Completed league season · 1987/88

1987/88 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1987/88, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average39,582Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown9,17692 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,595Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1987/88 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Liverpool39,582
  2. 02Manchester United39,152
  3. 03Arsenal29,910
  4. 04Everton27,771
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur25,921
  6. 06Newcastle United21,059
  7. 07Leeds United20,272
  8. 08Chelsea20,118
  9. 09West Ham United19,802
  10. 10Sheffield Wednesday19,797
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Liverpool First Division39,582#1+9.1%
2Manchester United First Division39,152#2-3.6%
3Arsenal First Division29,910#3+3.1%
4Everton First Division27,771#4-15.7%
5Tottenham Hotspur First Division25,921#5+0.2%
6Newcastle United First Division21,059#6-15.1%
7Leeds United Second Division20,272#7+15.1%
8Chelsea First Division20,118#8+13.7%
9West Ham United First Division19,802#9-3.9%
10Sheffield Wednesday First Division19,797#10-14.5%
11Nottingham Forest First Division19,670#11+3.1%
12Manchester City Second Division19,472#12-11.2%
13Aston Villa Second Division18,342#13+0.9%
14Coventry City First Division17,509#14+8.6%
15Sunderland Third Division17,425#15+28.1%
16Derby County First Division17,158#16+10.4%
17Norwich City First Division15,942#17-9.2%
18Portsmouth First Division15,923#18+18.8%
19Southampton First Division14,544#19-2.7%
20Watford First Division14,529#20-8.0%
21Middlesbrough Second Division14,509#21+42.6%
22Queens Park Rangers First Division13,268#22+12.9%
23Bradford City Second Division12,906#23+56.5%
24Ipswich Town Second Division11,807#24-2.6%
25Plymouth Argyle Second Division10,280#25-17.0%
26Sheffield United Second Division10,207#26+2.2%
27Leicester City Second Division10,157#27-13.2%
28West Bromwich Albion Second Division10,107#28+10.7%
29Wolverhampton Wanderers Fourth Division9,855#29+71.3%
30Bristol City Third Division9,818#30+4.0%
31Crystal Palace Second Division9,746#31+28.5%
32Stoke City Second Division9,607#32-3.8%
33Swindon Town Second Division9,542#33+23.8%
34Blackburn Rovers Second Division9,503#34+40.3%
35Brighton & Hove Albion Third Division8,965#35+8.1%
36Charlton Athletic First Division8,685#36-3.6%
37Birmingham City Second Division8,579#37+15.5%
38Millwall Second Division8,417#38+95.6%
39Oxford United First Division8,355#39-19.3%
40Hull City Second Division8,135#40+21.7%
41Luton Town First Division8,039#41-21.6%
42AFC Wimbledon First Division7,995#42+2.4%
43AFC Bournemouth Second Division7,873#43+19.1%
44Barnsley Second Division7,683#44+30.9%
45Reading Second Division6,945#45+0.9%
46Oldham Athletic Second Division6,907#46+0.3%
47Huddersfield Town Second Division6,841#47+3.4%
48Notts County Third Division6,336#48+34.0%
49Burnley Fourth Division6,282#49+88.0%
50Preston North End Third Division6,195#50-23.3%
51Walsall Third Division5,598#51+5.4%
52Northampton Town Third Division5,514#52-12.7%
53Bolton Wanderers Fourth Division5,018#53+3.4%
54Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,945#54+20.7%
55Fulham Third Division4,921#55+20.5%
56Gillingham Third Division4,596#56-7.5%
57Brentford Third Division4,581#57+16.9%
58Swansea City Fourth Division4,471#58-13.5%
59Cardiff City Fourth Division4,390#59+55.3%
60Blackpool Third Division4,078#60+5.5%
61Leyton Orient Fourth Division3,933#61+37.7%
62Port Vale Third Division3,847#62+16.2%
63Mansfield Town Third Division3,811#63+18.5%
64Wigan Athletic Third Division3,759#64+10.6%
65Rotherham United Third Division3,665#65+22.9%
66Bristol Rovers Third Division3,653#66+12.5%
67Southend United Third Division3,621#67-1.8%
68Grimsby Town Third Division3,416#68-32.4%
69Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division3,322#69+56.3%
70Aldershot Town Third Division3,259#70+38.2%
71Scunthorpe United Fourth Division3,233#71+52.1%
72Peterborough United Fourth Division3,204#72-13.8%
73Torquay United Fourth Division3,005#73+69.1%
74Scarborough Athletic Fourth Division3,003#74+91.8%
75York City Third Division2,760#75-19.6%
76Chester Third Division2,664#76-2.5%
77Chesterfield Third Division2,662#77+3.3%
78Bury Third Division2,565#78+2.5%
79Exeter City Fourth Division2,463#79-6.3%
80Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division2,281#80+18.1%
81Stockport County Fourth Division2,272#81+7.5%
82Cambridge United Fourth Division2,265#82-18.5%
83Hereford Fourth Division2,257#83-12.7%
84Carlisle United Fourth Division2,236#84-15.4%
85Wrexham Fourth Division2,195#85-12.9%
86Darlington Fourth Division2,191#86+7.6%
87Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,129#87+29.0%
88Rochdale Fourth Division1,939#88-9.9%
89Doncaster Rovers Third Division1,913#89-20.6%
90Newport County Fourth Division1,763#90-14.5%
91Colchester United Fourth Division1,754#91-36.0%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,595#92+20.2%

*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.