1976/77 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1976/77. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average20,197Brighton & Hove Albion →
Average across clubs shown7,46424 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,005York City →
The crowd leaders
1976/77 · 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 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20,197 | #24 | +31.6% |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 16,106 | #30 | -20.0% |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13,688 | #32 | +22.0% |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 11,564 | #37 | +10.4% |
| 5 | Wrexham | 9,328 | #44 | +124.3% |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 8,439 | #45 | +14.9% |
| 7 | Preston North End | 7,987 | #47 | +13.0% |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 7,846 | #49 | +1.7% |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 7,145 | #52 | -15.0% |
| 10 | Reading | 6,761 | #53 | -12.1% |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 6,682 | #54 | +28.0% |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 5,996 | #58 | -21.2% |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 5,750 | #59 | -10.4% |
| 14 | Walsall | 5,498 | #63 | -2.1% |
| 15 | Gillingham | 5,444 | #64 | -13.6% |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 5,322 | #65 | +8.2% |
| 17 | Bury | 5,299 | #67 | -10.7% |
| 18 | Oxford United | 5,152 | #68 | -23.5% |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 4,974 | #70 | +6.9% |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 4,738 | #71 | -15.1% |
| 21 | Chester | 4,609 | #75 | -9.7% |
| 22 | Port Vale | 4,357 | #77 | +5.4% |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 3,251 | #82 | -16.2% |
| 24 | York City | 3,005 | #83 | -44.5% |
*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.