Completed league season · 1979/80

1979/80 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1979/80, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average51,608Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,45892 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,926Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1979/80 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United51,608
  2. 02Liverpool44,586
  3. 03Manchester City35,272
  4. 04Arsenal33,596
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur32,018
  6. 06Crystal Palace29,794
  7. 07Everton28,711
  8. 08Aston Villa27,976
  9. 09Sunderland27,119
  10. 10Nottingham Forest26,350
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division51,608#1+11.2%
2Liverpool First Division44,586#2-3.9%
3Manchester City First Division35,272#3-2.6%
4Arsenal First Division33,596#4-7.6%
5Tottenham Hotspur First Division32,018#5-8.3%
6Crystal Palace First Division29,794#6+27.9%
7Everton First Division28,711#7-19.0%
8Aston Villa First Division27,976#8-14.8%
9Sunderland Second Division27,119#9+6.5%
10Nottingham Forest First Division26,350#10-10.9%
11Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division25,731#11+23.7%
12Brighton & Hove Albion First Division24,745#12+11.7%
13Newcastle United Second Division23,345#13+13.9%
14Chelsea Second Division23,266#14-6.1%
15West Ham United Second Division22,872#15-11.3%
16Leeds United First Division22,788#16-17.5%
17West Bromwich Albion First Division22,418#17-15.5%
18Ipswich Town First Division21,620#18-0.2%
19Southampton First Division21,335#19+0.0%
20Birmingham City Second Division20,427#20+1.3%
21Stoke City First Division20,176#21+5.5%
22Derby County First Division19,904#22-7.7%
23Coventry City First Division19,315#23-14.7%
24Bristol City First Division18,932#24-15.1%
25Middlesbrough First Division18,739#25+1.5%
26Leicester City Second Division18,636#26+31.4%
27Sheffield Wednesday Third Division18,289#27+68.4%
28Norwich City First Division17,225#28-3.6%
29Sheffield United Third Division16,584#29+1.5%
30Bolton Wanderers First Division16,353#30-29.5%
31Portsmouth Fourth Division15,850#31+56.6%
32Watford Second Division15,462#32+7.1%
33Swansea City Second Division14,391#33+4.7%
34Queens Park Rangers Second Division14,087#34-13.5%
35Barnsley Third Division11,890#35+7.6%
36Luton Town Second Division11,676#36+32.8%
37Grimsby Town Third Division10,618#37+62.7%
38Blackburn Rovers Third Division10,311#38+19.3%
39Wrexham Second Division10,090#39-12.4%
40Cardiff City Second Division9,926#40+7.4%
41Preston North End Second Division9,751#41-19.5%
42Swindon Town Third Division8,902#42+11.6%
43Notts County Second Division8,818#43-5.0%
44Shrewsbury Town Second Division8,782#44+44.0%
45Huddersfield Town Fourth Division8,714#45+138.8%
46Fulham Second Division8,419#46-16.9%
47Burnley Second Division8,118#47-24.5%
48Oldham Athletic Second Division7,918#48+12.4%
49Brentford Third Division7,818#49+4.9%
50Chesterfield Third Division7,760#50+58.9%
51Bristol Rovers Second Division7,399#51-2.6%
52Leyton Orient Second Division7,245#52-1.1%
53Charlton Athletic Second Division7,175#53-25.0%
54Reading Third Division6,713#54-11.9%
55Gillingham Third Division6,131#55-14.2%
56Cambridge United Second Division6,127#56-10.5%
57Rotherham United Third Division5,993#57+34.2%
58Hull City Third Division5,986#58+14.3%
59Millwall Third Division5,918#59-15.5%
60Wigan Athletic Fourth Division5,905#60-11.9%
61Blackpool Third Division5,818#61+3.0%
62Plymouth Argyle Third Division5,776#62-23.3%
63Bradford City Fourth Division5,744#63+46.4%
64Walsall Fourth Division5,549#64+37.1%
65Mansfield Town Third Division5,467#65+6.1%
66Newport County Fourth Division5,139#66+37.7%
67Oxford United Third Division4,832#67+4.0%
68Southend United Third Division4,758#68-28.0%
69Exeter City Third Division4,574#69+3.8%
70Carlisle United Third Division4,406#70-15.3%
71Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division4,321#71+44.0%
72Bury Third Division4,239#72+12.1%
73Peterborough United Fourth Division4,135#73-10.9%
74AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division3,924#74+4.4%
75Aldershot Town Fourth Division3,859#75-7.3%
76Colchester United Third Division3,816#76+11.6%
77Chester Third Division3,726#77-8.0%
78Lincoln City Fourth Division3,713#78+17.2%
79Port Vale Fourth Division3,462#79+5.3%
80AFC Wimbledon Third Division3,426#80-7.7%
81Hereford Fourth Division3,355#81-0.4%
82Torquay United Fourth Division3,184#82+19.3%
83Northampton Town Fourth Division3,024#83+4.5%
84Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,915#84-2.7%
85Stockport County Fourth Division2,911#85-29.8%
86Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,745#86+37.6%
87York City Fourth Division2,716#87-7.5%
88Halifax Town Fourth Division2,582#88+41.8%
89Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,266#89-16.7%
90Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division2,246#90+3.1%
91Darlington Fourth Division1,972#91+9.1%
92Rochdale Fourth Division1,926#92+9.0%

*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.