1977/78 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1977/78. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average11,651Wrexham →
Average across clubs shown6,03224 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,378Shrewsbury Town →
The crowd leaders
1977/78 · 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 | Wrexham | 11,651 | #32 | +24.9% |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11,592 | #33 | -15.3% |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 9,678 | #39 | -16.3% |
| 4 | Preston North End | 8,799 | #44 | +10.2% |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 7,367 | #51 | -6.1% |
| 6 | Gillingham | 7,178 | #53 | +31.9% |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 6,763 | #55 | -49.3% |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 5,974 | #56 | -0.4% |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 5,633 | #58 | +26.7% |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 5,319 | #59 | -30.7% |
| 11 | Walsall | 5,317 | #60 | -3.3% |
| 12 | Bradford City | 5,103 | #61 | -9.4% |
| 13 | Bury | 4,979 | #62 | -6.0% |
| 14 | Oxford United | 4,972 | #63 | -3.5% |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 4,913 | #64 | -26.5% |
| 16 | Hereford | 4,900 | #65 | -32.3% |
| 17 | Exeter City | 4,887 | #66 | +5.7% |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 4,878 | #67 | -31.7% |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 4,866 | #68 | -8.6% |
| 20 | Colchester United | 4,572 | #70 | -1.7% |
| 21 | Chester | 4,165 | #74 | -9.6% |
| 22 | Port Vale | 3,947 | #77 | -9.4% |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 3,926 | #78 | +20.8% |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 3,378 | #80 | -32.1% |
*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.