Completed league season · 1955/56

1955/56 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1955/56, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average42,768Everton →
Average across clubs shown16,71392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,286Gateshead →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1955/56 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Everton42,768
  2. 02Arsenal42,034
  3. 03Manchester United39,254
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur38,042
  5. 05Newcastle United37,666
  6. 06Liverpool37,224
  7. 07Sunderland35,888
  8. 08Wolverhampton Wanderers35,185
  9. 09Chelsea34,141
  10. 10Birmingham City33,683
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Everton First Division42,768#1-7.8%
2Arsenal First Division42,034#2-3.9%
3Manchester United First Division39,254#3+9.2%
4Tottenham Hotspur First Division38,042#4+2.1%
5Newcastle United First Division37,666#5-12.3%
6Liverpool Second Division37,224#6+2.8%
7Sunderland First Division35,888#7-16.6%
8Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division35,185#8-3.5%
9Chelsea First Division34,141#9-29.3%
10Birmingham City First Division33,683#10+60.6%
11Manchester City First Division32,198#11-8.6%
12Aston Villa First Division29,826#12+0.8%
13Leicester City Second Division28,134#13-9.4%
14Bolton Wanderers First Division27,964#14-1.4%
15West Bromwich Albion First Division26,794#15-13.8%
16Cardiff City First Division26,624#16+9.5%
17Bristol City Second Division26,575#17+19.6%
18Portsmouth First Division26,260#18-12.1%
19Sheffield Wednesday Second Division26,247#19+0.4%
20Blackpool First Division26,016#20+8.6%
21Charlton Athletic First Division24,872#21+3.6%
22Preston North End First Division24,657#22-7.4%
23Leeds United Second Division24,445#23+14.3%
24Bristol Rovers Second Division23,860#24+3.2%
25Sheffield United First Division23,581#25-1.3%
26Burnley First Division23,397#26-6.8%
27Blackburn Rovers Second Division23,049#27-14.4%
28Luton Town First Division21,455#28+23.9%
29Huddersfield Town First Division20,024#29-19.8%
30Stoke City Second Division19,850#30-6.1%
31Fulham Second Division19,597#31-9.1%
32Swansea City Second Division19,487#32-7.4%
33Port Vale Second Division18,985#33-9.0%
34Derby County Third Division North18,688#34+24.9%
35Middlesbrough Second Division17,866#35-15.4%
36West Ham United Second Division17,679#36-12.9%
37Plymouth Argyle Second Division17,594#37-9.4%
38Coventry City Third Division South17,571#38+23.7%
39Nottingham Forest Second Division16,225#39+11.0%
40Leyton Orient Third Division South16,061#40+5.6%
41Norwich City Third Division South15,595#41-0.2%
42Ipswich Town Third Division South15,489#42+0.6%
43Hull City Second Division15,419#43-24.0%
44Notts County Second Division15,401#44-8.8%
45Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South15,323#45+19.4%
46Barnsley Second Division14,721#46+21.1%
47Grimsby Town Third Division North14,630#47+77.1%
48Lincoln City Second Division13,215#48+9.5%
49Walsall Third Division South12,644#49+12.9%
50Rotherham United Second Division12,469#50-23.8%
51Doncaster Rovers Second Division12,414#51+0.2%
52Bury Second Division11,919#52-15.9%
53Southampton Third Division South11,612#53-21.1%
54Crystal Palace Third Division South11,062#54+3.1%
55Northampton Town Third Division South10,476#55+33.4%
56Brentford Third Division South10,302#56-7.0%
57York City Third Division North10,291#57+6.9%
58Southend United Third Division South10,028#58+28.3%
59Bradford City Third Division North10,022#59+7.8%
60Millwall Third Division South9,271#60-32.4%
61Accrington Stanley Third Division North8,946#61-8.4%
62Chesterfield Third Division North8,729#62+1.0%
63Shrewsbury Town Third Division South8,471#63+8.7%
64Queens Park Rangers Third Division South8,455#64-25.1%
65Gillingham Third Division South8,420#65-18.9%
66Exeter City Third Division South8,168#66+1.5%
67Reading Third Division South8,108#68-7.9%
67Watford Third Division South8,108#67-24.9%
69AFC Bournemouth Third Division South8,035#69-18.1%
70Scunthorpe United Third Division North7,702#70-14.0%
71Mansfield Town Third Division North7,682#71-1.0%
72Colchester United Third Division South7,641#72+3.3%
73Wrexham Third Division North7,640#73+4.1%
74Swindon Town Third Division South7,432#74-5.7%
75Hartlepool United Third Division North7,412#75-5.4%
76Stockport County Third Division North7,347#76+0.1%
77Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North7,326#77-10.3%
78Torquay United Third Division South6,989#78+5.8%
79Carlisle United Third Division North6,894#79+22.7%
80Chester Third Division North6,640#80+23.2%
81Newport County Third Division South6,545#81-21.8%
82Tranmere Rovers Third Division North6,509#82+21.1%
83Oldham Athletic Third Division North6,473#83-16.6%
84Workington Third Division North6,235#84-11.6%
85Barrow Third Division North6,194#85+29.7%
86Halifax Town Third Division North6,044#86-12.9%
87Darlington Third Division North5,626#87-34.2%
88Aldershot Town Third Division South5,606#88-8.4%
89Crewe Alexandra Third Division North5,288#89+10.5%
90Southport Third Division North5,060#90+44.3%
91Rochdale Third Division North4,833#91-22.1%
92Gateshead Third Division North3,286#92-32.2%

*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.