1979/80 Fourth Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1979/80. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average15,850Portsmouth →
Average across clubs shown4,25724 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,926Rochdale →
The crowd leaders
1979/80 · 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 | Portsmouth | 15,850 | #31 | +56.6% |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 8,714 | #45 | +138.8% |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 5,905 | #60 | -11.9% |
| 4 | Bradford City | 5,744 | #63 | +46.4% |
| 5 | Walsall | 5,549 | #64 | +37.1% |
| 6 | Newport County | 5,139 | #66 | +37.7% |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 4,321 | #71 | +44.0% |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 4,135 | #73 | -10.9% |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 3,924 | #74 | +4.4% |
| 10 | Aldershot Town | 3,859 | #75 | -7.3% |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 3,713 | #78 | +17.2% |
| 12 | Port Vale | 3,462 | #79 | +5.3% |
| 13 | Hereford | 3,355 | #81 | -0.4% |
| 14 | Torquay United | 3,184 | #82 | +19.3% |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 3,024 | #83 | +4.5% |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 2,915 | #84 | -2.7% |
| 17 | Stockport County | 2,911 | #85 | -29.8% |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,745 | #86 | +37.6% |
| 19 | York City | 2,716 | #87 | -7.5% |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 2,582 | #88 | +41.8% |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 2,266 | #89 | -16.7% |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 2,246 | #90 | +3.1% |
| 23 | Darlington | 1,972 | #91 | +9.1% |
| 24 | Rochdale | 1,926 | #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.