Completed league season · 1959/60

1959/60 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1959/60, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average47,948Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown16,36992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,412Gateshead →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1959/60 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Tottenham Hotspur47,948
  2. 02Manchester United47,288
  3. 03Everton40,788
  4. 04Chelsea39,423
  5. 05Arsenal39,341
  6. 06Wolverhampton Wanderers36,244
  7. 07Newcastle United36,037
  8. 08Manchester City35,637
  9. 09Aston Villa34,257
  10. 10Sheffield Wednesday32,034
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Tottenham Hotspur First Division47,948#1+18.5%
2Manchester United First Division47,288#2-11.2%
3Everton First Division40,788#3+4.1%
4Chelsea First Division39,423#4-3.5%
5Arsenal First Division39,341#5-13.0%
6Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division36,244#6-5.7%
7Newcastle United First Division36,037#7-8.7%
8Manchester City First Division35,637#8+9.4%
9Aston Villa Second Division34,257#9+1.1%
10Sheffield Wednesday First Division32,034#10+18.7%
11Fulham First Division30,271#11+15.3%
12Liverpool Second Division30,269#12-17.6%
13West Ham United First Division28,554#13+0.7%
14West Bromwich Albion First Division27,461#14-12.5%
15Blackburn Rovers First Division27,299#15-10.6%
16Birmingham City First Division27,072#16+1.4%
17Burnley First Division26,978#17+13.7%
18Nottingham Forest First Division26,739#18-6.9%
19Norwich City Third Division26,402#19+25.1%
20Bolton Wanderers First Division25,998#20-6.0%
21Middlesbrough Second Division25,550#21+2.7%
22Leicester City First Division25,399#22-8.8%
23Preston North End First Division24,552#23+9.4%
24Cardiff City Second Division24,183#24+36.0%
25Sunderland Second Division22,831#25-17.8%
26Leeds United First Division21,877#26-12.2%
27Blackpool First Division21,783#27+4.4%
28Plymouth Argyle Second Division20,383#28-11.1%
29Bristol Rovers Second Division18,486#29+3.3%
30Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division18,331#30-18.6%
31Southampton Third Division18,052#31+31.6%
32Sheffield United Second Division18,037#32-7.9%
33Bristol City Second Division17,755#33-21.1%
34Luton Town First Division17,067#34-14.1%
35Coventry City Third Division16,348#35-3.5%
36Portsmouth Second Division16,156#36-32.7%
37Derby County Second Division15,815#37-16.7%
38Charlton Athletic Second Division15,687#38-6.7%
39Crystal Palace Fourth Division15,630#39+5.0%
40Hull City Second Division15,499#40+7.8%
41Huddersfield Town Second Division14,773#41-0.5%
42Millwall Fourth Division14,560#42+22.8%
43Stoke City Second Division14,506#43-17.3%
44Swansea City Second Division14,355#44-1.8%
45Notts County Fourth Division13,820#45+45.0%
46Ipswich Town Second Division13,768#46-3.5%
47Leyton Orient Second Division13,250#47-0.5%
48Rotherham United Second Division12,869#48+22.8%
49Watford Fourth Division12,013#49+43.3%
50Brentford Third Division11,912#50-14.4%
51Reading Third Division11,464#51-9.5%
52Walsall Fourth Division11,157#52+23.0%
53Scunthorpe United Second Division11,113#53-10.2%
54Lincoln City Second Division10,733#54-5.3%
54Port Vale Third Division10,733#55-15.9%
56Bury Third Division10,628#56+12.6%
57Grimsby Town Third Division10,543#57-19.6%
58AFC Bournemouth Third Division10,403#58-2.6%
59Southend United Third Division10,322#59-8.1%
60Queens Park Rangers Third Division10,285#60+12.3%
61Swindon Town Third Division10,228#61-10.0%
62Bradford City Third Division10,163#62-8.4%
63Tranmere Rovers Third Division9,965#63-15.7%
64Wrexham Third Division9,495#64-8.2%
65Shrewsbury Town Third Division8,999#65+11.4%
66Northampton Town Fourth Division8,306#66+2.7%
67Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division7,962#67+7.0%
68Colchester United Third Division7,812#68+0.7%
69York City Third Division7,507#69-7.6%
70Exeter City Fourth Division7,421#70-20.8%
71Mansfield Town Third Division7,183#71-15.2%
72Torquay United Fourth Division6,812#72+26.3%
73Halifax Town Third Division6,768#73+1.6%
74Chesterfield Third Division6,578#74-27.1%
75Stockport County Fourth Division6,552#75-29.2%
76Bradford Park Avenue Fourth Division6,399#76-8.8%
77Barnsley Third Division6,315#77-43.7%
78Newport County Third Division6,241#78-5.5%
79Gillingham Fourth Division6,231#79-10.1%
80Barrow Fourth Division5,612#80+29.8%
81Aldershot Town Fourth Division5,454#81+30.2%
82Chester Fourth Division5,421#82-21.0%
83Carlisle United Fourth Division5,295#83-26.2%
84Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division5,247#84-21.3%
85Oldham Athletic Fourth Division4,957#85-6.9%
86Darlington Fourth Division4,651#86-7.1%
87Rochdale Fourth Division4,599#87-4.4%
88Workington Fourth Division4,310#88-14.5%
89Accrington Stanley Third Division4,131#89-34.1%
90Hartlepool United Fourth Division3,646#90-33.7%
91Southport Fourth Division3,563#91+5.2%
92Gateshead Fourth Division3,412#92-17.6%

*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.