Completed league season · 1965/66

1965/66 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1965/66, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average46,344Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown13,68392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,636Newport County →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1965/66 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Liverpool46,344
  2. 02Manchester United38,769
  3. 03Everton38,498
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur38,320
  5. 05Leeds United35,785
  6. 06Sunderland34,488
  7. 07Newcastle United33,793
  8. 08Chelsea31,346
  9. 09Arsenal29,036
  10. 10Manchester City27,739
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Liverpool First Division46,344#1+12.7%
2Manchester United First Division38,769#2-16.7%
3Everton First Division38,498#3-8.5%
4Tottenham Hotspur First Division38,320#4-2.7%
5Leeds United First Division35,785#5-4.5%
6Sunderland First Division34,488#6-15.1%
7Newcastle United First Division33,793#7-5.2%
8Chelsea First Division31,346#8-15.4%
9Arsenal First Division29,036#9-7.3%
10Manchester City Second Division27,739#10+88.0%
11Coventry City Second Division25,370#11-4.7%
12West Ham United First Division24,836#12-4.0%
13Nottingham Forest First Division23,725#13-13.5%
14Hull City Third Division22,828#14+56.0%
15Stoke City First Division22,503#15-12.7%
16Sheffield Wednesday First Division22,366#16+10.8%
17Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division22,361#17+4.0%
18Leicester City First Division22,325#18+11.8%
19Fulham First Division21,138#19+20.4%
20Aston Villa First Division21,063#20-5.2%
21Burnley First Division19,968#21+26.9%
22West Bromwich Albion First Division19,834#22+5.2%
23Sheffield United First Division19,405#23-3.0%
24Southampton Second Division18,917#24+10.5%
25Northampton Town First Division18,634#25+21.3%
26Huddersfield Town Second Division18,322#26+90.0%
27Bristol City Second Division17,297#27+41.8%
28Blackpool First Division16,185#28-13.2%
29Norwich City Second Division14,983#29-17.7%
30Crystal Palace Second Division14,809#30-18.8%
31Portsmouth Second Division14,644#31+12.1%
32Birmingham City Second Division14,398#32-27.0%
33Derby County Second Division14,151#33+2.4%
34Preston North End Second Division14,023#34-10.2%
35Millwall Third Division13,978#35+50.8%
36Blackburn Rovers First Division13,513#36-16.1%
37Middlesbrough Second Division13,450#37-14.3%
38Plymouth Argyle Second Division13,217#38-11.2%
39Swindon Town Third Division13,125#39-14.0%
40Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division12,799#40-28.5%
41Ipswich Town Second Division12,473#41-7.1%
42Charlton Athletic Second Division12,271#42-6.1%
43Carlisle United Second Division12,067#43+11.8%
44Bolton Wanderers Second Division12,005#44-18.1%
45Cardiff City Second Division11,005#45+3.9%
46Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division10,398#46+21.3%
47Rotherham United Second Division10,096#47+3.5%
48Oxford United Third Division9,301#48+6.3%
49Walsall Third Division9,297#49+37.7%
50Bristol Rovers Third Division9,007#50-31.4%
51Oldham Athletic Third Division8,943#51+9.3%
52Reading Third Division8,857#52+17.6%
53Chester Fourth Division8,504#53+11.0%
54Brentford Third Division8,416#54-21.6%
55Queens Park Rangers Third Division8,263#55+45.7%
56Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division8,031#56-31.1%
57Darlington Fourth Division7,953#57+85.3%
58Stockport County Fourth Division7,802#58+35.9%
59Watford Third Division7,695#59+3.8%
60Swansea City Third Division7,694#60-26.5%
61Luton Town Fourth Division7,675#61+15.2%
62Bury Second Division7,667#62-1.5%
63Southend United Third Division7,536#63+5.3%
64Gillingham Third Division7,492#64-33.8%
65Leyton Orient Second Division7,378#65-17.3%
66Grimsby Town Third Division7,239#66+1.3%
67Peterborough United Third Division7,238#67-27.8%
68AFC Bournemouth Third Division6,329#68-18.3%
69Torquay United Fourth Division6,208#69+41.6%
70Mansfield Town Third Division6,087#70-35.6%
71Port Vale Fourth Division6,015#71+9.2%
72York City Third Division5,921#72-17.6%
73Exeter City Third Division5,590#73-13.5%
74Wrexham Fourth Division5,567#74-4.7%
75Bradford Park Avenue Fourth Division5,287#75-36.8%
76Scunthorpe United Third Division5,181#76-7.8%
77Colchester United Fourth Division5,151#77+40.9%
78Shrewsbury Town Third Division5,118#78-9.2%
79Chesterfield Fourth Division4,995#79-18.5%
80Notts County Fourth Division4,949#80-14.0%
81Hartlepool United Fourth Division4,842#81-17.7%
82Barrow Fourth Division4,701#82+46.9%
83Barnsley Fourth Division4,510#83+5.5%
84Southport Fourth Division4,257#84+48.3%
85Bradford City Fourth Division4,025#85+6.4%
86Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division3,873#86-9.1%
87Lincoln City Fourth Division3,845#87-14.1%
88Aldershot Town Fourth Division3,825#88-17.7%
89Workington Third Division3,263#89-37.0%
90Halifax Town Fourth Division3,069#90+2.1%
91Rochdale Fourth Division2,974#91-36.5%
92Newport County Fourth Division2,636#92-34.3%

*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.