Completed league season · 1973/74

1973/74 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1973/74, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average42,712Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,68292 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,179Workington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1973/74 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United42,712
  2. 02Liverpool42,332
  3. 03Leeds United38,666
  4. 04Everton35,351
  5. 05Birmingham City33,048
  6. 06Newcastle United32,861
  7. 07Manchester City30,756
  8. 08Arsenal30,212
  9. 09West Ham United28,394
  10. 10Derby County27,788
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division42,712#1-12.2%
2Liverpool First Division42,332#2-12.0%
3Leeds United First Division38,666#3+7.9%
4Everton First Division35,351#4+2.6%
5Birmingham City First Division33,048#5-9.9%
6Newcastle United First Division32,861#6+17.6%
7Manchester City First Division30,756#7-4.9%
8Arsenal First Division30,212#8-24.9%
9West Ham United First Division28,394#9-5.9%
10Derby County First Division27,788#10-6.6%
11Tottenham Hotspur First Division26,124#11-19.2%
12Chelsea First Division25,983#12-12.6%
13Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division25,609#13+4.9%
14Leicester City First Division24,825#14+9.3%
15Sunderland Second Division24,409#15+8.0%
16Aston Villa Second Division23,413#16-15.5%
17Coventry City First Division23,280#17-5.5%
18Norwich City First Division23,023#18-19.0%
19Sheffield United First Division22,917#19-2.5%
20Queens Park Rangers First Division22,867#20+55.4%
21Ipswich Town First Division22,381#21+0.6%
22Middlesbrough Second Division22,264#22+113.7%
23Crystal Palace Second Division21,797#23-27.7%
24Stoke City First Division21,587#24-9.3%
25Southampton First Division21,128#25+16.6%
26Burnley First Division20,670#26+46.8%
27West Bromwich Albion Second Division15,990#27-25.4%
28Bolton Wanderers Second Division15,942#28+14.5%
29Sheffield Wednesday Second Division14,645#29-14.2%
30Nottingham Forest Second Division14,398#30+44.1%
31Bristol City Second Division14,058#31+9.0%
32Portsmouth Second Division13,675#32+44.3%
33Bristol Rovers Third Division13,026#33+46.6%
34Luton Town Second Division12,214#34+14.8%
35Preston North End Second Division12,174#35+19.4%
36Notts County Second Division11,911#36+11.3%
37Leyton Orient Second Division11,793#37+82.9%
38Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division10,864#38-23.3%
39Cardiff City Second Division10,714#39-6.5%
40Fulham Second Division10,129#40-1.3%
41Blackpool Second Division10,120#41-6.1%
42Oldham Athletic Third Division10,118#42+22.6%
43Millwall Second Division9,516#43-7.3%
44AFC Bournemouth Third Division8,981#44-26.8%
45Peterborough United Fourth Division8,824#45+85.3%
46Oxford United Second Division8,302#46-9.7%
47Carlisle United Second Division8,270#47+8.7%
48Hull City Second Division8,216#48-11.0%
49Hereford Third Division8,040#49-9.8%
50Plymouth Argyle Third Division7,743#50-14.5%
51Gillingham Fourth Division7,502#51+135.5%
52Blackburn Rovers Third Division7,432#52-19.3%
53Grimsby Town Third Division7,419#53-31.6%
54Swindon Town Second Division7,299#54-28.9%
55York City Third Division6,885#55+81.5%
56Watford Third Division6,683#56-1.0%
57Reading Fourth Division6,477#57+21.7%
58Southend United Third Division6,472#58-11.7%
59Wrexham Third Division5,957#59+31.0%
60Chesterfield Third Division5,777#60+0.9%
61Huddersfield Town Third Division5,696#61-30.3%
62Colchester United Fourth Division5,427#62+67.9%
63Northampton Town Fourth Division5,424#63+91.3%
64Charlton Athletic Third Division5,306#64-6.2%
65Aldershot Town Third Division5,235#65+17.9%
66Brentford Fourth Division5,063#66-42.1%
67Bury Fourth Division4,879#67+64.2%
68Walsall Third Division4,789#68-0.3%
69Cambridge United Third Division4,377#69+3.5%
70Barnsley Fourth Division4,254#70+48.6%
71Tranmere Rovers Third Division4,215#71-24.9%
72Exeter City Fourth Division4,186#72-15.5%
73Port Vale Third Division3,959#73-27.1%
74Lincoln City Fourth Division3,930#74-13.6%
75Bradford City Fourth Division3,797#75+8.5%
76Rotherham United Fourth Division3,410#76-28.0%
77Torquay United Fourth Division3,392#77+2.8%
78Mansfield Town Fourth Division3,160#78-36.9%
79Scunthorpe United Fourth Division3,029#79-18.9%
80Newport County Fourth Division3,023#80-37.2%
81Halifax Town Third Division2,849#81+3.9%
82Swansea City Fourth Division2,815#82-9.3%
83Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,721#83-26.3%
84Chester Fourth Division2,682#84-9.5%
85Southport Third Division2,547#85-28.9%
86Shrewsbury Town Third Division2,502#86-16.7%
87Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division2,395#87+6.0%
88Stockport County Fourth Division2,380#88-36.2%
89Darlington Fourth Division2,334#89+37.5%
90Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division1,921#90-6.7%
91Rochdale Third Division1,891#91-40.6%
92Workington Fourth Division1,179#92-18.2%

*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.