1987/88 First Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for First Division in 1987/88. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average39,582Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown19,27321 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average7,995AFC Wimbledon →
The crowd leaders
1987/88 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
21 clubs with published averagesFirst Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 39,582 | #1 | +9.1% |
| 2 | Manchester United | 39,152 | #2 | -3.6% |
| 3 | Arsenal | 29,910 | #3 | +3.1% |
| 4 | Everton | 27,771 | #4 | -15.7% |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25,921 | #5 | +0.2% |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 21,059 | #6 | -15.1% |
| 7 | Chelsea | 20,118 | #8 | +13.7% |
| 8 | West Ham United | 19,802 | #9 | -3.9% |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19,797 | #10 | -14.5% |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 19,670 | #11 | +3.1% |
| 11 | Coventry City | 17,509 | #14 | +8.6% |
| 12 | Derby County | 17,158 | #16 | +10.4% |
| 13 | Norwich City | 15,942 | #17 | -9.2% |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 15,923 | #18 | +18.8% |
| 15 | Southampton | 14,544 | #19 | -2.7% |
| 16 | Watford | 14,529 | #20 | -8.0% |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 13,268 | #22 | +12.9% |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 8,685 | #36 | -3.6% |
| 19 | Oxford United | 8,355 | #39 | -19.3% |
| 20 | Luton Town | 8,039 | #41 | -21.6% |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 7,995 | #42 | +2.4% |
*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.