1979/80 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1979/80. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average18,289Sheffield Wednesday →
Average across clubs shown7,24024 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average3,426AFC Wimbledon →
The crowd leaders
1979/80 · 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18,289 | #27 | +68.4% |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 16,584 | #29 | +1.5% |
| 3 | Barnsley | 11,890 | #35 | +7.6% |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 10,618 | #37 | +62.7% |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 10,311 | #38 | +19.3% |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 8,902 | #42 | +11.6% |
| 7 | Brentford | 7,818 | #49 | +4.9% |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 7,760 | #50 | +58.9% |
| 9 | Reading | 6,713 | #54 | -11.9% |
| 10 | Gillingham | 6,131 | #55 | -14.2% |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 5,993 | #57 | +34.2% |
| 12 | Hull City | 5,986 | #58 | +14.3% |
| 13 | Millwall | 5,918 | #59 | -15.5% |
| 14 | Blackpool | 5,818 | #61 | +3.0% |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 5,776 | #62 | -23.3% |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 5,467 | #65 | +6.1% |
| 17 | Oxford United | 4,832 | #67 | +4.0% |
| 18 | Southend United | 4,758 | #68 | -28.0% |
| 19 | Exeter City | 4,574 | #69 | +3.8% |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 4,406 | #70 | -15.3% |
| 21 | Bury | 4,239 | #72 | +12.1% |
| 22 | Colchester United | 3,816 | #76 | +11.6% |
| 23 | Chester | 3,726 | #77 | -8.0% |
| 24 | AFC Wimbledon | 3,426 | #80 | -7.7% |
*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.