1952/53 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1952/53. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average49,191Arsenal →
Average across clubs shown34,74122 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average21,627Derby County →
The crowd leaders
1952/53 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 49,191 | #1 | -3.6% |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 44,521 | #2 | -11.8% |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 44,106 | #3 | -13.7% |
| 4 | Chelsea | 43,937 | #4 | +10.0% |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42,634 | #5 | +3.1% |
| 6 | Liverpool | 39,971 | #6 | +5.1% |
| 7 | Sunderland | 39,767 | #7 | -0.2% |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 37,933 | #8 | +31.1% |
| 9 | Manchester United | 37,571 | #9 | -12.5% |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36,608 | #10 | +6.3% |
| 11 | Manchester City | 34,058 | #11 | -11.1% |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 32,189 | #13 | -16.7% |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 32,066 | #14 | -10.5% |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 31,578 | #15 | -2.9% |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 31,381 | #16 | +6.1% |
| 16 | Preston North End | 30,586 | #18 | -7.1% |
| 17 | Burnley | 28,480 | #19 | +7.0% |
| 18 | Stoke City | 27,883 | #20 | +10.6% |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 27,077 | #22 | -5.9% |
| 20 | Blackpool | 25,835 | #25 | -0.1% |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 25,298 | #26 | -8.4% |
| 22 | Derby County | 21,627 | #32 | -1.5% |
*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.