1970/71 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1970/71. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average26,219Aston Villa →
Average across clubs shown7,92624 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,949Tranmere Rovers →
The crowd leaders
1970/71 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesThird Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 26,219 | #14 | -4.1% |
| 2 | Preston North End | 13,787 | #36 | +1.8% |
| 3 | Fulham | 12,004 | #40 | +17.0% |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 11,312 | #41 | -4.7% |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9,824 | #47 | -33.2% |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 9,636 | #48 | -2.5% |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 8,704 | #52 | -4.5% |
| 8 | Wrexham | 8,137 | #54 | -17.8% |
| 9 | Swansea City | 8,035 | #55 | -4.5% |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 7,885 | #57 | -4.9% |
| 11 | Reading | 6,889 | #58 | -30.1% |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 6,867 | #59 | -3.9% |
| 13 | Barnsley | 6,830 | #60 | -33.3% |
| 14 | Bradford City | 5,997 | #64 | -32.3% |
| 15 | Torquay United | 5,726 | #65 | -16.8% |
| 16 | Port Vale | 5,437 | #68 | -21.1% |
| 17 | Walsall | 5,212 | #71 | -4.0% |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 5,134 | #72 | +9.8% |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 5,072 | #74 | +18.2% |
| 20 | Rochdale | 4,866 | #77 | -20.3% |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 4,478 | #79 | -47.7% |
| 22 | Gillingham | 4,241 | #81 | -21.5% |
| 23 | Bury | 3,993 | #83 | -11.5% |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 3,949 | #84 | -10.1% |
*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.