Completed league season · 1961/62

1961/62 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1961/62, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average45,576Tottenham Hotspur →
Average across clubs shown14,13392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,688Accrington Stanley →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1961/62 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Tottenham Hotspur45,576
  2. 02Everton41,432
  3. 03Liverpool39,223
  4. 04Arsenal34,447
  5. 05Manchester United33,491
  6. 06Sunderland32,990
  7. 07Aston Villa32,056
  8. 08Sheffield Wednesday28,401
  9. 09Newcastle United27,946
  10. 10Burnley27,125
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Tottenham Hotspur First Division45,576#1-14.2%
2Everton First Division41,432#2-4.6%
3Liverpool Second Division39,223#3+32.5%
4Arsenal First Division34,447#4+0.4%
5Manchester United First Division33,491#5-11.6%
6Sunderland Second Division32,990#6+26.6%
7Aston Villa First Division32,056#7-4.6%
8Sheffield Wednesday First Division28,401#8-2.8%
9Newcastle United Second Division27,946#9+5.5%
10Burnley First Division27,125#10+13.8%
11Chelsea First Division27,013#11-10.4%
12West Ham United First Division25,733#12+17.2%
13Manchester City First Division25,626#13-12.9%
14Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division24,803#14-19.7%
15Fulham First Division24,401#15+6.0%
16Birmingham City First Division23,537#16-8.7%
17Nottingham Forest First Division23,517#17-4.7%
18Ipswich Town First Division22,863#18+51.5%
19Sheffield United First Division22,526#19+21.8%
20West Bromwich Albion First Division21,006#20-15.0%
21Norwich City Second Division20,241#21-17.3%
22Leicester City First Division19,469#22-19.1%
23Cardiff City First Division19,294#23-17.5%
24Blackpool First Division18,618#24-0.5%
25Bolton Wanderers First Division17,519#25-19.2%
26Crystal Palace Third Division17,481#26-8.4%
27Portsmouth Third Division16,652#27+10.8%
28Derby County Second Division15,930#28+13.0%
29Blackburn Rovers First Division15,906#29-17.8%
30Middlesbrough Second Division15,810#30-0.3%
31Stoke City Second Division15,751#31+70.2%
32Leyton Orient Second Division14,750#32+40.0%
33Charlton Athletic Second Division14,211#33+28.0%
34Plymouth Argyle Second Division13,989#34-20.6%
35Southampton Second Division13,763#35-26.3%
36Leeds United Second Division13,607#36+1.2%
37Huddersfield Town Second Division13,213#37-1.6%
38Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division13,206#38-14.9%
39Preston North End Second Division13,067#39-22.2%
40Walsall Second Division12,703#40+19.2%
41Bristol City Third Division12,447#41+8.3%
42Peterborough United Third Division12,392#42-12.8%
43Swansea City Second Division12,174#43+0.7%
44Bristol Rovers Second Division12,096#44-18.8%
45Millwall Fourth Division11,762#45+21.2%
46AFC Bournemouth Third Division11,622#46+48.8%
47Wrexham Fourth Division11,490#47+80.2%
48Oldham Athletic Fourth Division11,324#48-10.4%
49Reading Third Division11,242#49+46.2%
50Queens Park Rangers Third Division11,121#50+11.7%
51Northampton Town Third Division10,899#51+2.0%
52Watford Third Division10,609#52-15.8%
53Luton Town Second Division10,525#53-16.3%
54Bury Second Division10,518#54+3.0%
55Coventry City Third Division10,256#55-14.5%
56Scunthorpe United Second Division9,829#56+7.0%
57Swindon Town Third Division9,695#57-12.2%
58Rotherham United Second Division9,550#58+0.0%
59Grimsby Town Third Division9,469#59+1.9%
60Port Vale Third Division8,993#60-7.3%
61Bradford Park Avenue Third Division8,871#61-3.7%
62Brentford Third Division8,483#62+14.8%
63Notts County Third Division8,352#63-30.2%
64Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division8,079#64-14.6%
65Southend United Third Division7,922#65-2.2%
66Mansfield Town Fourth Division7,264#66+47.2%
67Hull City Third Division6,887#67-18.3%
68Carlisle United Fourth Division6,664#68+49.9%
69Shrewsbury Town Third Division6,591#69-17.9%
70York City Fourth Division6,590#70-4.5%
71Bradford City Fourth Division6,240#71-16.2%
72Aldershot Town Fourth Division6,143#72-2.5%
73Barnsley Third Division6,100#73-6.0%
74Lincoln City Third Division5,868#74-21.0%
75Gillingham Fourth Division5,656#75-5.8%
76Darlington Fourth Division5,602#76-5.0%
77Chester Fourth Division5,578#77+14.0%
78Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division5,428#78-26.2%
79Colchester United Fourth Division5,341#79+7.6%
80Newport County Third Division5,023#80-7.6%
81Torquay United Third Division4,982#81-19.0%
82Stockport County Fourth Division4,824#82-25.9%
83Halifax Town Third Division4,670#83-15.8%
84Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division4,471#84-6.0%
85Barrow Fourth Division4,446#85+3.4%
86Exeter City Fourth Division4,344#86-16.1%
87Hartlepool United Fourth Division4,321#87+5.6%
88Chesterfield Fourth Division4,237#88-18.2%
89Southport Fourth Division4,233#89-8.9%
90Rochdale Fourth Division4,024#90+2.4%
91Workington Fourth Division3,392#91+5.7%
92Accrington Stanley Fourth Division2,688#92-23.9%

*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.