Completed league season · 1956/57

1956/57 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1956/57, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average45,481Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown16,45992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,875Gateshead →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1956/57 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United45,481
  2. 02Tottenham Hotspur43,280
  3. 03Arsenal41,093
  4. 04Sunderland36,145
  5. 05Liverpool35,743
  6. 06Newcastle United35,202
  7. 07Everton35,076
  8. 08Wolverhampton Wanderers34,956
  9. 09Leeds United32,672
  10. 10Birmingham City32,444
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division45,481#1+15.9%
2Tottenham Hotspur First Division43,280#2+13.8%
3Arsenal First Division41,093#3-2.2%
4Sunderland First Division36,145#4+0.7%
5Liverpool Second Division35,743#5-4.0%
6Newcastle United First Division35,202#6-6.5%
7Everton First Division35,076#7-18.0%
8Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division34,956#8-0.7%
9Leeds United First Division32,672#9+33.7%
10Birmingham City First Division32,444#10-3.7%
11Chelsea First Division31,732#11-7.1%
12Leicester City Second Division30,624#12+8.9%
13Aston Villa First Division30,487#13+2.2%
14Manchester City First Division30,005#14-6.8%
15Sheffield Wednesday First Division28,570#15+8.9%
16Bolton Wanderers First Division25,219#16-9.8%
17Portsmouth First Division25,024#17-4.7%
18Preston North End First Division23,522#18-4.6%
19Nottingham Forest Second Division23,118#19+42.5%
20Blackburn Rovers Second Division23,091#20+0.2%
21West Bromwich Albion First Division22,746#21-15.1%
22Burnley First Division22,493#22-3.9%
23Bristol Rovers Second Division22,166#23-7.1%
24Stoke City Second Division22,146#24+11.6%
25Blackpool First Division21,961#25-15.6%
26Sheffield United Second Division21,803#26-7.5%
27Bristol City Second Division21,714#27-18.3%
28Middlesbrough Second Division21,127#28+18.3%
29Fulham Second Division20,920#29+6.8%
30Cardiff City First Division20,550#30-22.8%
31Charlton Athletic First Division20,370#31-18.1%
32Derby County Third Division North19,611#32+4.9%
33West Ham United Second Division18,667#33+5.6%
34Luton Town First Division18,262#34-14.9%
35Leyton Orient Second Division17,524#35+9.1%
36Swansea City Second Division16,585#36-14.9%
37Notts County Second Division15,638#37+1.5%
38Grimsby Town Second Division15,331#38+4.8%
39Huddersfield Town Second Division14,861#39-25.8%
40Southampton Third Division South14,784#40+27.3%
41Ipswich Town Third Division South14,372#41-7.2%
42Port Vale Second Division14,046#42-26.0%
43Coventry City Third Division South13,686#43-22.1%
44Barnsley Second Division12,915#44-12.3%
45Norwich City Third Division South12,856#45-17.6%
46Bradford City Third Division North12,821#46+27.9%
47Plymouth Argyle Third Division South12,713#47-27.7%
48Doncaster Rovers Second Division12,375#48-0.3%
49Crystal Palace Third Division South12,081#49+9.2%
50Hull City Third Division North12,056#50-21.8%
51Bury Second Division11,986#51+0.6%
52Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division South11,606#52-24.3%
53Millwall Third Division South11,545#53+24.5%
54Brentford Third Division South11,482#54+11.5%
55Walsall Third Division South11,347#55-10.3%
56Lincoln City Second Division11,180#56-15.4%
57AFC Bournemouth Third Division South10,968#57+36.5%
58Rotherham United Second Division10,744#58-13.8%
59Chesterfield Third Division North9,989#59+14.4%
60Stockport County Third Division North9,706#60+32.1%
61Wrexham Third Division North9,549#61+25.0%
62York City Third Division North9,414#62-8.5%
63Colchester United Third Division South9,267#63+21.3%
64Newport County Third Division South9,261#64+41.5%
65Queens Park Rangers Third Division South9,239#65+9.3%
66Hartlepool United Third Division North9,225#66+24.5%
67Watford Third Division South9,219#67+13.7%
68Mansfield Town Third Division North9,040#68+17.7%
69Reading Third Division South8,832#69+8.9%
70Southend United Third Division South8,796#70-12.3%
71Accrington Stanley Third Division North8,736#71-2.3%
72Swindon Town Third Division South8,710#72+17.2%
73Bradford Park Avenue Third Division North8,484#73+15.8%
74Workington Third Division North8,305#74+33.2%
75Oldham Athletic Third Division North8,273#75+27.8%
76Northampton Town Third Division South8,158#76-22.1%
77Torquay United Third Division South8,014#77+14.7%
78Shrewsbury Town Third Division South7,550#78-10.9%
79Carlisle United Third Division North7,430#79+7.8%
80Gillingham Third Division South7,037#80-16.4%
81Exeter City Third Division South6,765#81-17.2%
82Chester Third Division North6,472#82-2.5%
83Barrow Third Division North6,379#83+3.0%
84Rochdale Third Division North6,280#84+29.9%
85Scunthorpe United Third Division North6,227#85-19.2%
86Halifax Town Third Division North6,118#86+1.2%
87Tranmere Rovers Third Division North6,061#87-6.9%
88Darlington Third Division North5,870#88+4.3%
89Aldershot Town Third Division South5,098#89-9.1%
90Crewe Alexandra Third Division North4,918#90-7.0%
91Southport Third Division North4,376#91-13.5%
92Gateshead Third Division North3,875#92+17.9%

*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.