Completed league season · 1971/72

1971/72 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1971/72, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average47,687Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown14,50692 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,104Crewe Alexandra →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1971/72 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Liverpool47,687
  2. 02Manchester United45,999
  3. 03Arsenal40,500
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur38,834
  5. 05Chelsea38,783
  6. 06Manchester City38,573
  7. 07Everton37,242
  8. 08Leeds United35,637
  9. 09Sheffield United33,189
  10. 10Derby County33,087
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Liverpool First Division47,687#1+4.6%
2Manchester United First Division45,999#2+4.7%
3Arsenal First Division40,500#3-7.5%
4Tottenham Hotspur First Division38,834#4+8.9%
5Chelsea First Division38,783#5-1.9%
6Manchester City First Division38,573#6+24.3%
7Everton First Division37,242#7-9.4%
8Leeds United First Division35,637#8-9.1%
9Sheffield United First Division33,189#9+31.4%
10Derby County First Division33,087#10+5.5%
11Newcastle United First Division32,664#11+9.9%
12Birmingham City Second Division32,337#12+33.6%
13Aston Villa Third Division31,953#13+21.9%
14West Ham United First Division30,005#14+0.1%
15Leicester City First Division28,536#15+10.0%
16Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division27,983#16+1.4%
17Crystal Palace First Division26,973#17-6.6%
18West Bromwich Albion First Division25,786#18+0.4%
19Stoke City First Division24,204#19+21.6%
20Coventry City First Division23,724#20-8.9%
21Norwich City Second Division23,037#21+82.0%
22Nottingham Forest First Division21,433#22-8.1%
23Southampton First Division21,191#23-4.8%
24Ipswich Town First Division20,924#24+2.4%
25Middlesbrough Second Division17,943#25-3.2%
26Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division17,661#26+79.8%
27Sheffield Wednesday Second Division17,087#27+8.3%
28Millwall Second Division16,262#28+64.9%
29Huddersfield Town First Division15,940#29-31.4%
30Sunderland Second Division15,906#30+0.8%
31Cardiff City Second Division15,510#31-27.9%
32Bristol City Second Division15,225#32+7.5%
33Preston North End Second Division15,136#33+9.8%
34Queens Park Rangers Second Division14,367#34+9.9%
35Hull City Second Division13,972#35-29.2%
36Notts County Third Division13,941#36+29.6%
37Swindon Town Second Division13,579#37-15.9%
38Blackpool Second Division13,483#38-34.1%
39AFC Bournemouth Third Division12,991#39+49.7%
40Burnley Second Division12,893#40-20.2%
41Portsmouth Second Division11,918#41-13.4%
42Brentford Fourth Division11,738#42+73.2%
43Luton Town Second Division11,384#43-34.4%
44Grimsby Town Fourth Division11,315#44+161.4%
45Fulham Second Division11,147#45-7.1%
46Watford Second Division10,908#46-24.0%
47Leyton Orient Second Division10,817#47+18.6%
48Plymouth Argyle Third Division10,799#48+24.1%
49Southend United Fourth Division10,461#49+63.2%
50Charlton Athletic Second Division10,430#50-5.0%
51Oxford United Second Division9,530#51-12.4%
52Carlisle United Second Division9,479#52-11.1%
53Bristol Rovers Third Division9,340#53-17.4%
54Blackburn Rovers Third Division8,256#54+2.8%
55Bolton Wanderers Third Division8,173#55-6.1%
56Oldham Athletic Third Division8,016#56-16.0%
57Chesterfield Third Division7,992#57-17.1%
58Lincoln City Fourth Division7,603#58+38.3%
59Rotherham United Third Division7,313#59-7.3%
60Swansea City Third Division6,412#60-20.2%
61Scunthorpe United Fourth Division6,099#61+52.2%
62Wrexham Third Division6,083#62-25.2%
63Mansfield Town Third Division5,988#63-12.8%
64Torquay United Third Division5,677#64-0.9%
65York City Third Division5,597#65+6.5%
66Reading Fourth Division5,531#66-19.7%
67Walsall Third Division5,445#67+4.5%
68Colchester United Fourth Division5,429#68-3.1%
69Gillingham Fourth Division5,412#69+27.6%
70Barnsley Third Division5,341#70-21.8%
71Shrewsbury Town Third Division5,265#71+3.8%
72Peterborough United Fourth Division5,115#72+4.7%
73Bradford City Third Division5,042#73-15.9%
74Cambridge United Fourth Division4,891#74-0.6%
75Northampton Town Fourth Division4,486#75-32.1%
76Rochdale Third Division4,387#76-9.8%
77Port Vale Third Division4,366#77-19.7%
78Tranmere Rovers Third Division4,355#78+10.3%
79Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division4,125#79-7.9%
80Aldershot Town Fourth Division4,056#80-24.6%
81Exeter City Fourth Division3,857#81-18.0%
82Halifax Town Third Division3,839#82-25.2%
83Hartlepool United Fourth Division3,793#83+54.2%
84Bury Fourth Division3,502#84-12.3%
85Newport County Fourth Division3,462#85+35.8%
86Southport Fourth Division3,254#86+13.8%
87Chester Fourth Division3,002#87-41.0%
88Darlington Fourth Division2,552#88-15.2%
89Workington Fourth Division2,487#89+12.6%
90Stockport County Fourth Division2,477#90-24.3%
91Barrow Fourth Division2,307#91-1.1%
92Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,104#92-30.5%

*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.