Completed league season · 1986/87

1986/87 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1986/87, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average40,594Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown8,81292 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,327Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1986/87 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United40,594
  2. 02Liverpool36,286
  3. 03Everton32,935
  4. 04Arsenal29,022
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur25,881
  6. 06Newcastle United24,792
  7. 07Sheffield Wednesday23,148
  8. 08Manchester City21,922
  9. 09West Ham United20,608
  10. 10Nottingham Forest19,086
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division40,594#1-12.4%
2Liverpool First Division36,286#2+2.9%
3Everton First Division32,935#3+2.2%
4Arsenal First Division29,022#4+21.8%
5Tottenham Hotspur First Division25,881#5+24.1%
6Newcastle United First Division24,792#6+5.8%
7Sheffield Wednesday First Division23,148#7+0.2%
8Manchester City First Division21,922#8-9.5%
9West Ham United First Division20,608#9-2.7%
10Nottingham Forest First Division19,086#10+13.5%
11Aston Villa First Division18,172#11+19.3%
12Chelsea First Division17,694#12-19.5%
13Leeds United Second Division17,612#13+32.8%
14Norwich City First Division17,564#14+28.0%
15Coventry City First Division16,120#15+39.1%
16Watford First Division15,800#16+2.9%
17Derby County Second Division15,539#17+25.5%
18Southampton First Division14,950#18+0.5%
19Sunderland Second Division13,601#19-15.3%
20Portsmouth Second Division13,404#20-1.5%
21Plymouth Argyle Second Division12,387#21+49.3%
22Ipswich Town Second Division12,123#22-16.2%
23Queens Park Rangers First Division11,754#23-8.2%
24Leicester City First Division11,697#24-0.8%
25Oxford United First Division10,357#25-5.9%
26Luton Town First Division10,256#26-7.3%
27Middlesbrough Third Division10,174#27+62.6%
28Sheffield United Second Division9,992#28-7.5%
29Stoke City Second Division9,986#29+20.5%
30Bristol City Third Division9,441#30+43.0%
31West Bromwich Albion Second Division9,134#31-24.9%
32Charlton Athletic First Division9,012#32+49.5%
33Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division8,293#33-14.7%
34Bradford City Second Division8,246#34+41.8%
35Preston North End Fourth Division8,079#35+130.7%
36AFC Wimbledon First Division7,811#36+70.6%
37Swindon Town Third Division7,709#37+18.0%
38Crystal Palace Second Division7,583#38+11.7%
39Birmingham City Second Division7,427#39-31.9%
40Oldham Athletic Second Division6,884#40+48.0%
41Reading Second Division6,883#41-0.1%
42Blackburn Rovers Second Division6,773#42+16.3%
43Hull City Second Division6,683#43-12.9%
44Huddersfield Town Second Division6,617#44-3.0%
45AFC Bournemouth Third Division6,611#45+93.1%
46Northampton Town Fourth Division6,316#46+164.8%
47Barnsley Second Division5,870#47-3.2%
48Wolverhampton Wanderers Fourth Division5,754#48+43.1%
49Walsall Third Division5,313#49+8.6%
50Swansea City Fourth Division5,169#50+20.0%
51Grimsby Town Second Division5,050#51-2.1%
52Gillingham Third Division4,971#52+34.7%
53Bolton Wanderers Third Division4,851#53+0.1%
54Notts County Third Division4,729#54+7.4%
55Millwall Second Division4,304#55-21.2%
56Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,097#56+4.3%
57Fulham Third Division4,085#57-11.7%
58Brentford Third Division3,918#58-1.0%
59Blackpool Third Division3,866#59-14.8%
60Peterborough United Fourth Division3,715#60+43.4%
61Southend United Fourth Division3,686#61+32.4%
62York City Third Division3,432#62-16.5%
63Wigan Athletic Third Division3,398#63-18.1%
64Burnley Fourth Division3,342#64+4.3%
65Port Vale Third Division3,312#65-7.5%
66Bristol Rovers Third Division3,246#66-22.6%
67Mansfield Town Third Division3,216#67-14.6%
68Rotherham United Third Division2,983#68-14.1%
69Leyton Orient Fourth Division2,857#69+8.7%
70Cardiff City Fourth Division2,826#70-7.7%
71Cambridge United Fourth Division2,780#71+33.1%
72Colchester United Fourth Division2,740#72+17.7%
73Chester Third Division2,732#73-7.5%
74Carlisle United Third Division2,644#74-34.1%
75Exeter City Fourth Division2,628#75+33.3%
76Hereford Fourth Division2,584#76-6.2%
77Chesterfield Third Division2,576#77-19.8%
78Wrexham Fourth Division2,521#78+38.5%
79Bury Third Division2,502#79-13.4%
80Doncaster Rovers Third Division2,408#80-14.1%
81Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,359#81+59.4%
82Rochdale Fourth Division2,151#82+20.2%
83Scunthorpe United Fourth Division2,126#84+19.6%
83Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division2,126#83+35.8%
85Stockport County Fourth Division2,113#85-20.8%
86Newport County Third Division2,063#86-17.3%
87Darlington Third Division2,037#87-32.7%
88Lincoln City Fourth Division2,023#88-22.7%
89Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division1,932#89+6.3%
90Torquay United Fourth Division1,777#90+43.3%
91Hartlepool United Fourth Division1,651#91-36.3%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,327#92-5.6%

*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.