1971/72 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1971/72. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average31,953Aston Villa →
Average across clubs shown8,51024 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,839Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders
1971/72 · 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 | 31,953 | #13 | +21.9% |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17,661 | #26 | +79.8% |
| 3 | Notts County | 13,941 | #36 | +29.6% |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 12,991 | #39 | +49.7% |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 10,799 | #48 | +24.1% |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 9,340 | #53 | -17.4% |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 8,256 | #54 | +2.8% |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8,173 | #55 | -6.1% |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 8,016 | #56 | -16.0% |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 7,992 | #57 | -17.1% |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 7,313 | #59 | -7.3% |
| 12 | Swansea City | 6,412 | #60 | -20.2% |
| 13 | Wrexham | 6,083 | #62 | -25.2% |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 5,988 | #63 | -12.8% |
| 15 | Torquay United | 5,677 | #64 | -0.9% |
| 16 | York City | 5,597 | #65 | +6.5% |
| 17 | Walsall | 5,445 | #67 | +4.5% |
| 18 | Barnsley | 5,341 | #70 | -21.8% |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 5,265 | #71 | +3.8% |
| 20 | Bradford City | 5,042 | #73 | -15.9% |
| 21 | Rochdale | 4,387 | #76 | -9.8% |
| 22 | Port Vale | 4,366 | #77 | -19.7% |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 4,355 | #78 | +10.3% |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 3,839 | #82 | -25.2% |
*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.