Completed league season · 1972/73

1972/73 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1972/73, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average48,623Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,88892 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,442Workington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1972/73 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United48,623
  2. 02Liverpool48,127
  3. 03Arsenal40,246
  4. 04Birmingham City36,663
  5. 05Leeds United35,831
  6. 06Everton34,471
  7. 07Manchester City32,351
  8. 08Tottenham Hotspur32,318
  9. 09West Ham United30,174
  10. 10Crystal Palace30,167
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division48,623#1+5.7%
2Liverpool First Division48,127#2+0.9%
3Arsenal First Division40,246#3-0.6%
4Birmingham City First Division36,663#4+13.4%
5Leeds United First Division35,831#5+0.5%
6Everton First Division34,471#6-7.4%
7Manchester City First Division32,351#7-16.1%
8Tottenham Hotspur First Division32,318#8-16.8%
9West Ham United First Division30,174#9+0.6%
10Crystal Palace First Division30,167#10+11.8%
11Derby County First Division29,766#11-10.0%
12Chelsea First Division29,722#12-23.4%
13Norwich City First Division28,420#13+23.4%
14Newcastle United First Division27,939#14-14.5%
15Aston Villa Second Division27,693#15-13.3%
16Coventry City First Division24,623#16+3.8%
17Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division24,418#17-12.7%
18Stoke City First Division23,800#18-1.7%
19Sheffield United First Division23,509#19-29.2%
20Leicester City First Division22,706#20-20.4%
21Sunderland Second Division22,603#21+42.1%
22Ipswich Town First Division22,241#22+6.3%
23West Bromwich Albion First Division21,427#23-16.9%
24Southampton First Division18,118#24-14.5%
25Sheffield Wednesday Second Division17,076#25-0.1%
26Queens Park Rangers Second Division14,715#26+2.4%
27Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division14,167#27-19.8%
28Burnley Second Division14,083#28+9.2%
29Bolton Wanderers Third Division13,928#29+70.4%
30Bristol City Second Division12,892#30-15.3%
31AFC Bournemouth Third Division12,268#31-5.6%
32Cardiff City Second Division11,456#32-26.1%
33Grimsby Town Third Division10,849#33-4.1%
34Blackpool Second Division10,782#34-20.0%
35Notts County Third Division10,701#35-23.2%
36Luton Town Second Division10,643#36-6.5%
37Middlesbrough Second Division10,418#37-41.9%
38Fulham Second Division10,267#39-7.9%
38Swindon Town Second Division10,267#38-24.4%
40Millwall Second Division10,265#40-36.9%
41Preston North End Second Division10,199#41-32.6%
42Nottingham Forest Second Division9,995#42-53.4%
43Portsmouth Second Division9,477#43-20.5%
44Hull City Second Division9,233#44-33.9%
45Blackburn Rovers Third Division9,214#45+11.6%
46Oxford United Second Division9,197#46-3.5%
47Plymouth Argyle Third Division9,057#47-16.1%
48Hereford Fourth Division8,917#48—
49Bristol Rovers Third Division8,884#49-4.9%
50Brentford Third Division8,742#50-25.5%
51Oldham Athletic Third Division8,256#51+3.0%
52Huddersfield Town Second Division8,175#52-48.7%
53Carlisle United Second Division7,606#53-19.8%
54Southend United Third Division7,329#54-29.9%
55Watford Third Division6,749#55-38.1%
56Leyton Orient Second Division6,449#56-40.4%
57Chesterfield Third Division5,723#57-28.4%
58Charlton Athletic Third Division5,658#58-45.8%
59Tranmere Rovers Third Division5,615#59+28.9%
60Port Vale Third Division5,429#60+24.3%
61Reading Fourth Division5,321#61-3.8%
62Mansfield Town Fourth Division5,010#62-16.3%
63Exeter City Fourth Division4,956#63+28.5%
64Newport County Fourth Division4,817#64+39.1%
65Walsall Third Division4,803#65-11.8%
66Peterborough United Fourth Division4,761#66-6.9%
67Rotherham United Third Division4,733#67-35.3%
68Lincoln City Fourth Division4,547#68-40.2%
69Wrexham Third Division4,546#69-25.3%
70Aldershot Town Fourth Division4,442#70+9.5%
71Cambridge United Fourth Division4,227#71-13.6%
72York City Third Division3,793#72-32.2%
73Scunthorpe United Third Division3,736#73-38.7%
74Stockport County Fourth Division3,728#74+50.5%
75Hartlepool United Fourth Division3,691#75-2.7%
76Southport Fourth Division3,580#76+10.0%
77Bradford City Fourth Division3,498#77-30.6%
78Torquay United Fourth Division3,300#78-41.9%
79Colchester United Fourth Division3,232#79-40.5%
80Gillingham Fourth Division3,186#81-41.1%
80Rochdale Third Division3,186#80-27.4%
82Swansea City Third Division3,104#82-51.6%
83Shrewsbury Town Third Division3,004#83-42.9%
84Bury Fourth Division2,971#84-15.2%
85Chester Fourth Division2,963#85-1.3%
86Barnsley Fourth Division2,862#86-46.4%
87Northampton Town Fourth Division2,835#87-36.8%
88Halifax Town Third Division2,741#88-28.6%
89Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division2,259#89-45.2%
90Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,059#90-2.1%
91Darlington Fourth Division1,697#91-33.5%
92Workington Fourth Division1,442#92-42.0%

*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.