Completed league season · 1980/81

1980/81 Fourth Division Attendances

Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1980/81. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.

Highest average6,095Southend United →
Average across clubs shown3,07924 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,901Tranmere Rovers →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1980/81 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Southend United6,095
  2. 02Doncaster Rovers5,412
  3. 03Lincoln City4,715
  4. 04Wigan Athletic4,434
  5. 05Peterborough United4,137
  6. 06Mansfield Town3,400
  7. 07AFC Bournemouth3,380
  8. 08Hartlepool United3,115
Season-by-season records

Fourth Division attendance table

24 clubs with published averages
League rank*ClubAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Southend United 6,095#52+28.1%
2Doncaster Rovers 5,412#60+25.2%
3Lincoln City 4,715#62+27.0%
4Wigan Athletic 4,434#66-24.9%
5Peterborough United 4,137#69+0.0%
6Mansfield Town 3,400#72-37.8%
7AFC Bournemouth 3,380#73-13.9%
8Hartlepool United 3,115#74+6.9%
9Aldershot Town 2,989#75-22.5%
10Crewe Alexandra 2,909#76+6.0%
11Bradford City 2,858#78-50.2%
12Bury 2,748#79-35.2%
13Port Vale 2,738#80-20.9%
14Rochdale 2,565#82+33.2%
15Darlington 2,537#83+28.7%
16AFC Wimbledon 2,484#84-27.5%
17Hereford 2,444#85-27.2%
18Scunthorpe United 2,357#86+4.0%
19Stockport County 2,335#87-19.8%
20Northampton Town 2,196#88-27.4%
21York City 2,163#89-20.4%
22Torquay United 2,050#90-35.6%
23Halifax Town 1,924#91-25.5%
24Tranmere Rovers 1,901#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.