Completed league season · 1951/52

1951/52 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1951/52, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average51,134Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown19,64992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average4,992Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1951/52 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Tottenham Hotspur51,134
  2. 02Arsenal51,030
  3. 03Newcastle United50,476
  4. 04Manchester United42,916
  5. 05Sheffield Wednesday41,350
  6. 06Chelsea39,932
  7. 07Sunderland39,853
  8. 08Aston Villa38,641
  9. 09Manchester City38,302
  10. 10Liverpool38,019
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Tottenham Hotspur First Division51,134#1-7.9%
2Arsenal First Division51,030#2+1.1%
3Newcastle United First Division50,476#3+8.2%
4Manchester United First Division42,916#4+10.0%
5Sheffield Wednesday Second Division41,350#5+0.3%
6Chelsea First Division39,932#6+0.7%
7Sunderland First Division39,853#7+0.2%
8Aston Villa First Division38,641#8+0.7%
9Manchester City First Division38,302#9+9.4%
10Liverpool First Division38,019#10-0.7%
11Everton Second Division37,391#11-12.9%
12Bolton Wanderers First Division35,832#12+8.1%
13Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division34,437#13-13.1%
14Preston North End First Division32,936#14+5.4%
15Portsmouth First Division32,523#15-0.8%
16Fulham First Division31,645#16+3.7%
17Sheffield United Second Division31,185#17+13.4%
18West Bromwich Albion First Division29,580#18-4.4%
19Hull City Second Division29,210#19-8.4%
20Cardiff City Second Division28,945#20+1.9%
21Middlesbrough First Division28,775#21-20.3%
22Nottingham Forest Second Division28,158#22+24.4%
23Charlton Athletic First Division27,609#23-5.7%
24Burnley First Division26,624#24-5.9%
25Notts County Second Division26,525#25-11.9%
26Leicester City Second Division26,080#26-4.4%
27Blackpool First Division25,854#27+1.0%
28Stoke City First Division25,222#28-2.2%
29Birmingham City Second Division24,481#29-0.3%
30Leeds United Second Division24,285#30-7.0%
31Huddersfield Town First Division24,250#31-10.7%
32Blackburn Rovers Second Division23,228#32-6.5%
33Brentford Second Division23,022#33+17.5%
34Coventry City Second Division22,548#34-15.5%
35Derby County First Division21,949#35-5.6%
36Norwich City Third Division South21,835#36-10.9%
37Doncaster Rovers Second Division21,078#37-7.7%
38West Ham United Second Division20,264#38-5.9%
39Millwall Third Division South19,375#39-3.9%
40Plymouth Argyle Third Division South19,236#40+16.3%
41Southampton Second Division19,038#41-12.7%
42Rotherham United Second Division18,770#42+44.9%
43Swansea City Second Division18,228#43-6.0%
44Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South17,831#44+59.7%
45Bristol City Third Division South17,780#45-3.7%
46Bristol Rovers Third Division South17,369#46-2.2%
47Queens Park Rangers Second Division16,545#47-1.9%
48Luton Town Second Division16,284#48+13.7%
49Oldham Athletic Third Division North16,153#49+19.0%
50Barnsley Second Division15,867#50-17.2%
51Reading Third Division South15,455#51-3.2%
52Grimsby Town Third Division North14,909#52-7.1%
53Crystal Palace Third Division South14,873#53+7.6%
54Bury Second Division14,100#54-6.6%
55Lincoln City Third Division North13,811#55+32.3%
56Gillingham Third Division South12,576#56+2.6%
57Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North12,101#57-1.2%
58Stockport County Third Division North12,030#58+20.2%
59Northampton Town Third Division South11,767#59+14.2%
60Bradford City Third Division North11,558#60-7.6%
61Leyton Orient Third Division South11,487#61+2.6%
62Ipswich Town Third Division South11,377#62-13.4%
63Port Vale Third Division South11,272#63+4.1%
64AFC Bournemouth Third Division South10,872#64-14.6%
65Swindon Town Third Division South10,564#65-1.4%
66Carlisle United Third Division North10,100#66-13.6%
67Newport County Third Division South9,912#67-13.9%
68Shrewsbury Town Third Division South9,799#68+7.7%
69Chesterfield Third Division North9,730#69-25.6%
70Watford Third Division South9,609#70-0.1%
71Mansfield Town Third Division North9,569#71-6.8%
72Colchester United Third Division South9,414#72-11.0%
73Hartlepool United Third Division North9,248#73+23.4%
74Southend United Third Division South8,963#74-13.5%
75Exeter City Third Division South8,321#75-14.8%
76Scunthorpe United Third Division North8,303#76-12.9%
77Wrexham Third Division North8,161#77-7.3%
78York City Third Division North7,968#78+6.1%
79Tranmere Rovers Third Division North7,567#79-23.3%
80Torquay United Third Division South7,565#80-3.1%
81Aldershot Town Third Division South7,493#81+2.0%
82Walsall Third Division South7,084#82-19.4%
83Barrow Third Division North6,939#83+20.1%
84Halifax Town Third Division North6,745#84-6.3%
85Workington Third Division North6,679#85—
86Accrington Stanley Third Division North6,378#86+39.8%
87Chester Third Division North6,146#87+3.3%
88Gateshead Third Division North6,114#88-28.1%
89Crewe Alexandra Third Division North6,061#89-10.0%
90Southport Third Division North5,452#90-3.5%
91Darlington Third Division North5,044#91-11.2%
92Rochdale Third Division North4,992#92-23.4%

*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.