1988/89 Second Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Second Division in 1988/89. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average23,500Manchester City →
Average across clubs shown10,55824 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average4,706Shrewsbury Town →
The crowd leaders
1988/89 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesSecond Division attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 23,500 | #6 | +20.7% |
| 2 | Leeds United | 21,811 | #9 | +7.6% |
| 3 | Chelsea | 15,731 | #17 | -21.8% |
| 4 | Sunderland | 14,878 | #20 | -14.6% |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,757 | #22 | +26.2% |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 12,666 | #23 | +7.3% |
| 7 | Watford | 12,292 | #24 | -15.4% |
| 8 | Leicester City | 10,694 | #27 | +5.3% |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 10,655 | #28 | +9.3% |
| 10 | Bradford City | 10,524 | #29 | -18.5% |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 10,201 | #30 | -35.9% |
| 12 | Stoke City | 9,817 | #31 | +2.2% |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9,048 | #34 | +0.9% |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8,891 | #35 | -6.4% |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 8,687 | #36 | -9.0% |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 8,628 | #37 | -16.1% |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 8,088 | #39 | +2.7% |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7,215 | #42 | -6.1% |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 7,204 | #43 | +4.3% |
| 20 | Hull City | 6,666 | #46 | -18.1% |
| 21 | Oxford United | 6,352 | #47 | -24.0% |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 6,265 | #48 | -27.0% |
| 23 | Walsall | 6,108 | #49 | +9.1% |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4,706 | #60 | -4.8% |
*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.