Completed league season · 1970/71

1970/71 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1970/71, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average45,602Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown14,25992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,209Workington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1970/71 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Liverpool45,602
  2. 02Manchester United43,945
  3. 03Arsenal43,776
  4. 04Everton41,090
  5. 05Chelsea39,545
  6. 06Leeds United39,204
  7. 07Tottenham Hotspur35,650
  8. 08Derby County31,367
  9. 09Manchester City31,041
  10. 10West Ham United29,961
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Liverpool First Division45,602#1+4.7%
2Manchester United First Division43,945#2-11.9%
3Arsenal First Division43,776#3+22.4%
4Everton First Division41,090#4-17.0%
5Chelsea First Division39,545#5-2.0%
6Leeds United First Division39,204#6+13.3%
7Tottenham Hotspur First Division35,650#7-1.1%
8Derby County First Division31,367#8-12.7%
9Manchester City First Division31,041#9-8.5%
10West Ham United First Division29,961#10-1.9%
11Newcastle United First Division29,735#11-20.8%
12Crystal Palace First Division28,889#12-3.4%
13Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division27,608#13-11.4%
14Aston Villa Third Division26,219#14-4.1%
15Coventry City First Division26,039#15-18.7%
16Leicester City Second Division25,949#16+3.4%
17West Bromwich Albion First Division25,692#17-7.8%
18Sheffield United Second Division25,254#18+41.6%
19Birmingham City Second Division24,203#19-3.2%
20Nottingham Forest First Division23,324#20-8.2%
21Huddersfield Town First Division23,228#21+32.5%
22Southampton First Division22,267#22-2.8%
23Cardiff City Second Division21,522#23+0.1%
24Blackpool First Division20,472#24+30.4%
25Ipswich Town First Division20,432#25-1.4%
26Stoke City First Division19,905#26-17.6%
27Hull City Second Division19,737#27+75.8%
28Middlesbrough Second Division18,534#28-6.7%
29Luton Town Second Division17,353#29+17.2%
30Burnley First Division16,156#30-1.8%
31Swindon Town Second Division16,150#31-19.6%
32Sheffield Wednesday Second Division15,780#33-40.2%
32Sunderland Second Division15,780#32-27.6%
34Watford Second Division14,348#34-16.7%
35Bristol City Second Division14,165#35-13.0%
36Preston North End Third Division13,787#36+1.8%
37Portsmouth Second Division13,759#37-7.8%
38Queens Park Rangers Second Division13,069#38-25.4%
39Norwich City Second Division12,657#39-4.2%
40Fulham Third Division12,004#40+17.0%
41Bristol Rovers Third Division11,312#41-4.7%
42Charlton Athletic Second Division10,981#42-13.5%
43Oxford United Second Division10,884#43+0.7%
44Notts County Fourth Division10,757#44+86.1%
45Carlisle United Second Division10,657#45+13.5%
46Millwall Second Division9,862#46-15.5%
47Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division9,824#47-33.2%
48Chesterfield Third Division9,636#48-2.5%
49Oldham Athletic Fourth Division9,546#49+119.1%
50Leyton Orient Second Division9,119#50-19.8%
51Bolton Wanderers Second Division8,706#51-13.3%
52Plymouth Argyle Third Division8,704#52-4.5%
53AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division8,676#53+60.4%
54Wrexham Third Division8,137#54-17.8%
55Swansea City Third Division8,035#55-4.5%
56Blackburn Rovers Second Division8,034#56-35.8%
57Rotherham United Third Division7,885#57-4.9%
58Reading Third Division6,889#58-30.1%
59Mansfield Town Third Division6,867#59-3.9%
60Barnsley Third Division6,830#60-33.3%
61Brentford Fourth Division6,776#61-12.8%
62Northampton Town Fourth Division6,602#62+18.0%
63Southend United Fourth Division6,409#63+0.9%
64Bradford City Third Division5,997#64-32.3%
65Torquay United Third Division5,726#65-16.8%
66Colchester United Fourth Division5,603#66+20.7%
67Lincoln City Fourth Division5,499#67-9.4%
68Port Vale Third Division5,437#68-21.1%
69Aldershot Town Fourth Division5,382#69-11.8%
70York City Fourth Division5,253#70+22.9%
71Walsall Third Division5,212#71-4.0%
72Halifax Town Third Division5,134#72+9.8%
73Chester Fourth Division5,086#73+13.3%
74Shrewsbury Town Third Division5,072#74+18.2%
75Cambridge United Fourth Division4,919#75—
76Peterborough United Fourth Division4,884#76-20.1%
77Rochdale Third Division4,866#77-20.3%
78Exeter City Fourth Division4,703#78-4.4%
79Doncaster Rovers Third Division4,478#79-47.7%
80Grimsby Town Fourth Division4,329#80-2.1%
81Gillingham Third Division4,241#81-21.5%
82Scunthorpe United Fourth Division4,007#82-9.4%
83Bury Third Division3,993#83-11.5%
84Tranmere Rovers Third Division3,949#84-10.1%
85Stockport County Fourth Division3,271#85-6.7%
86Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division3,029#86-9.4%
87Darlington Fourth Division3,011#87+9.7%
88Southport Fourth Division2,860#88-16.6%
89Newport County Fourth Division2,549#89-7.5%
90Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,459#90-4.1%
91Barrow Fourth Division2,333#91-36.1%
92Workington Fourth Division2,209#92+4.1%

*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.