1988/89 Third Division Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1988/89. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average14,392Wolverhampton Wanderers →
Average across clubs shown5,49924 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,609Aldershot Town →
The crowd leaders
1988/89 · 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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14,392 | #21 | +46.0% |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 12,222 | #26 | +19.7% |
| 3 | Bristol City | 8,121 | #38 | -17.3% |
| 4 | Preston North End | 7,737 | #41 | +24.9% |
| 5 | Port Vale | 6,731 | #45 | +75.0% |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 5,821 | #50 | -14.9% |
| 7 | Brentford | 5,682 | #51 | +24.0% |
| 8 | Notts County | 5,675 | #52 | -10.4% |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 5,528 | #53 | +10.2% |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 5,259 | #55 | +44.0% |
| 11 | Reading | 5,106 | #56 | -26.5% |
| 12 | Fulham | 4,938 | #58 | +0.3% |
| 13 | Swansea City | 4,897 | #59 | +9.5% |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 4,387 | #62 | -0.1% |
| 15 | Blackpool | 4,277 | #64 | +4.9% |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 4,006 | #65 | +5.1% |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 3,919 | #66 | -28.9% |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 3,717 | #69 | +39.6% |
| 19 | Southend United | 3,699 | #70 | +2.2% |
| 20 | Gillingham | 3,675 | #71 | -20.0% |
| 21 | Bury | 3,368 | #72 | +31.3% |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 3,151 | #76 | -16.2% |
| 23 | Chester | 3,056 | #77 | +14.7% |
| 24 | Aldershot Town | 2,609 | #85 | -19.9% |
*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.