Completed league season · 1984/85

1984/85 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1984/85, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average42,881Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown9,04492 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,378Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1984/85 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United42,881
  2. 02Liverpool34,444
  3. 03Everton31,984
  4. 04Arsenal31,205
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur28,930
  6. 06Sheffield Wednesday27,781
  7. 07Newcastle United26,228
  8. 08Manchester City24,220
  9. 09Chelsea23,065
  10. 10West Ham United18,433
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division42,881#1+0.8%
2Liverpool First Division34,444#2+7.7%
3Everton First Division31,984#3+65.4%
4Arsenal First Division31,205#4+11.0%
5Tottenham Hotspur First Division28,930#5+0.8%
6Sheffield Wednesday First Division27,781#6+22.0%
7Newcastle United First Division26,228#7-12.0%
8Manchester City Second Division24,220#8-5.4%
9Chelsea First Division23,065#9+9.2%
10West Ham United First Division18,433#10-13.8%
11Sunderland First Division18,347#11+13.4%
12Aston Villa First Division18,318#12-14.3%
13Watford First Division18,246#13+10.5%
14Southampton First Division18,046#14-0.2%
15Ipswich Town First Division17,220#15-1.4%
16Nottingham Forest First Division16,781#16-5.2%
17Portsmouth Second Division15,185#17+15.1%
18Leeds United Second Division15,161#18-2.1%
19Norwich City First Division15,100#19-3.6%
20Leicester City First Division14,546#20-2.5%
21Queens Park Rangers First Division14,000#21-8.9%
22West Bromwich Albion First Division13,849#22-4.9%
23Coventry City First Division12,848#23+2.2%
24Birmingham City Second Division12,733#24-9.7%
25Sheffield United Second Division12,055#25-6.4%
26Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division11,798#26-3.9%
27Derby County Third Division10,833#27-15.8%
28Luton Town First Division10,816#28-9.4%
29Stoke City First Division10,700#29-23.0%
30Oxford United Second Division10,577#30+34.4%
31Blackburn Rovers Second Division9,648#31+26.6%
32Bristol City Third Division8,507#32+16.7%
33Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division8,375#33-32.9%
34Hull City Third Division7,550#34-7.2%
35Huddersfield Town Second Division7,238#35-34.5%
36Barnsley Second Division7,225#36-25.8%
37Bradford City Third Division6,639#37+58.0%
38Millwall Third Division6,470#38+48.7%
39Grimsby Town Second Division6,458#39-15.5%
40Crystal Palace Second Division6,446#40-21.4%
41Notts County Second Division6,211#41-34.4%
42Fulham Second Division6,179#42-24.1%
43York City Third Division5,550#43+10.8%
44Bristol Rovers Third Division5,258#44-5.3%
45Middlesbrough Second Division5,135#45-39.4%
46Charlton Athletic Second Division5,104#46-24.2%
47Plymouth Argyle Third Division5,054#47-5.3%
48Bolton Wanderers Third Division4,951#48-16.0%
49Blackpool Fourth Division4,907#49+24.7%
50Walsall Third Division4,812#50-4.1%
51Gillingham Third Division4,720#51+20.5%
52Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,715#52-0.5%
53Oldham Athletic Second Division4,713#53-21.9%
54Rotherham United Third Division4,505#54-3.0%
55Swansea City Third Division4,421#55-36.7%
56AFC Wimbledon Second Division4,391#56+26.9%
57Cardiff City Second Division4,363#57-38.3%
58Burnley Third Division4,177#58-37.0%
59Doncaster Rovers Third Division4,103#59+8.6%
60Brentford Third Division4,074#60-14.0%
61Chesterfield Fourth Division4,073#61+19.3%
62Carlisle United Second Division4,016#62-28.4%
63Hereford Fourth Division3,889#63+30.3%
64AFC Bournemouth Third Division3,851#64-4.7%
65Preston North End Third Division3,793#65-17.0%
66Darlington Fourth Division3,738#66+148.0%
67Reading Third Division3,689#67-17.5%
68Bury Fourth Division3,591#68+70.7%
69Port Vale Fourth Division3,267#69-18.8%
70Wigan Athletic Third Division3,265#70-16.3%
71Swindon Town Fourth Division3,221#71-3.7%
72Peterborough United Fourth Division3,157#72-7.8%
73Leyton Orient Third Division2,640#73-18.1%
74Lincoln City Third Division2,494#74-20.8%
75Newport County Third Division2,412#75-23.1%
76Exeter City Fourth Division2,352#76-30.4%
77Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,348#77+56.0%
78Mansfield Town Fourth Division2,314#78-5.2%
79Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,271#79-7.5%
80Southend United Fourth Division2,103#80-33.1%
81Cambridge United Third Division2,102#81-48.4%
82Colchester United Fourth Division2,081#82-6.3%
83Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,068#83-38.3%
84Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,010#84-19.0%
85Chester Fourth Division1,940#85+10.0%
86Stockport County Fourth Division1,895#86-9.7%
87Northampton Town Fourth Division1,824#87-22.2%
88Wrexham Fourth Division1,619#88-22.3%
89Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division1,595#89-25.4%
90Rochdale Fourth Division1,434#90-3.8%
91Torquay United Fourth Division1,386#91-27.9%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,378#92-2.4%

*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.