45,783
  6. 06Wolverhampton Wanderers45,466
  7. 07Everton43,932
  8. 08Manchester United43,282
  9. 09Aston Villa42,677
  10. 10Chelsea42,238
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

88 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Tottenham Hotspur Second Division54,111#1+12.1%
2Arsenal First Division49,001#2-4.8%
3Sunderland First Division47,785#3+5.7%
4Newcastle United First Division46,468#4-13.7%
5Liverpool First Division45,783#5+4.0%
6Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division45,466#6+4.1%
7Everton First Division43,932#7-2.7%
8Manchester United First Division43,282#8-11.3%
9Aston Villa First Division42,677#9-9.8%
10Chelsea First Division42,238#10-8.9%
11Sheffield Wednesday Second Division40,692#11+20.4%
12Manchester City First Division39,381#12+1.8%
13West Bromwich Albion First Division38,910#13+16.5%
14Hull City Second Division37,319#14+1.5%
15Portsmouth First Division37,004#15-0.2%
16Middlesbrough First Division35,407#16+3.3%
17Notts County Third Division South35,176#17+17.2%
18Charlton Athletic First Division34,567#18-14.0%
19Birmingham City First Division34,511#19-10.3%
20Fulham First Division33,030#20+12.6%
21Sheffield United Second Division30,764#21-10.5%
22Leicester City Second Division30,266#22-0.4%
23Leeds United Second Division30,203#23+3.0%
24Bolton Wanderers First Division29,789#24-12.7%
25Cardiff City Second Division28,680#25-18.3%
26Preston North End Second Division28,164#26-15.2%
27Burnley First Division27,631#27-8.8%
28Stoke City First Division27,215#28-9.1%
29Blackpool First Division26,336#29+5.8%
30Derby County First Division26,283#30-11.8%
31Southampton Second Division23,894#31-5.9%
32Huddersfield Town First Division23,542#32+6.3%
33Norwich City Third Division South23,264#33-4.4%
34Coventry City Second Division22,822#34+2.1%
35Brentford Second Division22,613#35-0.6%
36Blackburn Rovers Second Division22,351#36-0.3%
37West Ham United Second Division22,233#37-4.8%
38Nottingham Forest Third Division South22,148#38-8.4%
39Plymouth Argyle Second Division21,693#39-4.9%
40Swansea City Second Division21,571#40-4.3%
41Bristol City Third Division South21,449#41+29.8%
42Millwall Third Division South20,753#42-15.7%
43Queens Park Rangers Second Division19,281#43-10.9%
44Barnsley Second Division18,286#44-5.3%
45Doncaster Rovers Third Division North18,252#45+31.9%
46Grimsby Town Second Division18,056#46+8.8%
47Crystal Palace Third Division South16,874#47+13.5%
48Bury Second Division16,821#48+2.8%
49Bristol Rovers Third Division South16,105#49-8.2%
50Luton Town Second Division16,036#50-9.9%
51Bradford Park Avenue Second Division15,885#51+6.0%
52Reading Third Division South15,427#52-1.0%
53Oldham Athletic Third Division North15,185#53-4.5%
54AFC Bournemouth Third Division South14,559#54-8.9%
55Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South14,120#55-20.4%
56Swindon Town Third Division South14,075#56-15.6%
57Chesterfield Second Division14,047#57-1.3%
58Ipswich Town Third Division South13,320#58-0.6%
59Bradford City Third Division North13,158#59+26.0%
60Port Vale Third Division South12,983#60+7.6%
61Northampton Town Third Division South12,791#61+38.9%
62Leyton Orient Third Division South12,585#62+1.1%
63Lincoln City Third Division North12,418#63-21.9%
64Watford Third Division South12,161#64+9.0%
65Mansfield Town Third Division North12,128#65+7.2%
66Southend United Third Division South12,089#66+15.1%
67Stockport County Third Division North12,013#67+10.0%
68Carlisle United Third Division North11,809#68+6.1%
69Newport County Third Division South11,535#69-2.9%
70Rotherham United Third Division North10,160#70-25.0%
71Exeter City Third Division South10,117#71-0.3%
72Walsall Third Division South10,099#72-6.2%
73Gateshead Third Division North9,201#73+25.2%
74Crewe Alexandra Third Division North9,065#74+23.9%
75Tranmere Rovers Third Division North9,026#75+8.7%
76Torquay United Third Division South8,779#76+10.6%
77Rochdale Third Division North8,372#77-2.8%
78Wrexham Third Division North8,339#78-12.8%
79Southport Third Division North7,829#79+2.5%
80York City Third Division North7,776#80-25.3%
81Hartlepool United Third Division North7,705#81-12.4%
82Darlington Third Division North7,312#82-28.6%
83Aldershot Town Third Division South7,098#83-3.4%
84Halifax Town Third Division North6,941#84-22.1%
85Chester Third Division North6,695#85-3.8%
86Barrow Third Division North5,946#86-14.3%
87Accrington Stanley Third Division North5,891#87-1.8%
88New Brighton Third Division North5,458#88-20.4%

*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.