1980/81 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1980/81. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average13,514Portsmouth →
Average across clubs shown6,59024 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,645Colchester United →
The crowd leaders
1980/81 · 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 | Portsmouth | 13,514 | #28 | -14.7% |
| 2 | Barnsley | 12,800 | #31 | +7.7% |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 12,772 | #32 | -23.0% |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 11,548 | #34 | +32.5% |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 7,985 | #41 | +33.2% |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 7,331 | #43 | -5.5% |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 7,206 | #44 | +0.4% |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 6,933 | #45 | -22.1% |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 6,766 | #47 | +17.1% |
| 10 | Brentford | 6,752 | #48 | -13.6% |
| 11 | Burnley | 6,469 | #51 | -20.3% |
| 12 | Blackpool | 5,863 | #55 | +0.8% |
| 13 | Newport County | 5,683 | #57 | +10.6% |
| 14 | Reading | 5,439 | #59 | -19.0% |
| 15 | Fulham | 5,060 | #61 | -39.9% |
| 16 | Gillingham | 4,676 | #63 | -23.7% |
| 17 | Exeter City | 4,559 | #64 | -0.3% |
| 18 | Millwall | 4,494 | #65 | -24.1% |
| 19 | Hull City | 4,319 | #67 | -27.8% |
| 20 | Walsall | 4,265 | #68 | -23.1% |
| 21 | Oxford United | 4,132 | #70 | -14.5% |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 4,064 | #71 | -7.8% |
| 23 | Chester | 2,892 | #77 | -22.4% |
| 24 | Colchester United | 2,645 | #81 | -30.7% |
*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.