Completed league season · 1952/53

1952/53 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1952/53, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average49,191Arsenal →
Average across clubs shown18,70392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,271Chester →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1952/53 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Arsenal49,191
  2. 02Newcastle United44,521
  3. 03Tottenham Hotspur44,106
  4. 04Chelsea43,937
  5. 05Sheffield Wednesday42,634
  6. 06Liverpool39,971
  7. 07Sunderland39,767
  8. 08Cardiff City37,933
  9. 09Manchester United37,571
  10. 10Wolverhampton Wanderers36,608
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Arsenal First Division49,191#1-3.6%
2Newcastle United First Division44,521#2-11.8%
3Tottenham Hotspur First Division44,106#3-13.7%
4Chelsea First Division43,937#4+10.0%
5Sheffield Wednesday First Division42,634#5+3.1%
6Liverpool First Division39,971#6+5.1%
7Sunderland First Division39,767#7-0.2%
8Cardiff City First Division37,933#8+31.1%
9Manchester United First Division37,571#9-12.5%
10Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division36,608#10+6.3%
11Manchester City First Division34,058#11-11.1%
12Everton Second Division32,629#12-12.7%
13Aston Villa First Division32,189#13-16.7%
14Bolton Wanderers First Division32,066#14-10.5%
15Portsmouth First Division31,578#15-2.9%
16West Bromwich Albion First Division31,381#16+6.1%
17Sheffield United Second Division31,027#17-0.5%
18Preston North End First Division30,586#18-7.1%
19Burnley First Division28,480#19+7.0%
20Stoke City First Division27,883#20+10.6%
21Huddersfield Town Second Division27,765#21+14.5%
22Middlesbrough First Division27,077#22-5.9%
23Leicester City Second Division26,250#23+0.7%
24Hull City Second Division25,918#24-11.3%
25Blackpool First Division25,835#25-0.1%
26Charlton Athletic First Division25,298#26-8.4%
27Bristol Rovers Third Division South23,411#27+34.8%
28Plymouth Argyle Second Division23,345#28+21.4%
29Blackburn Rovers Second Division23,157#29-0.3%
30Fulham Second Division23,134#30-26.9%
31Nottingham Forest Second Division22,816#31-19.0%
32Derby County First Division21,627#32-1.5%
33Norwich City Third Division South21,121#33-3.3%
34Swansea City Second Division20,469#34+12.3%
35Leeds United Second Division20,432#35-15.9%
36West Ham United Second Division19,797#36-2.3%
37Birmingham City Second Division19,747#37-19.3%
38Notts County Second Division19,391#38-26.9%
39Millwall Third Division South19,289#39-0.4%
40Bristol City Third Division South18,763#40+5.5%
41Oldham Athletic Third Division North17,928#41+11.0%
42Brentford Second Division17,474#42-24.1%
43Luton Town Second Division17,210#43+5.7%
44Lincoln City Second Division16,775#44+21.5%
45Rotherham United Second Division16,384#45-12.7%
46Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South16,161#46-9.4%
47Southampton Second Division16,159#47-15.1%
48Doncaster Rovers Second Division15,862#48-24.7%
49Port Vale Third Division North14,504#49+28.7%
50Grimsby Town Third Division North14,298#50-4.1%
51Watford Third Division South13,957#51+45.2%
52Coventry City Third Division South13,430#52-40.4%
53Bury Second Division13,420#53-4.8%
54Northampton Town Third Division South12,484#54+6.1%
55Crystal Palace Third Division South12,415#55-16.5%
56Reading Third Division South12,401#56-19.8%
57Queens Park Rangers Third Division South12,190#57-26.3%
58Gillingham Third Division South11,558#58-8.1%
59Barnsley Second Division11,358#59-28.4%
60Bradford City Third Division North10,892#60-5.8%
61AFC Bournemouth Third Division South10,768#61-1.0%
62Leyton Orient Third Division South10,562#62-8.1%
63Exeter City Third Division South10,339#63+24.3%
64Wrexham Third Division North10,306#64+26.3%
65Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North9,945#65-17.8%
66Ipswich Town Third Division South9,434#66-17.1%
67Swindon Town Third Division South9,326#67-11.7%
68Chesterfield Third Division North9,216#68-5.3%
69Newport County Third Division South8,868#69-10.5%
70Southend United Third Division South8,697#70-3.0%
71York City Third Division North8,654#71+8.6%
72Shrewsbury Town Third Division South8,540#72-12.8%
73Carlisle United Third Division North8,103#73-19.8%
74Hartlepool United Third Division North8,074#74-12.7%
75Halifax Town Third Division North8,060#75+19.5%
76Colchester United Third Division South8,046#76-14.5%
77Stockport County Third Division North8,006#77-33.4%
78Tranmere Rovers Third Division North7,798#78+3.1%
79Mansfield Town Third Division North7,680#79-19.7%
80Scunthorpe United Third Division North7,407#80-10.8%
81Workington Third Division North7,212#81+8.0%
82Torquay United Third Division South6,980#82-7.7%
83Crewe Alexandra Third Division North6,822#83+12.6%
84Aldershot Town Third Division South6,553#84-12.5%
85Rochdale Third Division North6,182#85+23.8%
86Walsall Third Division South5,991#86-15.4%
87Darlington Third Division North5,847#87+15.9%
88Southport Third Division North5,761#88+5.7%
89Gateshead Third Division North5,616#89-8.1%
90Accrington Stanley Third Division North5,549#90-13.0%
91Barrow Third Division North5,450#91-21.5%
92Chester Third Division North5,271#92-14.2%

*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.