1986/87 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1986/87. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average40,594Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown19,79422 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average7,811AFC Wimbledon →
The crowd leaders
1986/87 · 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 | 40,594 | #1 | -12.4% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 36,286 | #2 | +2.9% |
| 3 | Everton | 32,935 | #3 | +2.2% |
| 4 | Arsenal | 29,022 | #4 | +21.8% |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25,881 | #5 | +24.1% |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24,792 | #6 | +5.8% |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23,148 | #7 | +0.2% |
| 8 | Manchester City | 21,922 | #8 | -9.5% |
| 9 | West Ham United | 20,608 | #9 | -2.7% |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 19,086 | #10 | +13.5% |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18,172 | #11 | +19.3% |
| 12 | Chelsea | 17,694 | #12 | -19.5% |
| 13 | Norwich City | 17,564 | #14 | +28.0% |
| 14 | Coventry City | 16,120 | #15 | +39.1% |
| 15 | Watford | 15,800 | #16 | +2.9% |
| 16 | Southampton | 14,950 | #18 | +0.5% |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 11,754 | #23 | -8.2% |
| 18 | Leicester City | 11,697 | #24 | -0.8% |
| 19 | Oxford United | 10,357 | #25 | -5.9% |
| 20 | Luton Town | 10,256 | #26 | -7.3% |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 9,012 | #32 | +49.5% |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 7,811 | #36 | +70.6% |
*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.