Completed league season · 1959/60

1959/60 Third Division Attendances

Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1959/60. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.

Highest average26,402Norwich City →
Average across clubs shown10,35324 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average4,131Accrington Stanley →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1959/60 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Norwich City26,402
  2. 02Southampton18,052
  3. 03Coventry City16,348
  4. 04Brentford11,912
  5. 05Reading11,464
  6. 06Port Vale10,733
  7. 07Bury10,628
  8. 08Grimsby Town10,543
Season-by-season records

Third Division attendance table

24 clubs with published averages
League rank*ClubAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Norwich City 26,402#19+25.1%
2Southampton 18,052#31+31.6%
3Coventry City 16,348#35-3.5%
4Brentford 11,912#50-14.4%
5Reading 11,464#51-9.5%
6Port Vale 10,733#55-15.9%
7Bury 10,628#56+12.6%
8Grimsby Town 10,543#57-19.6%
9AFC Bournemouth 10,403#58-2.6%
10Southend United 10,322#59-8.1%
11Queens Park Rangers 10,285#60+12.3%
12Swindon Town 10,228#61-10.0%
13Bradford City 10,163#62-8.4%
14Tranmere Rovers 9,965#63-15.7%
15Wrexham 9,495#64-8.2%
16Shrewsbury Town 8,999#65+11.4%
17Colchester United 7,812#68+0.7%
18York City 7,507#69-7.6%
19Mansfield Town 7,183#71-15.2%
20Halifax Town 6,768#73+1.6%
21Chesterfield 6,578#74-27.1%
22Barnsley 6,315#77-43.7%
23Newport County 6,241#78-5.5%
24Accrington Stanley 4,131#89-34.1%

*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.