Completed league season · 1988/89

1988/89 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1988/89, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average38,574Liverpool →
Average across clubs shown9,50392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,947Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1988/89 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Liverpool38,574
  2. 02Manchester United36,488
  3. 03Arsenal35,595
  4. 04Everton27,765
  5. 05Tottenham Hotspur24,467
  6. 06Manchester City23,500
  7. 07Aston Villa23,310
  8. 08Newcastle United22,921
  9. 09Leeds United21,811
  10. 10Nottingham Forest20,785
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Liverpool First Division38,574#1-2.5%
2Manchester United First Division36,488#2-6.8%
3Arsenal First Division35,595#3+19.0%
4Everton First Division27,765#4-0.0%
5Tottenham Hotspur First Division24,467#5-5.6%
6Manchester City Second Division23,500#6+20.7%
7Aston Villa First Division23,310#7+27.1%
8Newcastle United First Division22,921#8+8.8%
9Leeds United Second Division21,811#9+7.6%
10Nottingham Forest First Division20,785#10+5.7%
11West Ham United First Division20,738#11+4.7%
12Sheffield Wednesday First Division20,037#12+1.2%
13Middlesbrough First Division19,999#13+37.8%
14Derby County First Division17,535#14+2.2%
15Norwich City First Division16,785#15+5.3%
16Coventry City First Division16,040#16-8.4%
17Chelsea Second Division15,731#17-21.8%
18Southampton First Division15,590#18+7.2%
19Millwall First Division15,416#19+83.2%
20Sunderland Second Division14,878#20-14.6%
21Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division14,392#21+46.0%
22West Bromwich Albion Second Division12,757#22+26.2%
23Ipswich Town Second Division12,666#23+7.3%
24Watford Second Division12,292#24-15.4%
25Queens Park Rangers First Division12,281#25-7.4%
26Sheffield United Third Division12,222#26+19.7%
27Leicester City Second Division10,694#27+5.3%
28Crystal Palace Second Division10,655#28+9.3%
29Bradford City Second Division10,524#29-18.5%
30Portsmouth Second Division10,201#30-35.9%
31Stoke City Second Division9,817#31+2.2%
32Luton Town First Division9,504#32+18.2%
33Charlton Athletic First Division9,398#33+8.2%
34Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division9,048#34+0.9%
35Blackburn Rovers Second Division8,891#35-6.4%
36Swindon Town Second Division8,687#36-9.0%
37Plymouth Argyle Second Division8,628#37-16.1%
38Bristol City Third Division8,121#38-17.3%
39AFC Bournemouth Second Division8,088#39+2.7%
40AFC Wimbledon First Division7,824#40-2.1%
41Preston North End Third Division7,737#41+24.9%
42Barnsley Second Division7,215#42-6.1%
43Oldham Athletic Second Division7,204#43+4.3%
44Burnley Fourth Division7,062#44+12.4%
45Port Vale Third Division6,731#45+75.0%
46Hull City Second Division6,666#46-18.1%
47Oxford United Second Division6,352#47-24.0%
48Birmingham City Second Division6,265#48-27.0%
49Walsall Second Division6,108#49+9.1%
50Huddersfield Town Third Division5,821#50-14.9%
51Brentford Third Division5,682#51+24.0%
52Notts County Third Division5,675#52-10.4%
53Bolton Wanderers Third Division5,528#53+10.2%
54Tranmere Rovers Fourth Division5,331#54+60.5%
55Bristol Rovers Third Division5,259#55+44.0%
56Reading Third Division5,106#56-26.5%
57Rotherham United Fourth Division5,064#57+38.2%
58Fulham Third Division4,938#58+0.3%
59Swansea City Third Division4,897#59+9.5%
60Shrewsbury Town Second Division4,706#60-4.8%
61Scunthorpe United Fourth Division4,547#61+40.6%
62Cardiff City Third Division4,387#62-0.1%
63Grimsby Town Fourth Division4,302#63+25.9%
64Blackpool Third Division4,277#64+4.9%
65Mansfield Town Third Division4,006#65+5.1%
66Northampton Town Third Division3,919#66-28.9%
67Lincoln City Fourth Division3,887#67+2.7%
68Leyton Orient Fourth Division3,794#68-3.5%
69Chesterfield Third Division3,717#69+39.6%
70Southend United Third Division3,699#70+2.2%
71Gillingham Third Division3,675#71-20.0%
72Bury Third Division3,368#72+31.3%
73Crewe Alexandra Fourth Division3,296#73+44.5%
74Peterborough United Fourth Division3,262#74+1.8%
75Carlisle United Fourth Division3,176#75+42.0%
76Wigan Athletic Third Division3,151#76-16.2%
77Chester Third Division3,056#77+14.7%
78Scarborough Athletic Fourth Division2,962#78-1.4%
79Colchester United Fourth Division2,894#79+65.0%
80Stockport County Fourth Division2,792#80+22.9%
81Exeter City Fourth Division2,680#81+8.8%
82Cambridge United Fourth Division2,653#82+17.1%
83Wrexham Fourth Division2,636#83+20.1%
84York City Fourth Division2,614#84-5.3%
85Aldershot Town Third Division2,609#85-19.9%
86Torquay United Fourth Division2,350#86-21.8%
87Darlington Fourth Division2,316#87+5.7%
88Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division2,159#88+12.9%
89Hereford Fourth Division2,132#89-5.5%
90Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,048#90-3.8%
91Rochdale Fourth Division1,968#91+1.5%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,947#92+22.1%

*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.