1971/72 Second Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Second Division in 1971/72. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average32,337Birmingham City →
Average across clubs shown14,65222 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average9,479Carlisle United →
The crowd leaders
1971/72 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesSecond Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 32,337 | #12 | +33.6% |
| 2 | Norwich City | 23,037 | #21 | +82.0% |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 17,943 | #25 | -3.2% |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17,087 | #27 | +8.3% |
| 5 | Millwall | 16,262 | #28 | +64.9% |
| 6 | Sunderland | 15,906 | #30 | +0.8% |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 15,510 | #31 | -27.9% |
| 8 | Bristol City | 15,225 | #32 | +7.5% |
| 9 | Preston North End | 15,136 | #33 | +9.8% |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 14,367 | #34 | +9.9% |
| 11 | Hull City | 13,972 | #35 | -29.2% |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 13,579 | #37 | -15.9% |
| 13 | Blackpool | 13,483 | #38 | -34.1% |
| 14 | Burnley | 12,893 | #40 | -20.2% |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 11,918 | #41 | -13.4% |
| 16 | Luton Town | 11,384 | #43 | -34.4% |
| 17 | Fulham | 11,147 | #45 | -7.1% |
| 18 | Watford | 10,908 | #46 | -24.0% |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 10,817 | #47 | +18.6% |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 10,430 | #50 | -5.0% |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9,530 | #51 | -12.4% |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 9,479 | #52 | -11.1% |
*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.