Completed league season · 1976/77

1976/77 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1976/77, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average53,710Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown13,19392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,338Workington →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1976/77 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United53,710
  2. 02Liverpool47,221
  3. 03Manchester City40,058
  4. 04Aston Villa37,903
  5. 05Newcastle United33,599
  6. 06Sunderland32,943
  7. 07Arsenal32,663
  8. 08Chelsea30,633
  9. 09Leeds United30,530
  10. 10Tottenham Hotspur30,173
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division53,710#1-1.9%
2Liverpool First Division47,221#2+13.4%
3Manchester City First Division40,058#3+16.9%
4Aston Villa First Division37,903#4-2.5%
5Newcastle United First Division33,599#5+1.6%
6Sunderland First Division32,943#6+5.4%
7Arsenal First Division32,663#7+21.2%
8Chelsea Second Division30,633#8+61.6%
9Leeds United First Division30,530#9-3.1%
10Tottenham Hotspur First Division30,173#10+8.4%
11Everton First Division30,046#11+10.8%
12Birmingham City First Division28,338#12+1.2%
13Ipswich Town First Division26,672#13+5.1%
14West Ham United First Division26,064#14-4.9%
15Derby County First Division25,008#15-11.8%
16West Bromwich Albion First Division24,525#16+42.4%
17Bristol City First Division23,522#17+45.2%
18Norwich City First Division22,305#18-2.0%
19Bolton Wanderers Second Division21,795#19+12.4%
20Middlesbrough First Division21,480#20-7.5%
21Coventry City First Division21,247#21+9.7%
22Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division21,227#22-7.5%
23Queens Park Rangers First Division21,062#23-11.7%
24Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division20,197#24+31.6%
25Southampton Second Division19,480#25+10.4%
26Stoke City First Division19,027#26-14.7%
27Leicester City First Division18,807#27-14.7%
28Nottingham Forest Second Division18,064#28+41.1%
29Sheffield United Second Division16,779#29-28.7%
30Crystal Palace Third Division16,106#30-20.0%
31Fulham Second Division14,589#31+49.8%
32Sheffield Wednesday Third Division13,688#32+22.0%
33Plymouth Argyle Second Division13,329#33-9.9%
34Blackpool Second Division13,171#34+58.6%
35Cardiff City Second Division12,790#35+9.3%
36Burnley Second Division12,173#36-32.8%
37Portsmouth Third Division11,564#37+10.4%
38Luton Town Second Division11,387#38+7.6%
39Charlton Athletic Second Division11,057#39-4.9%
40Notts County Second Division10,943#40-11.8%
41Millwall Second Division10,601#41+37.9%
42Blackburn Rovers Second Division10,130#42-3.4%
43Oldham Athletic Second Division9,944#43-4.9%
44Wrexham Third Division9,328#44+124.3%
45Mansfield Town Third Division8,439#45+14.9%
46Bristol Rovers Second Division8,431#46-15.9%
47Preston North End Third Division7,987#47+13.0%
48Hull City Second Division7,924#48+14.8%
49Swindon Town Third Division7,846#49+1.7%
50Carlisle United Second Division7,680#50-7.2%
51Hereford Second Division7,240#51-11.6%
52Lincoln City Third Division7,145#52-15.0%
53Reading Third Division6,761#53-12.1%
54Rotherham United Third Division6,682#54+28.0%
55Leyton Orient Second Division6,222#55-2.6%
56Huddersfield Town Fourth Division6,148#56+13.2%
57Watford Fourth Division6,035#57+30.9%
58Peterborough United Third Division5,996#58-21.2%
59Northampton Town Third Division5,750#59-10.4%
60Bradford City Fourth Division5,630#60+93.1%
61Southend United Fourth Division5,551#61+10.8%
62Barnsley Fourth Division5,529#62+49.1%
63Walsall Third Division5,498#63-2.1%
64Gillingham Third Division5,444#64-13.6%
65Chesterfield Third Division5,322#65+8.2%
66Swansea City Fourth Division5,311#66+81.1%
67Bury Third Division5,299#67-10.7%
68Oxford United Third Division5,152#68-23.5%
69Brentford Fourth Division5,121#69+0.5%
70Shrewsbury Town Third Division4,974#70+6.9%
71Grimsby Town Third Division4,738#71-15.1%
72Colchester United Fourth Division4,651#72+38.9%
73Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division4,631#73-23.5%
74Exeter City Fourth Division4,624#74+41.7%
75Chester Third Division4,609#75-9.7%
76Cambridge United Fourth Division4,445#76+73.2%
77Port Vale Third Division4,357#77+5.4%
78AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division4,035#78-9.5%
79Stockport County Fourth Division3,851#79+18.9%
80Aldershot Town Fourth Division3,631#80-20.8%
81Scunthorpe United Fourth Division3,483#81+14.3%
82Tranmere Rovers Third Division3,251#82-16.2%
83York City Third Division3,005#83-44.5%
84Torquay United Fourth Division2,958#84+12.0%
85Darlington Fourth Division2,744#85+23.2%
86Newport County Fourth Division2,612#86+25.6%
87Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,379#87+0.2%
88Halifax Town Fourth Division2,340#88-6.6%
89Hartlepool United Fourth Division1,911#89-12.4%
90Rochdale Fourth Division1,745#90+9.5%
91Southport Fourth Division1,438#91-0.8%
92Workington Fourth Division1,338#92+4.9%

*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.