1985/86 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1985/86. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average46,321Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown19,56922 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average10,900Birmingham City →
The crowd leaders
1985/86 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
22 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 46,321 | #1 | +8.0% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 35,271 | #2 | +2.4% |
| 3 | Everton | 32,226 | #3 | +0.8% |
| 4 | Manchester City | 24,229 | #4 | +0.0% |
| 5 | Arsenal | 23,824 | #5 | -23.7% |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 23,434 | #6 | -10.7% |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23,111 | #7 | -16.8% |
| 8 | Chelsea | 21,985 | #8 | -4.7% |
| 9 | West Ham United | 21,179 | #9 | +14.9% |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20,859 | #10 | -27.9% |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 16,809 | #11 | +0.2% |
| 12 | Watford | 15,360 | #13 | -15.8% |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 15,237 | #14 | -16.8% |
| 14 | Southampton | 14,877 | #15 | -17.6% |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 14,469 | #16 | -16.0% |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 12,808 | #20 | -8.5% |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,164 | #22 | -12.2% |
| 18 | Leicester City | 11,793 | #23 | -18.9% |
| 19 | Coventry City | 11,590 | #24 | -9.8% |
| 20 | Luton Town | 11,062 | #25 | +2.3% |
| 21 | Oxford United | 11,009 | #26 | +4.1% |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 10,900 | #27 | -14.4% |
*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.