1980/81 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1980/81. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average45,071Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown24,68222 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average15,580Stoke City →
The crowd leaders
1980/81 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 45,071 | #1 | -12.7% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 37,547 | #2 | -15.8% |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 34,117 | #3 | +22.0% |
| 4 | Manchester City | 33,587 | #4 | -4.8% |
| 5 | Arsenal | 32,480 | #5 | -3.3% |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30,724 | #6 | -4.0% |
| 7 | Sunderland | 26,477 | #8 | -2.4% |
| 8 | Everton | 26,105 | #9 | -9.1% |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 24,619 | #10 | +13.9% |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 24,483 | #11 | -7.1% |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21,551 | #12 | -16.2% |
| 12 | Southampton | 21,482 | #13 | +0.7% |
| 13 | Leeds United | 21,377 | #14 | -6.2% |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 20,331 | #15 | -9.3% |
| 15 | Leicester City | 19,476 | #16 | +4.5% |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 19,280 | #17 | -35.3% |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 19,248 | #18 | -5.8% |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18,984 | #19 | -23.3% |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17,140 | #22 | -0.5% |
| 20 | Coventry City | 16,904 | #23 | -12.5% |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 16,432 | #25 | -12.3% |
| 22 | Stoke City | 15,580 | #27 | -22.8% |
*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.