Completed league season · 1950/51

1950/51 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1950/51, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average55,509Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown19,91792 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average4,046New Brighton →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1950/51 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Tottenham Hotspur55,509
  2. 02Arsenal50,474
  3. 03Newcastle United46,651
  4. 04Everton42,924
  5. 05Sheffield Wednesday41,222
  6. 06Sunderland39,766
  7. 07Chelsea39,667
  8. 08Wolverhampton Wanderers39,616
  9. 09Manchester United39,008
  10. 10Aston Villa38,369
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Tottenham Hotspur First Division55,509#1+2.6%
2Arsenal First Division50,474#2+3.0%
3Newcastle United First Division46,651#3+0.4%
4Everton First Division42,924#4-2.3%
5Sheffield Wednesday First Division41,222#5+1.3%
6Sunderland First Division39,766#6-16.8%
7Chelsea First Division39,667#7-6.1%
8Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division39,616#8-12.9%
9Manchester United First Division39,008#9-9.9%
10Aston Villa First Division38,369#10-10.1%
11Liverpool First Division38,294#11-16.4%
12Middlesbrough First Division36,123#12+2.0%
13Manchester City Second Division35,016#13-11.1%
14Bolton Wanderers First Division33,142#14+11.3%
15Portsmouth First Division32,794#15-11.4%
16Hull City Second Division31,872#16-14.6%
17Preston North End Second Division31,259#17+11.0%
18West Bromwich Albion First Division30,957#18-20.4%
19Fulham First Division30,527#19-7.6%
20Notts County Second Division30,115#20-14.4%
21Charlton Athletic First Division29,293#21-15.3%
22Cardiff City Second Division28,412#22-0.9%
23Burnley First Division28,296#23+2.4%
24Sheffield United Second Division27,488#24-10.6%
25Leicester City Second Division27,293#25-9.8%
26Huddersfield Town First Division27,141#26+15.3%
27Coventry City Second Division26,694#27+17.0%
28Leeds United Second Division26,105#28-13.6%
29Stoke City First Division25,791#29-5.2%
30Blackpool First Division25,595#30-2.8%
31Blackburn Rovers Second Division24,830#31+11.1%
32Birmingham City Second Division24,550#32-28.9%
33Norwich City Third Division South24,503#33+5.3%
34Derby County First Division23,259#34-11.5%
35Doncaster Rovers Second Division22,838#35+25.1%
36Nottingham Forest Third Division South22,636#36+2.2%
37Southampton Second Division21,816#37-8.7%
38West Ham United Second Division21,540#38-3.1%
39Millwall Third Division South20,161#39-2.9%
40Brentford Second Division19,593#40-13.4%
41Swansea City Second Division19,398#41-10.1%
42Barnsley Second Division19,159#42+4.8%
43Bristol City Third Division South18,457#43-13.9%
44Bristol Rovers Third Division South17,763#44+10.3%
45Queens Park Rangers Second Division16,866#45-12.5%
46Plymouth Argyle Third Division South16,542#46-23.7%
47Grimsby Town Second Division16,050#47-11.1%
48Reading Third Division South15,973#48+3.5%
49Bury Second Division15,101#49-10.2%
50Luton Town Second Division14,319#50-10.7%
51Crystal Palace Third Division South13,828#51-18.1%
52Oldham Athletic Third Division North13,579#52-10.6%
53Ipswich Town Third Division South13,130#53-1.4%
54Chesterfield Second Division13,077#54-6.9%
55Rotherham United Third Division North12,957#55+27.5%
56AFC Bournemouth Third Division South12,730#56-12.6%
57Bradford City Third Division North12,512#57-4.9%
58Gillingham Third Division South12,256#58—
59Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North12,253#59-22.9%
60Carlisle United Third Division North11,696#60-1.0%
61Newport County Third Division South11,506#61-0.3%
62Leyton Orient Third Division South11,194#62-11.1%
63Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South11,163#63-20.9%
64Port Vale Third Division South10,832#64-16.6%
65Swindon Town Third Division South10,712#65-23.9%
66Colchester United Third Division South10,573#66—
67Lincoln City Third Division North10,440#67-15.9%
68Southend United Third Division South10,362#68-14.3%
69Northampton Town Third Division South10,308#69-19.4%
70Mansfield Town Third Division North10,262#70-15.4%
71Stockport County Third Division North10,006#71-16.7%
72Tranmere Rovers Third Division North9,869#72+9.3%
73Exeter City Third Division South9,771#73-3.4%
74Watford Third Division South9,615#74-20.9%
75Scunthorpe United Third Division North9,533#75—
76Shrewsbury Town Third Division North9,096#76—
77Wrexham Third Division North8,803#77+5.6%
78Walsall Third Division South8,788#78-13.0%
79Gateshead Third Division North8,500#79-7.6%
80Torquay United Third Division South7,805#80-11.1%
81York City Third Division North7,513#81-3.4%
82Hartlepool United Third Division North7,492#82-2.8%
83Aldershot Town Third Division South7,349#83+3.5%
84Halifax Town Third Division North7,199#84+3.7%
85Crewe Alexandra Third Division North6,736#85-25.7%
86Rochdale Third Division North6,519#86-22.1%
87Chester Third Division North5,951#87-11.1%
88Barrow Third Division North5,778#88-2.8%
89Darlington Third Division North5,680#89-22.3%
90Southport Third Division North5,650#90-27.8%
91Accrington Stanley Third Division North4,562#91-22.6%
92New Brighton Third Division North4,046#92-25.9%

*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.