Completed league season · 1977/78

1977/78 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1977/78, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average51,860Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,88392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,275Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1977/78 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United51,860
  2. 02Liverpool45,546
  3. 03Manchester City41,687
  4. 04Everton39,513
  5. 05Aston Villa35,464
  6. 06Arsenal35,446
  7. 07Tottenham Hotspur33,417
  8. 08Nottingham Forest32,501
  9. 09Leeds United29,186
  10. 10Chelsea28,734
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division51,860#1-3.4%
2Liverpool First Division45,546#2-3.5%
3Manchester City First Division41,687#3+4.1%
4Everton First Division39,513#4+31.5%
5Aston Villa First Division35,464#5-6.4%
6Arsenal First Division35,446#6+8.5%
7Tottenham Hotspur Second Division33,417#7+10.8%
8Nottingham Forest First Division32,501#8+79.9%
9Leeds United First Division29,186#9-4.4%
10Chelsea First Division28,734#10-6.2%
11West Ham United First Division25,620#11-1.7%
12Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division25,265#12+25.1%
13Newcastle United First Division24,729#13-26.4%
14West Bromwich Albion First Division24,126#14-1.6%
15Birmingham City First Division23,911#15-15.6%
16Ipswich Town First Division23,586#16-11.6%
17Bristol City First Division23,357#17-0.7%
18Coventry City First Division23,353#18+9.9%
19Derby County First Division23,345#19-6.6%
20Bolton Wanderers Second Division22,877#20+5.0%
21Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division22,311#21+5.1%
22Sunderland Second Division22,276#22-32.4%
23Southampton Second Division21,167#23+8.7%
24Queens Park Rangers First Division19,941#24-5.3%
25Middlesbrough First Division19,874#25-7.5%
26Crystal Palace Second Division19,636#26+21.9%
27Norwich City First Division19,375#27-13.1%
28Leicester City First Division17,768#28-5.5%
29Sheffield United Second Division15,489#29-7.7%
30Stoke City Second Division15,038#30-21.0%
31Blackburn Rovers Second Division12,227#31+20.7%
32Wrexham Third Division11,651#32+24.9%
33Sheffield Wednesday Third Division11,592#33-15.3%
34Burnley Second Division11,581#34-4.9%
35Watford Fourth Division11,352#35+88.1%
36Charlton Athletic Second Division11,307#36+2.3%
37Fulham Second Division10,550#37-27.7%
38Blackpool Second Division10,118#38-23.2%
39Portsmouth Third Division9,678#39-16.3%
40Oldham Athletic Second Division9,583#40-3.6%
41Notts County Second Division9,268#41-15.3%
42Luton Town Second Division9,252#42-18.7%
43Mansfield Town Second Division8,982#43+6.4%
44Preston North End Third Division8,799#44+10.2%
45Brentford Fourth Division8,578#45+67.5%
46Cardiff City Second Division8,365#47-34.6%
46Leyton Orient Second Division8,365#46+34.4%
48Millwall Second Division8,197#48-22.7%
49Bristol Rovers Second Division8,108#50-3.8%
49Swansea City Fourth Division8,108#49+52.7%
51Swindon Town Third Division7,367#51-6.1%
52Southend United Fourth Division7,287#52+31.3%
53Gillingham Third Division7,178#53+31.9%
54Hull City Second Division6,835#54-13.7%
55Plymouth Argyle Third Division6,763#55-49.3%
56Peterborough United Third Division5,974#56-0.4%
57Barnsley Fourth Division5,659#57+2.4%
58Cambridge United Third Division5,633#58+26.7%
59Carlisle United Third Division5,319#59-30.7%
60Walsall Third Division5,317#60-3.3%
61Bradford City Third Division5,103#61-9.4%
62Bury Third Division4,979#62-6.0%
63Oxford United Third Division4,972#63-3.5%
64Rotherham United Third Division4,913#64-26.5%
65Hereford Third Division4,900#65-32.3%
66Exeter City Third Division4,887#66+5.7%
67Lincoln City Third Division4,878#67-31.7%
68Chesterfield Third Division4,866#68-8.6%
69Grimsby Town Fourth Division4,696#69-0.9%
70Colchester United Third Division4,572#70-1.7%
71Reading Fourth Division4,567#71-32.5%
72Huddersfield Town Fourth Division4,508#72-26.7%
73Aldershot Town Fourth Division4,347#73+19.7%
74Chester Third Division4,165#74-9.6%
75Newport County Fourth Division4,074#75+56.0%
76Stockport County Fourth Division4,010#76+4.1%
77Port Vale Third Division3,947#77-9.4%
78Tranmere Rovers Third Division3,926#78+20.8%
79Northampton Town Fourth Division3,517#79-38.8%
80Shrewsbury Town Third Division3,378#80-32.1%
81AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division3,348#81-17.0%
82Scunthorpe United Fourth Division3,281#82-5.8%
83Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division3,228#83-30.3%
84AFC Wimbledon Fourth Division3,135#84—
85Torquay United Fourth Division2,878#85-2.7%
86Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,833#86+48.2%
87Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,290#87-3.7%
88York City Fourth Division2,284#88-24.0%
89Halifax Town Fourth Division2,199#89-6.0%
90Darlington Fourth Division1,993#90-27.4%
91Southport Fourth Division1,873#91+30.3%
92Rochdale Fourth Division1,275#92-26.9%

*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.