1955/56 Second Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Second Division in 1955/56. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average37,224Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown19,65322 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average11,919Bury →
The crowd leaders
1955/56 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesSecond Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 37,224 | #6 | +2.8% |
| 2 | Leicester City | 28,134 | #13 | -9.4% |
| 3 | Bristol City | 26,575 | #17 | +19.6% |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26,247 | #19 | +0.4% |
| 5 | Leeds United | 24,445 | #23 | +14.3% |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 23,860 | #24 | +3.2% |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,049 | #27 | -14.4% |
| 8 | Stoke City | 19,850 | #30 | -6.1% |
| 9 | Fulham | 19,597 | #31 | -9.1% |
| 10 | Swansea City | 19,487 | #32 | -7.4% |
| 11 | Port Vale | 18,985 | #33 | -9.0% |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 17,866 | #35 | -15.4% |
| 13 | West Ham United | 17,679 | #36 | -12.9% |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 17,594 | #37 | -9.4% |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 16,225 | #39 | +11.0% |
| 16 | Hull City | 15,419 | #43 | -24.0% |
| 17 | Notts County | 15,401 | #44 | -8.8% |
| 18 | Barnsley | 14,721 | #46 | +21.1% |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 13,215 | #48 | +9.5% |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 12,469 | #50 | -23.8% |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 12,414 | #51 | +0.2% |
| 22 | Bury | 11,919 | #52 | -15.9% |
*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.