1981/82 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1981/82. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average8,544Portsmouth →
Average across clubs shown5,12624 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,062Chester →
The crowd leaders
1981/82 · 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 | 8,544 | #36 | -36.8% |
| 2 | Fulham | 6,938 | #41 | +37.1% |
| 3 | Burnley | 6,936 | #42 | +7.2% |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 6,746 | #43 | -41.6% |
| 5 | Bristol City | 6,511 | #45 | -33.3% |
| 6 | Oxford United | 5,851 | #47 | +41.6% |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 5,825 | #48 | -16.0% |
| 8 | Brentford | 5,693 | #50 | -15.7% |
| 9 | Preston North End | 5,497 | #52 | -28.0% |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 5,402 | #53 | -8.9% |
| 11 | Gillingham | 5,241 | #55 | +12.1% |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 5,234 | #56 | -3.3% |
| 13 | Southend United | 5,083 | #57 | -16.6% |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 4,792 | #59 | -29.2% |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 4,737 | #60 | -35.4% |
| 16 | Millwall | 4,626 | #62 | +2.9% |
| 17 | Newport County | 4,459 | #64 | -21.5% |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 4,409 | #66 | +8.5% |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 4,222 | #70 | -10.5% |
| 20 | Reading | 4,026 | #71 | -26.0% |
| 21 | Exeter City | 3,858 | #72 | -15.4% |
| 22 | Walsall | 3,744 | #73 | -12.2% |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon | 2,596 | #78 | +4.5% |
| 24 | Chester | 2,062 | #89 | -28.7% |
*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.