Completed league season · 1978/79

1978/79 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1978/79, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average46,430Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,42692 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,767Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1978/79 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United46,430
  2. 02Liverpool46,407
  3. 03Arsenal36,371
  4. 04Manchester City36,203
  5. 05Everton35,456
  6. 06Tottenham Hotspur34,902
  7. 07Aston Villa32,838
  8. 08Nottingham Forest29,587
  9. 09Leeds United27,633
  10. 10West Bromwich Albion26,517
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division46,430#1-10.5%
2Liverpool First Division46,407#2+1.9%
3Arsenal First Division36,371#3+2.6%
4Manchester City First Division36,203#4-13.2%
5Everton First Division35,456#5-10.3%
6Tottenham Hotspur First Division34,902#6+4.4%
7Aston Villa First Division32,838#7-7.4%
8Nottingham Forest First Division29,587#8-9.0%
9Leeds United First Division27,633#9-5.3%
10West Bromwich Albion First Division26,517#10+9.9%
11West Ham United Second Division25,778#11+0.6%
12Sunderland Second Division25,454#12+14.3%
13Chelsea First Division24,782#13-13.8%
14Crystal Palace Second Division23,294#14+18.6%
15Bolton Wanderers First Division23,200#15+1.4%
16Coventry City First Division22,638#16-3.1%
17Bristol City First Division22,306#17-4.5%
18Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division22,145#18-12.3%
19Ipswich Town First Division21,673#19-8.1%
20Derby County First Division21,555#20-7.7%
21Southampton First Division21,330#21+0.8%
22Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division20,796#22-6.8%
23Newcastle United Second Division20,494#23-17.1%
24Birmingham City First Division20,164#24-15.7%
25Stoke City Second Division19,125#25+27.2%
26Middlesbrough First Division18,459#26-7.1%
27Norwich City First Division17,874#27-7.7%
28Sheffield United Second Division16,339#28+5.5%
29Queens Park Rangers First Division16,287#29-18.3%
30Watford Third Division14,434#30+27.1%
31Leicester City Second Division14,187#31-20.2%
32Swansea City Third Division13,746#32+69.5%
33Preston North End Second Division12,117#33+37.7%
34Wrexham Second Division11,519#34-1.1%
35Barnsley Fourth Division11,048#35+95.2%
36Sheffield Wednesday Third Division10,860#36-6.3%
37Burnley Second Division10,748#37-7.2%
38Fulham Second Division10,135#38-3.9%
39Portsmouth Fourth Division10,123#39+4.6%
40Charlton Athletic Second Division9,563#40-15.4%
41Notts County Second Division9,281#41+0.1%
42Cardiff City Second Division9,246#42+10.5%
43Luton Town Second Division8,792#43-5.0%
44Blackburn Rovers Second Division8,640#44-29.3%
45Swindon Town Third Division7,975#45+8.3%
46Reading Fourth Division7,616#46+66.8%
47Bristol Rovers Second Division7,593#47-6.4%
48Plymouth Argyle Third Division7,526#48+11.3%
49Brentford Third Division7,455#49-13.1%
50Leyton Orient Second Division7,323#50-12.5%
51Gillingham Third Division7,143#51-0.5%
52Oldham Athletic Second Division7,045#52-26.5%
53Millwall Second Division7,002#53-14.6%
54Cambridge United Second Division6,849#54+21.6%
55Wigan Athletic Fourth Division6,701#55—
56Southend United Third Division6,610#56-9.3%
57Grimsby Town Fourth Division6,528#57+39.0%
58Shrewsbury Town Third Division6,099#58+80.6%
59Blackpool Third Division5,647#59-44.2%
60Hull City Third Division5,238#60-23.4%
61Carlisle United Third Division5,204#61-2.2%
62Mansfield Town Third Division5,151#62-42.7%
63Chesterfield Third Division4,884#63+0.4%
64Oxford United Third Division4,647#64-6.5%
65Peterborough United Third Division4,640#65-22.3%
66Rotherham United Third Division4,466#66-9.1%
67Exeter City Third Division4,408#67-9.8%
68Aldershot Town Fourth Division4,163#68-4.2%
69Stockport County Fourth Division4,146#69+3.4%
70Chester Third Division4,052#70-2.7%
71Walsall Third Division4,047#71-23.9%
72Bradford City Fourth Division3,924#72-23.1%
73Bury Third Division3,782#73-24.0%
74AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division3,759#74+12.3%
75Newport County Fourth Division3,731#75-8.4%
76AFC Wimbledon Fourth Division3,712#76+18.4%
77Huddersfield Town Fourth Division3,649#77-19.1%
78Colchester United Third Division3,419#78-25.2%
79Hereford Fourth Division3,369#79-31.2%
80Port Vale Fourth Division3,287#80-16.7%
81Lincoln City Third Division3,168#81-35.1%
82Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division3,000#82-7.1%
83Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,997#83+5.8%
84York City Fourth Division2,936#84+28.5%
85Northampton Town Fourth Division2,895#85-17.7%
86Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,721#86-17.1%
87Torquay United Fourth Division2,669#87-7.3%
88Tranmere Rovers Third Division2,179#88-44.5%
89Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division1,995#89-12.9%
90Halifax Town Fourth Division1,821#90-17.2%
91Darlington Fourth Division1,807#91-9.3%
92Rochdale Fourth Division1,767#92+38.6%

*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.