1956/57 Second Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Second Division in 1956/57. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average35,743Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown18,83222 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average10,744Rotherham United →
The crowd leaders
1956/57 · 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 | 35,743 | #5 | -4.0% |
| 2 | Leicester City | 30,624 | #12 | +8.9% |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 23,118 | #19 | +42.5% |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,091 | #20 | +0.2% |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 22,166 | #23 | -7.1% |
| 6 | Stoke City | 22,146 | #24 | +11.6% |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 21,803 | #26 | -7.5% |
| 8 | Bristol City | 21,714 | #27 | -18.3% |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21,127 | #28 | +18.3% |
| 10 | Fulham | 20,920 | #29 | +6.8% |
| 11 | West Ham United | 18,667 | #33 | +5.6% |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 17,524 | #35 | +9.1% |
| 13 | Swansea City | 16,585 | #36 | -14.9% |
| 14 | Notts County | 15,638 | #37 | +1.5% |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 15,331 | #38 | +4.8% |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 14,861 | #39 | -25.8% |
| 17 | Port Vale | 14,046 | #42 | -26.0% |
| 18 | Barnsley | 12,915 | #44 | -12.3% |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 12,375 | #48 | -0.3% |
| 20 | Bury | 11,986 | #51 | +0.6% |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 11,180 | #56 | -15.4% |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 10,744 | #58 | -13.8% |
*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.