1955/56 Third Division South Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division South in 1955/56. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average17,571Coventry City →
Average across clubs shown10,30924 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,606Aldershot Town →
The crowd leaders
1955/56 · 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 | Coventry City | 17,571 | #38 | +23.7% |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 16,061 | #40 | +5.6% |
| 3 | Norwich City | 15,595 | #41 | -0.2% |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 15,489 | #42 | +0.6% |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15,323 | #45 | +19.4% |
| 6 | Walsall | 12,644 | #49 | +12.9% |
| 7 | Southampton | 11,612 | #53 | -21.1% |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 11,062 | #54 | +3.1% |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 10,476 | #55 | +33.4% |
| 10 | Brentford | 10,302 | #56 | -7.0% |
| 11 | Southend United | 10,028 | #58 | +28.3% |
| 12 | Millwall | 9,271 | #60 | -32.4% |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 8,471 | #63 | +8.7% |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 8,455 | #64 | -25.1% |
| 15 | Gillingham | 8,420 | #65 | -18.9% |
| 16 | Exeter City | 8,168 | #66 | +1.5% |
| 17 | Reading | 8,108 | #68 | -7.9% |
| 17 | Watford | 8,108 | #67 | -24.9% |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 8,035 | #69 | -18.1% |
| 20 | Colchester United | 7,641 | #72 | +3.3% |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 7,432 | #74 | -5.7% |
| 22 | Torquay United | 6,989 | #78 | +5.8% |
| 23 | Newport County | 6,545 | #81 | -21.8% |
| 24 | Aldershot Town | 5,606 | #88 | -8.4% |
*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.