1982/83 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1982/83. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average14,095Portsmouth →
Average across clubs shown5,33224 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,710Wrexham →
The crowd leaders
1982/83 · 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 | 14,095 | #23 | +65.0% |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 11,764 | #30 | -21.0% |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 9,261 | #37 | +37.3% |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 7,036 | #44 | +26.2% |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 6,221 | #47 | +15.2% |
| 6 | Brentford | 6,184 | #48 | +8.6% |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 5,732 | #50 | -3.4% |
| 8 | Oxford United | 5,660 | #51 | -3.3% |
| 9 | Preston North End | 4,941 | #53 | -10.1% |
| 10 | Bradford City | 4,867 | #54 | -9.7% |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 4,781 | #57 | +13.2% |
| 12 | Newport County | 4,714 | #58 | +5.7% |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 4,540 | #59 | -5.3% |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 4,434 | #61 | -23.5% |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4,076 | #63 | -22.2% |
| 16 | Millwall | 4,013 | #64 | -13.3% |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 3,541 | #66 | -32.3% |
| 18 | Southend United | 3,529 | #67 | -30.6% |
| 19 | Reading | 3,459 | #68 | -14.1% |
| 20 | Walsall | 3,243 | #70 | -13.4% |
| 21 | Exeter City | 3,230 | #71 | -16.3% |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 3,226 | #72 | -31.9% |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 2,718 | #76 | -38.5% |
| 24 | Wrexham | 2,710 | #77 | -37.0% |
*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.