1977/78 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1977/78. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average51,860Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown28,69222 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average17,768Leicester City →
The crowd leaders
1977/78 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 51,860 | #1 | -3.4% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 45,546 | #2 | -3.5% |
| 3 | Manchester City | 41,687 | #3 | +4.1% |
| 4 | Everton | 39,513 | #4 | +31.5% |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 35,464 | #5 | -6.4% |
| 6 | Arsenal | 35,446 | #6 | +8.5% |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 32,501 | #8 | +79.9% |
| 8 | Leeds United | 29,186 | #9 | -4.4% |
| 9 | Chelsea | 28,734 | #10 | -6.2% |
| 10 | West Ham United | 25,620 | #11 | -1.7% |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24,729 | #13 | -26.4% |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 24,126 | #14 | -1.6% |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 23,911 | #15 | -15.6% |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 23,586 | #16 | -11.6% |
| 15 | Bristol City | 23,357 | #17 | -0.7% |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23,353 | #18 | +9.9% |
| 17 | Derby County | 23,345 | #19 | -6.6% |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22,311 | #21 | +5.1% |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 19,941 | #24 | -5.3% |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 19,874 | #25 | -7.5% |
| 21 | Norwich City | 19,375 | #27 | -13.1% |
| 22 | Leicester City | 17,768 | #28 | -5.5% |
*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.