Completed league season · 1985/86

1985/86 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1985/86, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average46,321Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown8,36192 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,240Torquay United →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1985/86 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United46,321
  2. 02Liverpool35,271
  3. 03Everton32,226
  4. 04Manchester City24,229
  5. 05Arsenal23,824
  6. 06Newcastle United23,434
  7. 07Sheffield Wednesday23,111
  8. 08Chelsea21,985
  9. 09West Ham United21,179
  10. 10Tottenham Hotspur20,859
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division46,321#1+8.0%
2Liverpool First Division35,271#2+2.4%
3Everton First Division32,226#3+0.8%
4Manchester City First Division24,229#4+0.0%
5Arsenal First Division23,824#5-23.7%
6Newcastle United First Division23,434#6-10.7%
7Sheffield Wednesday First Division23,111#7-16.8%
8Chelsea First Division21,985#8-4.7%
9West Ham United First Division21,179#9+14.9%
10Tottenham Hotspur First Division20,859#10-27.9%
11Nottingham Forest First Division16,809#11+0.2%
12Sunderland Second Division16,052#12-12.5%
13Watford First Division15,360#13-15.8%
14Aston Villa First Division15,237#14-16.8%
15Southampton First Division14,877#15-17.6%
16Ipswich Town First Division14,469#16-16.0%
17Norwich City Second Division13,722#17-9.1%
18Portsmouth Second Division13,614#18-10.3%
19Leeds United Second Division13,259#19-12.5%
20Queens Park Rangers First Division12,808#20-8.5%
21Derby County Third Division12,386#21+14.3%
22West Bromwich Albion First Division12,164#22-12.2%
23Leicester City First Division11,793#23-18.9%
24Coventry City First Division11,590#24-9.8%
25Luton Town First Division11,062#25+2.3%
26Oxford United First Division11,009#26+4.1%
27Birmingham City First Division10,900#27-14.4%
28Sheffield United Second Division10,798#28-10.4%
29Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division9,726#29-17.6%
30Plymouth Argyle Third Division8,297#30+64.2%
31Stoke City Second Division8,288#31-22.5%
32Hull City Second Division7,672#32+1.6%
33Reading Third Division6,893#33+86.9%
34Huddersfield Town Second Division6,821#34-5.8%
35Crystal Palace Second Division6,787#35+5.3%
36Bristol City Third Division6,600#36-22.4%
37Swindon Town Fourth Division6,531#37+102.8%
38Middlesbrough Second Division6,257#38+21.9%
39Barnsley Second Division6,067#39-16.0%
40Charlton Athletic Second Division6,028#40+18.1%
41Blackburn Rovers Second Division5,826#41-39.6%
42Bradford City Second Division5,816#42-12.4%
43Millwall Second Division5,459#43-15.6%
44Grimsby Town Second Division5,157#44-20.1%
45Walsall Third Division4,891#45+1.6%
46Bolton Wanderers Third Division4,847#46-2.1%
47Oldham Athletic Second Division4,651#47-1.3%
48Fulham Second Division4,624#48-25.2%
49AFC Wimbledon Second Division4,578#49+4.3%
50Blackpool Third Division4,536#50-7.6%
51Notts County Third Division4,404#51-29.1%
52Swansea City Third Division4,306#52-2.6%
53Bristol Rovers Third Division4,196#53-20.2%
54Wigan Athletic Third Division4,148#54+27.0%
55York City Third Division4,111#55-25.9%
56Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division4,020#56-52.0%
57Carlisle United Second Division4,010#57-0.1%
58Brentford Third Division3,957#58-2.9%
59Shrewsbury Town Second Division3,927#59-16.7%
60Mansfield Town Fourth Division3,764#60+62.7%
61Gillingham Third Division3,691#61-21.8%
62Port Vale Fourth Division3,581#62+9.6%
63Preston North End Fourth Division3,502#63-7.7%
64Rotherham United Third Division3,474#64-22.9%
65AFC Bournemouth Third Division3,424#65-11.1%
66Chesterfield Third Division3,212#66-21.1%
67Burnley Fourth Division3,204#67-23.3%
68Cardiff City Third Division3,061#68-29.8%
69Darlington Third Division3,027#69-19.0%
70Chester Fourth Division2,953#70+52.2%
71Bury Third Division2,889#71-19.5%
72Doncaster Rovers Third Division2,804#72-31.7%
73Southend United Fourth Division2,785#73+32.4%
74Hereford Fourth Division2,756#74-29.1%
75Stockport County Fourth Division2,667#75+40.7%
76Leyton Orient Fourth Division2,629#76-0.4%
77Lincoln City Third Division2,617#77+4.9%
78Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,593#78+10.4%
79Peterborough United Fourth Division2,590#79-18.0%
80Newport County Third Division2,494#80+3.4%
81Northampton Town Fourth Division2,385#81+30.8%
82Colchester United Fourth Division2,328#82+11.9%
83Cambridge United Fourth Division2,089#83-0.6%
84Exeter City Fourth Division1,972#84-16.2%
85Wrexham Fourth Division1,820#85+12.4%
86Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division1,817#86-20.0%
87Rochdale Fourth Division1,790#87+24.8%
88Scunthorpe United Fourth Division1,778#88-14.0%
89Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division1,566#89-1.8%
90Aldershot Town Fourth Division1,480#90-26.4%
91Halifax Town Fourth Division1,406#91+2.0%
92Torquay United Fourth Division1,240#92-10.5%

*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.