1978/79 Fourth Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1978/79. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average11,048Barnsley →
Average across clubs shown4,18224 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,767Rochdale →
The crowd leaders
1978/79 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesFourth Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnsley | 11,048 | #35 | +95.2% |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 10,123 | #39 | +4.6% |
| 3 | Reading | 7,616 | #46 | +66.8% |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 6,701 | #55 | — |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 6,528 | #57 | +39.0% |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 4,163 | #68 | -4.2% |
| 7 | Stockport County | 4,146 | #69 | +3.4% |
| 8 | Bradford City | 3,924 | #72 | -23.1% |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 3,759 | #74 | +12.3% |
| 10 | Newport County | 3,731 | #75 | -8.4% |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 3,712 | #76 | +18.4% |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 3,649 | #77 | -19.1% |
| 13 | Hereford | 3,369 | #79 | -31.2% |
| 14 | Port Vale | 3,287 | #80 | -16.7% |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 3,000 | #82 | -7.1% |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 2,997 | #83 | +5.8% |
| 17 | York City | 2,936 | #84 | +28.5% |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 2,895 | #85 | -17.7% |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2,721 | #86 | -17.1% |
| 20 | Torquay United | 2,669 | #87 | -7.3% |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 1,995 | #89 | -12.9% |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 1,821 | #90 | -17.2% |
| 23 | Darlington | 1,807 | #91 | -9.3% |
| 24 | Rochdale | 1,767 | #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.