1971/72 Fourth Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1971/72. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average11,738Brentford →
Average across clubs shown4,96124 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,104Crewe Alexandra →
The crowd leaders
1971/72 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesFourth Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentford | 11,738 | #42 | +73.2% |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 11,315 | #44 | +161.4% |
| 3 | Southend United | 10,461 | #49 | +63.2% |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 7,603 | #58 | +38.3% |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 6,099 | #61 | +52.2% |
| 6 | Reading | 5,531 | #66 | -19.7% |
| 7 | Colchester United | 5,429 | #68 | -3.1% |
| 8 | Gillingham | 5,412 | #69 | +27.6% |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 5,115 | #72 | +4.7% |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 4,891 | #74 | -0.6% |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 4,486 | #75 | -32.1% |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 4,125 | #79 | -7.9% |
| 13 | Aldershot Town | 4,056 | #80 | -24.6% |
| 14 | Exeter City | 3,857 | #81 | -18.0% |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 3,793 | #83 | +54.2% |
| 16 | Bury | 3,502 | #84 | -12.3% |
| 17 | Newport County | 3,462 | #85 | +35.8% |
| 18 | Southport | 3,254 | #86 | +13.8% |
| 19 | Chester | 3,002 | #87 | -41.0% |
| 20 | Darlington | 2,552 | #88 | -15.2% |
| 21 | Workington | 2,487 | #89 | +12.6% |
| 22 | Stockport County | 2,477 | #90 | -24.3% |
| 23 | Barrow | 2,307 | #91 | -1.1% |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,104 | #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.