1952/53 Third Division South Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division South in 1952/53. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average23,411Bristol Rovers →
Average across clubs shown12,13724 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,991Walsall →
The crowd leaders
1952/53 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesThird Division South attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 23,411 | #27 | +34.8% |
| 2 | Norwich City | 21,121 | #33 | -3.3% |
| 3 | Millwall | 19,289 | #39 | -0.4% |
| 4 | Bristol City | 18,763 | #40 | +5.5% |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16,161 | #46 | -9.4% |
| 6 | Watford | 13,957 | #51 | +45.2% |
| 7 | Coventry City | 13,430 | #52 | -40.4% |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 12,484 | #54 | +6.1% |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 12,415 | #55 | -16.5% |
| 10 | Reading | 12,401 | #56 | -19.8% |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 12,190 | #57 | -26.3% |
| 12 | Gillingham | 11,558 | #58 | -8.1% |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 10,768 | #61 | -1.0% |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 10,562 | #62 | -8.1% |
| 15 | Exeter City | 10,339 | #63 | +24.3% |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 9,434 | #66 | -17.1% |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 9,326 | #67 | -11.7% |
| 18 | Newport County | 8,868 | #69 | -10.5% |
| 19 | Southend United | 8,697 | #70 | -3.0% |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 8,540 | #72 | -12.8% |
| 21 | Colchester United | 8,046 | #76 | -14.5% |
| 22 | Torquay United | 6,980 | #82 | -7.7% |
| 23 | Aldershot Town | 6,553 | #84 | -12.5% |
| 24 | Walsall | 5,991 | #86 | -15.4% |
*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.