Completed league season · 1953/54

1953/54 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1953/54, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average50,278Arsenal →

Average across clubs shown18,23692 recorded clubs · unweighted

Lowest average4,629Southport →

The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1953/54 · Average home league attendance

01Arsenal
50,278
02Chelsea
46,944
03Everton
45,922
04Newcastle United
45,392
05Sunderland
42,505
06Tottenham Hotspur
41,641
07Liverpool
40,488
08West Bromwich Albion
38,110
09Wolverhampton Wanderers
36,340
10Manchester United
35,458

Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages

Rank*	Club	Competition	Average	National rank	Vs previous season
1	Arsenal	First Division	50,278	#1	+2.2%
2	Chelsea	First Division	46,944	#2	+6.8%
3	Everton	Second Division	45,922	#3	+40.7%
4	Newcastle United	First Division	45,392	#4	+2.0%
5	Sunderland	First Division	42,505	#5	+6.9%
6	Tottenham Hotspur	First Division	41,641	#6	-5.6%
7	Liverpool	First Division	40,488	#7	+1.3%
8	West Bromwich Albion	First Division	38,110	#8	+21.4%
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	First Division	36,340	#9	-0.7%
10	Manchester United	First Division	35,458	#10	-5.6%
11	Sheffield Wednesday	First Division	35,220	#11	-17.4%
12	Bolton Wanderers	First Division	34,216	#12	+6.7%
13	Cardiff City	First Division	32,410	#13	-14.6%
14	Sheffield United	First Division	31,313	#14	+0.9%
15	Huddersfield Town	First Division	30,820	#15	+11.0%
16	Manchester City	First Division	30,155	#16	-11.5%
17	Aston Villa	First Division	29,985	#17	-6.8%
18	Portsmouth	First Division	28,993	#18	-8.2%
19	Leicester City	Second Division	28,982	#19	+10.4%
20	Charlton Athletic	First Division	28,803	#20	+13.9%
21	Burnley	First Division	28,151	#21	-1.2%
22	Preston North End	First Division	27,888	#22	-8.8%
23	Middlesbrough	First Division	27,002	#23	-0.3%
24	Blackburn Rovers	Second Division	26,123	#24	+12.8%
25	Blackpool	First Division	25,416	#25	-1.6%
26	Bristol Rovers	Second Division	24,662	#26	+5.3%
27	Fulham	Second Division	22,606	#27	-2.3%
28	Nottingham Forest	Second Division	22,603	#28	-0.9%
29	Birmingham City	Second Division	22,353	#29	+13.2%
30	Leeds United	Second Division	21,810	#30	+6.7%
31	Hull City	Second Division	20,995	#31	-19.0%
32	West Ham United	Second Division	20,090	#32	+1.5%
33	Plymouth Argyle	Second Division	19,649	#33	-15.8%
34	Brighton & Hove Albion	Third Division South	18,880	#34	+16.8%
35	Norwich City	Third Division South	18,580	#35	-12.0%
36	Stoke City	Second Division	18,009	#36	-35.4%
37	Oldham Athletic	Second Division	17,859	#37	-0.4%
38	Bristol City	Third Division South	17,596	#38	-6.2%
39	Derby County	Second Division	17,284	#39	-20.1%
40	Swansea City	Second Division	17,197	#40	-16.0%
41	Doncaster Rovers	Second Division	16,983	#41	+7.1%
42	Port Vale	Third Division North	16,653	#42	+14.8%
43	Notts County	Second Division	16,237	#43	-16.3%
44	Luton Town	Second Division	15,997	#44	-7.0%
45	Ipswich Town	Third Division South	15,917	#45	+68.7%
46	Brentford	Second Division	15,626	#46	-10.6%
47	Southampton	Third Division South	14,885	#47	-7.9%
48	Lincoln City	Second Division	14,712	#48	-12.3%
49	Rotherham United	Second Division	14,009	#49	-14.5%
50	Bury	Second Division	13,532	#50	+0.8%
51	Millwall	Third Division South	13,502	#51	-30.0%
52	Crystal Palace	Third Division South	12,296	#52	-1.0%
53	Watford	Third Division South	11,856	#53	-15.1%
54	Reading	Third Division South	11,566	#54	-6.7%
55	Leyton Orient	Third Division South	11,218	#55	+6.2%
56	Queens Park Rangers	Third Division South	10,983	#56	-9.9%
57	Swindon Town	Third Division South	10,753	#57	+15.3%
58	Bradford City	Third Division North	10,602	#58	-2.7%
59	Coventry City	Third Division South	10,505	#59	-21.8%
60	Gillingham	Third Division South	10,333	#60	-10.6%
61	Northampton Town	Third Division South	10,289	#61	-17.6%
62	AFC Bournemouth	Third Division South	9,727	#62	-9.7%
63	Grimsby Town	Third Division North	9,578	#63	-33.0%
64	Barnsley	Third Division North	9,512	#64	-16.3%
65	Exeter City	Third Division South	9,344	#65	-9.6%
66	Walsall	Third Division South	9,279	#66	+54.9%
67	Wrexham	Third Division North	9,232	#67	-10.4%
68	Shrewsbury Town	Third Division South	9,188	#68	+7.6%
69	Bradford Park Avenue	Third Division North	9,134	#69	-8.2%
70	Newport County	Third Division South	8,922	#70	+0.6%
71	Workington	Third Division North	8,373	#71	+16.1%
72	Scunthorpe United	Third Division North	8,246	#72	+11.3%
73	Chesterfield	Third Division North	7,957	#73	-13.7%
74	Colchester United	Third Division South	7,712	#74	-4.2%
75	Stockport County	Third Division North	7,678	#75	-4.1%
76	Mansfield Town	Third Division North	7,603	#76	-1.0%
77	Hartlepool United	Third Division North	7,426	#77	-8.0%
78	Southend United	Third Division South	7,372	#78	-15.2%
79	Accrington Stanley	Third Division North	7,321	#79	+31.9%
80	Torquay United	Third Division South	7,111	#80	+1.9%
81	Carlisle United	Third Division North	6,955	#81	-14.2%
82	Aldershot Town	Third Division South	6,645	#82	+1.4%
83	Tranmere Rovers	Third Division North	6,212	#83	-20.3%
84	Crewe Alexandra	Third Division North	6,148	#84	-9.9%
85	Rochdale	Third Division North	6,121	#85	-1.0%
86	Gateshead	Third Division North	5,899	#86	+5.0%
87	York City	Third Division North	5,636	#87	-34.9%
88	Barrow	Third Division North	5,587	#88	+2.5%
89	Halifax Town	Third Division North	5,548	#89	-31.2%
90	Chester	Third Division North	5,503	#90	+4.4%
91	Darlington	Third Division North	4,975	#91	-14.9%
92	Southport	Third Division North	4,629	#92	-19.6%

*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.