1972/73 Fourth Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1972/73. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average8,917Hereford →
Average across clubs shown3,76324 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,442Workington →
The crowd leaders
1972/73 · 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 | Hereford | 8,917 | #48 | — |
| 2 | Reading | 5,321 | #61 | -3.8% |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 5,010 | #62 | -16.3% |
| 4 | Exeter City | 4,956 | #63 | +28.5% |
| 5 | Newport County | 4,817 | #64 | +39.1% |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 4,761 | #66 | -6.9% |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 4,547 | #68 | -40.2% |
| 8 | Aldershot Town | 4,442 | #70 | +9.5% |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 4,227 | #71 | -13.6% |
| 10 | Stockport County | 3,728 | #74 | +50.5% |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 3,691 | #75 | -2.7% |
| 12 | Southport | 3,580 | #76 | +10.0% |
| 13 | Bradford City | 3,498 | #77 | -30.6% |
| 14 | Torquay United | 3,300 | #78 | -41.9% |
| 15 | Colchester United | 3,232 | #79 | -40.5% |
| 16 | Gillingham | 3,186 | #81 | -41.1% |
| 17 | Bury | 2,971 | #84 | -15.2% |
| 18 | Chester | 2,963 | #85 | -1.3% |
| 19 | Barnsley | 2,862 | #86 | -46.4% |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 2,835 | #87 | -36.8% |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 2,259 | #89 | -45.2% |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,059 | #90 | -2.1% |
| 23 | Darlington | 1,697 | #91 | -33.5% |
| 24 | Workington | 1,442 | #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.