Completed league season · 1983/84

1983/84 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1983/84, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average42,534Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown9,30192 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,412Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1983/84 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United42,534
  2. 02Liverpool31,974
  3. 03Newcastle United29,811
  4. 04Tottenham Hotspur28,701
  5. 05Arsenal28,116
  6. 06Manchester City25,604
  7. 07Sheffield Wednesday22,769
  8. 08West Ham United21,386
  9. 09Aston Villa21,371
  10. 10Chelsea21,120
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division42,534#1+2.4%
2Liverpool First Division31,974#2-8.0%
3Newcastle United Second Division29,811#3+23.4%
4Tottenham Hotspur First Division28,701#4-6.1%
5Arsenal First Division28,116#5+16.4%
6Manchester City Second Division25,604#6-4.4%
7Sheffield Wednesday Second Division22,769#7+35.2%
8West Ham United First Division21,386#8-6.3%
9Aston Villa First Division21,371#9-10.0%
10Chelsea Second Division21,120#10+66.7%
11Everton First Division19,343#11-4.6%
12Southampton First Division18,089#12-3.7%
13Nottingham Forest First Division17,698#13-0.9%
14Ipswich Town First Division17,464#14-11.1%
15Watford First Division16,510#15-15.3%
16Sunderland First Division16,181#16-6.8%
17Norwich City First Division15,659#17-7.1%
18Leeds United Second Division15,493#18-3.1%
19Queens Park Rangers First Division15,370#19+20.0%
20Leicester City First Division14,923#20+20.5%
21West Bromwich Albion First Division14,569#21-4.2%
22Birmingham City First Division14,107#22-9.8%
23Stoke City First Division13,900#23-16.4%
24Portsmouth Second Division13,196#24-6.4%
25Sheffield United Third Division12,881#25+9.5%
26Derby County Second Division12,859#26-5.5%
27Coventry City First Division12,572#27+19.1%
28Wolverhampton Wanderers First Division12,478#28-20.4%
29Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division12,275#29-16.3%
30Luton Town First Division11,938#30-11.3%
31Huddersfield Town Second Division11,044#31+19.3%
32Barnsley Second Division9,738#32-21.1%
33Notts County First Division9,463#33-7.8%
34Middlesbrough Second Division8,474#34-15.4%
35Crystal Palace Second Division8,199#35-17.1%
36Fulham Second Division8,143#36-24.8%
37Hull City Third Division8,135#37+23.5%
38Oxford United Third Division7,871#38+39.1%
39Grimsby Town Second Division7,643#39-1.3%
40Blackburn Rovers Second Division7,623#40+7.3%
41Bristol City Fourth Division7,287#41+51.8%
42Cardiff City Second Division7,067#42+0.4%
43Swansea City Second Division6,980#43-40.4%
44Charlton Athletic Second Division6,732#44-6.7%
45Burnley Third Division6,625#45-27.1%
46Oldham Athletic Second Division6,036#46-13.3%
47Bolton Wanderers Third Division5,892#47-22.0%
48Carlisle United Second Division5,611#48-5.6%
49Bristol Rovers Third Division5,550#49-10.8%
50Plymouth Argyle Third Division5,336#50+17.5%
51Walsall Third Division5,017#51+54.7%
52York City Fourth Division5,008#52+54.4%
53Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,740#53-10.2%
54Brentford Third Division4,735#54-23.4%
55Rotherham United Third Division4,645#55-44.2%
56Preston North End Third Division4,571#56-7.5%
57Reading Fourth Division4,471#57+29.3%
58Millwall Third Division4,351#58+8.4%
59Bradford City Third Division4,203#59-13.6%
60Cambridge United Second Division4,071#60-9.8%
61AFC Bournemouth Third Division4,039#61-29.5%
62Port Vale Third Division4,023#62-16.3%
63Blackpool Fourth Division3,936#63+31.1%
64Gillingham Third Division3,916#64-3.9%
65Wigan Athletic Third Division3,899#65-12.1%
66Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division3,778#66+6.7%
67AFC Wimbledon Third Division3,459#67+47.4%
68Peterborough United Fourth Division3,424#68+22.5%
69Chesterfield Fourth Division3,414#69+5.8%
70Exeter City Third Division3,380#70+4.6%
71Scunthorpe United Third Division3,349#71-6.5%
72Swindon Town Fourth Division3,345#72-20.3%
73Leyton Orient Third Division3,222#73+18.5%
74Lincoln City Third Division3,148#74-34.2%
75Southend United Third Division3,142#75-11.0%
76Newport County Third Division3,135#76-33.5%
77Hereford Fourth Division2,984#77+34.6%
78Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,483#78+28.7%
79Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,454#79+9.4%
80Mansfield Town Fourth Division2,440#80+5.3%
81Northampton Town Fourth Division2,343#81-9.7%
82Colchester United Fourth Division2,220#82-13.0%
83Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division2,138#83+11.3%
84Bury Fourth Division2,104#84-32.1%
85Stockport County Fourth Division2,098#85-9.1%
86Wrexham Fourth Division2,083#86-23.1%
87Torquay United Fourth Division1,922#87-17.7%
88Chester Fourth Division1,764#88-14.8%
89Darlington Fourth Division1,507#89+4.0%
90Hartlepool United Fourth Division1,505#90+10.0%
91Rochdale Fourth Division1,491#91-11.7%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,412#92-30.5%

*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.