Completed league season · 1980/81

1980/81 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1980/81, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average45,071Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown11,10392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,901Tranmere Rovers →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1980/81 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United45,071
  2. 02Liverpool37,547
  3. 03Aston Villa34,117
  4. 04Manchester City33,587
  5. 05Arsenal32,480
  6. 06Tottenham Hotspur30,724
  7. 07West Ham United27,140
  8. 08Sunderland26,477
  9. 09Everton26,105
  10. 10Ipswich Town24,619
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division45,071#1-12.7%
2Liverpool First Division37,547#2-15.8%
3Aston Villa First Division34,117#3+22.0%
4Manchester City First Division33,587#4-4.8%
5Arsenal First Division32,480#5-3.3%
6Tottenham Hotspur First Division30,724#6-4.0%
7West Ham United Second Division27,140#7+18.7%
8Sunderland First Division26,477#8-2.4%
9Everton First Division26,105#9-9.1%
10Ipswich Town First Division24,619#10+13.9%
11Nottingham Forest First Division24,483#11-7.1%
12Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division21,551#12-16.2%
13Southampton First Division21,482#13+0.7%
14Leeds United First Division21,377#14-6.2%
15West Bromwich Albion First Division20,331#15-9.3%
16Leicester City First Division19,476#16+4.5%
17Crystal Palace First Division19,280#17-35.3%
18Birmingham City First Division19,248#18-5.8%
19Brighton & Hove Albion First Division18,984#19-23.3%
20Sheffield Wednesday Second Division18,624#20+1.8%
21Chelsea Second Division17,897#21-23.1%
22Norwich City First Division17,140#22-0.5%
23Coventry City First Division16,904#23-12.5%
24Derby County Second Division16,682#24-16.2%
25Middlesbrough First Division16,432#25-12.3%
26Newcastle United Second Division16,001#26-31.5%
27Stoke City First Division15,580#27-22.8%
28Portsmouth Third Division13,514#28-14.7%
29Swansea City Second Division13,143#29-8.7%
30Watford Second Division13,108#30-15.2%
31Barnsley Third Division12,800#31+7.7%
32Sheffield United Third Division12,772#32-23.0%
33Blackburn Rovers Second Division11,684#33+13.3%
34Huddersfield Town Third Division11,548#34+32.5%
35Grimsby Town Second Division10,961#35+3.2%
36Queens Park Rangers Second Division10,936#36-22.4%
37Luton Town Second Division10,291#37-11.9%
38Bolton Wanderers Second Division9,847#38-39.8%
39Bristol City Second Division9,765#39-48.4%
40Notts County Second Division9,551#40+8.3%
41Rotherham United Third Division7,985#41+33.2%
42Preston North End Second Division7,631#42-21.7%
43Chesterfield Third Division7,331#43-5.5%
44Charlton Athletic Third Division7,206#44+0.4%
45Swindon Town Third Division6,933#45-22.1%
46Cardiff City Second Division6,767#46-31.8%
47Plymouth Argyle Third Division6,766#47+17.1%
48Brentford Third Division6,752#48-13.6%
49Oldham Athletic Second Division6,510#49-17.8%
50Wrexham Second Division6,495#50-35.6%
51Burnley Third Division6,469#51-20.3%
52Southend United Fourth Division6,095#52+28.1%
53Leyton Orient Second Division6,076#53-16.1%
54Bristol Rovers Second Division5,929#54-19.9%
55Blackpool Third Division5,863#55+0.8%
56Cambridge United Second Division5,796#56-5.4%
57Newport County Third Division5,683#57+10.6%
58Shrewsbury Town Second Division5,616#58-36.1%
59Reading Third Division5,439#59-19.0%
60Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division5,412#60+25.2%
61Fulham Third Division5,060#61-39.9%
62Lincoln City Fourth Division4,715#62+27.0%
63Gillingham Third Division4,676#63-23.7%
64Exeter City Third Division4,559#64-0.3%
65Millwall Third Division4,494#65-24.1%
66Wigan Athletic Fourth Division4,434#66-24.9%
67Hull City Third Division4,319#67-27.8%
68Walsall Third Division4,265#68-23.1%
69Peterborough United Fourth Division4,137#69+0.0%
70Oxford United Third Division4,132#70-14.5%
71Carlisle United Third Division4,064#71-7.8%
72Mansfield Town Fourth Division3,400#72-37.8%
73AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division3,380#73-13.9%
74Hartlepool United Fourth Division3,115#74+6.9%
75Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,989#75-22.5%
76Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,909#76+6.0%
77Chester Third Division2,892#77-22.4%
78Bradford City Fourth Division2,858#78-50.2%
79Bury Fourth Division2,748#79-35.2%
80Port Vale Fourth Division2,738#80-20.9%
81Colchester United Third Division2,645#81-30.7%
82Rochdale Fourth Division2,565#82+33.2%
83Darlington Fourth Division2,537#83+28.7%
84AFC Wimbledon Fourth Division2,484#84-27.5%
85Hereford Fourth Division2,444#85-27.2%
86Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,357#86+4.0%
87Stockport County Fourth Division2,335#87-19.8%
88Northampton Town Fourth Division2,196#88-27.4%
89York City Fourth Division2,163#89-20.4%
90Torquay United Fourth Division2,050#90-35.6%
91Halifax Town Fourth Division1,924#91-25.5%
92Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division1,901#92-15.4%

*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.