1986/87 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1986/87. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average10,174Middlesbrough →
Average across clubs shown4,25924 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,037Darlington →
The crowd leaders
1986/87 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesThird Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 10,174 | #27 | +62.6% |
| 2 | Bristol City | 9,441 | #30 | +43.0% |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 7,709 | #37 | +18.0% |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 6,611 | #45 | +93.1% |
| 5 | Walsall | 5,313 | #49 | +8.6% |
| 6 | Gillingham | 4,971 | #52 | +34.7% |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4,851 | #53 | +0.1% |
| 8 | Notts County | 4,729 | #54 | +7.4% |
| 9 | Fulham | 4,085 | #57 | -11.7% |
| 10 | Brentford | 3,918 | #58 | -1.0% |
| 11 | Blackpool | 3,866 | #59 | -14.8% |
| 12 | York City | 3,432 | #62 | -16.5% |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 3,398 | #63 | -18.1% |
| 14 | Port Vale | 3,312 | #65 | -7.5% |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 3,246 | #66 | -22.6% |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 3,216 | #67 | -14.6% |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 2,983 | #68 | -14.1% |
| 18 | Chester | 2,732 | #73 | -7.5% |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 2,644 | #74 | -34.1% |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 2,576 | #77 | -19.8% |
| 21 | Bury | 2,502 | #79 | -13.4% |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 2,408 | #80 | -14.1% |
| 23 | Newport County | 2,063 | #86 | -17.3% |
| 24 | Darlington | 2,037 | #87 | -32.7% |
*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.