1985/86 Fourth Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Fourth Division in 1985/86. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average6,531Swindon Town →
Average across clubs shown2,55124 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,240Torquay United →
The crowd leaders
1985/86 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesFourth Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 6,531 | #37 | +102.8% |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 3,764 | #60 | +62.7% |
| 3 | Port Vale | 3,581 | #62 | +9.6% |
| 4 | Preston North End | 3,502 | #63 | -7.7% |
| 5 | Burnley | 3,204 | #67 | -23.3% |
| 6 | Chester | 2,953 | #70 | +52.2% |
| 7 | Southend United | 2,785 | #73 | +32.4% |
| 8 | Hereford | 2,756 | #74 | -29.1% |
| 9 | Stockport County | 2,667 | #75 | +40.7% |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 2,629 | #76 | -0.4% |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 2,593 | #78 | +10.4% |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 2,590 | #79 | -18.0% |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 2,385 | #81 | +30.8% |
| 14 | Colchester United | 2,328 | #82 | +11.9% |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 2,089 | #83 | -0.6% |
| 16 | Exeter City | 1,972 | #84 | -16.2% |
| 17 | Wrexham | 1,820 | #85 | +12.4% |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 1,817 | #86 | -20.0% |
| 19 | Rochdale | 1,790 | #87 | +24.8% |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 1,778 | #88 | -14.0% |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,566 | #89 | -1.8% |
| 22 | Aldershot Town | 1,480 | #90 | -26.4% |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 1,406 | #91 | +2.0% |
| 24 | Torquay United | 1,240 | #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.