Completed league season · 1954/55

1954/55 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1954/55, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average48,260Chelsea →
Average across clubs shown17,20992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,507Southport →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1954/55 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Chelsea48,260
  2. 02Everton46,394
  3. 03Arsenal43,725
  4. 04Sunderland43,043
  5. 05Newcastle United42,925
  6. 06Tottenham Hotspur37,248
  7. 07Wolverhampton Wanderers36,477
  8. 08Liverpool36,214
  9. 09Manchester United35,960
  10. 10Manchester City35,217
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Chelsea First Division48,260#1+2.8%
2Everton First Division46,394#2+1.0%
3Arsenal First Division43,725#3-13.0%
4Sunderland First Division43,043#4+1.3%
5Newcastle United First Division42,925#5-5.4%
6Tottenham Hotspur First Division37,248#6-10.5%
7Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division36,477#7+0.4%
8Liverpool Second Division36,214#8-10.6%
9Manchester United First Division35,960#9+1.4%
10Manchester City First Division35,217#10+16.8%
11West Bromwich Albion First Division31,098#11-18.4%
12Leicester City First Division31,067#12+7.2%
13Portsmouth First Division29,868#13+3.0%
14Aston Villa First Division29,578#14-1.4%
15Bolton Wanderers First Division28,370#15-17.1%
16Blackburn Rovers Second Division26,928#16+3.1%
17Preston North End First Division26,625#17-4.5%
18Sheffield Wednesday First Division26,141#18-25.8%
19Burnley First Division25,094#19-10.9%
20Huddersfield Town First Division24,974#20-19.0%
21Cardiff City First Division24,311#21-25.0%
22Charlton Athletic First Division24,005#22-16.7%
23Blackpool First Division23,959#23-5.7%
24Sheffield United First Division23,880#24-23.7%
25Bristol Rovers Second Division23,116#25-6.3%
26Bristol City Third Division South22,219#26+26.3%
27Fulham Second Division21,566#27-4.6%
28Leeds United Second Division21,387#28-1.9%
29Stoke City Second Division21,131#29+17.3%
30Middlesbrough Second Division21,118#30-21.8%
31Swansea City Second Division21,052#31+22.4%
32Birmingham City Second Division20,973#32-6.2%
33Port Vale Second Division20,869#33+25.3%
34West Ham United Second Division20,299#34+1.0%
35Hull City Second Division20,285#35-3.4%
36Plymouth Argyle Second Division19,422#36-1.2%
37Luton Town Second Division17,311#37+8.2%
38Notts County Second Division16,895#38+4.1%
39Rotherham United Second Division16,353#39+16.7%
40Norwich City Third Division South15,621#40-15.9%
41Ipswich Town Second Division15,390#41-3.3%
42Leyton Orient Third Division South15,216#42+35.6%
43Derby County Second Division14,966#43-13.4%
44Southampton Third Division South14,724#44-1.1%
45Nottingham Forest Second Division14,617#45-35.3%
46Coventry City Third Division South14,202#46+35.2%
47Bury Second Division14,174#47+4.7%
48Millwall Third Division South13,724#48+1.6%
49Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South12,835#49-32.0%
50Doncaster Rovers Second Division12,385#50-27.1%
51Barnsley Third Division North12,160#51+27.8%
52Lincoln City Second Division12,067#52-18.0%
53Queens Park Rangers Third Division South11,283#53+2.7%
54Walsall Third Division South11,201#54+20.7%
55Brentford Third Division South11,077#55-29.1%
56Watford Third Division South10,798#56-8.9%
57Crystal Palace Third Division South10,731#57-12.7%
58Gillingham Third Division South10,385#58+0.5%
59AFC Bournemouth Third Division South9,810#59+0.9%
60Accrington Stanley Third Division North9,766#60+33.4%
61York City Third Division North9,630#61+70.9%
62Bradford City Third Division North9,293#62-12.3%
63Scunthorpe United Third Division North8,961#63+8.7%
64Reading Third Division South8,799#64-23.9%
65Chesterfield Third Division North8,646#65+8.7%
66Darlington Third Division North8,552#66+71.9%
67Newport County Third Division South8,374#67-6.1%
68Grimsby Town Third Division North8,261#68-13.8%
69Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North8,165#69-10.6%
70Exeter City Third Division South8,045#70-13.9%
71Swindon Town Third Division South7,883#71-26.7%
72Northampton Town Third Division South7,852#72-23.7%
73Hartlepool United Third Division North7,832#73+5.5%
74Southend United Third Division South7,815#74+6.0%
75Shrewsbury Town Third Division South7,796#75-15.2%
76Oldham Athletic Third Division North7,760#76-56.5%
77Mansfield Town Third Division North7,758#77+2.0%
78Colchester United Third Division South7,400#78-4.0%
79Stockport County Third Division North7,339#79-4.4%
79Wrexham Third Division North7,339#80-20.5%
81Workington Third Division North7,055#81-15.7%
82Halifax Town Third Division North6,942#82+25.1%
83Torquay United Third Division South6,604#83-7.1%
84Rochdale Third Division North6,202#84+1.3%
85Aldershot Town Third Division South6,123#85-7.9%
86Carlisle United Third Division North5,619#86-19.2%
87Chester Third Division North5,390#87-2.1%
88Tranmere Rovers Third Division North5,374#88-13.5%
89Gateshead Third Division North4,844#89-17.9%
90Crewe Alexandra Third Division North4,785#90-22.2%
91Barrow Third Division North4,774#91-14.6%
92Southport Third Division North3,507#92-24.2%

*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.