Completed league season · 1981/82

1981/82 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1981/82, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average44,571Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown10,13792 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,734Tranmere Rovers →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1981/82 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United44,571
  2. 02Tottenham Hotspur35,100
  3. 03Liverpool35,061
  4. 04Manchester City34,063
  5. 05Aston Villa26,780
  6. 06West Ham United26,585
  7. 07Arsenal25,589
  8. 08Everton24,674
  9. 09Leeds United22,109
  10. 10Ipswich Town21,925
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division44,571#1-1.1%
2Tottenham Hotspur First Division35,100#2+14.2%
3Liverpool First Division35,061#3-6.6%
4Manchester City First Division34,063#4+1.4%
5Aston Villa First Division26,780#5-21.5%
6West Ham United First Division26,585#6-2.0%
7Arsenal First Division25,589#7-21.2%
8Everton First Division24,674#8-5.5%
9Leeds United First Division22,109#9+3.4%
10Ipswich Town First Division21,925#10-10.9%
11Southampton First Division21,835#11+1.6%
12Nottingham Forest First Division19,937#12-18.6%
13Sunderland First Division19,608#13-25.9%
14Sheffield Wednesday Second Division19,170#14+2.9%
15Brighton & Hove Albion First Division18,244#15-3.9%
16Swansea City First Division18,236#16+38.8%
17Newcastle United Second Division17,276#17+8.0%
18Birmingham City First Division17,117#18-11.1%
19West Bromwich Albion First Division16,786#19-17.4%
20Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division15,242#20-29.3%
21Barnsley Second Division15,098#21+18.0%
22Sheffield United Fourth Division14,892#22+16.6%
23Stoke City First Division14,635#23-6.1%
24Watford Second Division14,631#24+11.6%
25Leicester City Second Division14,182#25-27.2%
25Norwich City Second Division14,182#26-17.3%
27Middlesbrough First Division13,413#27-18.4%
28Chelsea Second Division13,132#28-26.6%
29Coventry City First Division13,100#29-22.5%
30Queens Park Rangers Second Division12,574#30+15.0%
31Luton Town Second Division11,881#31+15.5%
32Derby County Second Division11,828#32-29.1%
33Notts County First Division11,613#33+21.6%
34Crystal Palace Second Division10,381#34-46.2%
35Rotherham United Second Division9,857#35+23.4%
36Portsmouth Third Division8,544#36-36.8%
37Grimsby Town Second Division8,406#37-23.3%
38Blackburn Rovers Second Division8,405#38-28.1%
39Bolton Wanderers Second Division7,597#39-22.8%
40Oldham Athletic Second Division7,023#40+7.9%
41Fulham Third Division6,938#41+37.1%
42Burnley Third Division6,936#42+7.2%
43Huddersfield Town Third Division6,746#43-41.6%
44Charlton Athletic Second Division6,657#44-7.6%
45Bristol City Third Division6,511#45-33.3%
46AFC Bournemouth Fourth Division5,933#46+75.5%
47Oxford United Third Division5,851#47+41.6%
48Swindon Town Third Division5,825#48-16.0%
49Wigan Athletic Fourth Division5,796#49+30.7%
50Brentford Third Division5,693#50-15.7%
51Cardiff City Second Division5,574#51-17.6%
52Preston North End Third Division5,497#52-28.0%
53Bristol Rovers Third Division5,402#53-8.9%
54Bradford City Fourth Division5,391#54+88.6%
55Gillingham Third Division5,241#55+12.1%
56Doncaster Rovers Third Division5,234#56-3.3%
57Southend United Third Division5,083#57-16.6%
58Cambridge United Second Division5,073#58-12.5%
59Plymouth Argyle Third Division4,792#59-29.2%
60Chesterfield Third Division4,737#60-35.4%
61Peterborough United Fourth Division4,698#61+13.6%
62Millwall Third Division4,626#62+2.9%
63Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,571#63-18.6%
64Newport County Third Division4,459#64-21.5%
65Leyton Orient Second Division4,419#65-27.3%
66Carlisle United Third Division4,409#66+8.5%
67Wrexham Second Division4,304#67-33.7%
68Hull City Fourth Division4,270#68-1.1%
69Blackpool Fourth Division4,224#69-28.0%
70Lincoln City Third Division4,222#70-10.5%
71Reading Third Division4,026#71-26.0%
72Exeter City Third Division3,858#72-15.4%
73Walsall Third Division3,744#73-12.2%
74Port Vale Fourth Division3,639#74+32.9%
75Bury Fourth Division3,533#75+28.6%
76Colchester United Fourth Division2,859#76+8.1%
77Mansfield Town Fourth Division2,685#77-21.0%
78AFC Wimbledon Third Division2,596#78+4.5%
79Hereford Fourth Division2,592#79+6.1%
80Stockport County Fourth Division2,547#80+9.1%
81Darlington Fourth Division2,510#81-1.1%
82Halifax Town Fourth Division2,407#82+25.1%
83York City Fourth Division2,360#83+9.1%
84Northampton Town Fourth Division2,306#84+5.0%
85Torquay United Fourth Division2,248#85+9.7%
86Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,232#86-5.3%
87Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,192#87-24.6%
88Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,168#88-27.5%
89Chester Third Division2,062#89-28.7%
90Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,055#90-34.0%
91Rochdale Fourth Division1,837#91-28.4%
92Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division1,734#92-8.8%

*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.