Completed league season · 1989/90

1989/90 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1989/90, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average39,077Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown9,99192 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,895Halifax Town →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1989/90 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United39,077
  2. 02Liverpool36,589
  3. 03Arsenal33,713
  4. 04Leeds United28,568
  5. 05Manchester City27,975
  6. 06Tottenham Hotspur26,831
  7. 07Everton26,280
  8. 08Aston Villa25,544
  9. 09Newcastle United21,590
  10. 10Chelsea21,531
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United First Division39,077#1+7.1%
2Liverpool First Division36,589#2-5.1%
3Arsenal First Division33,713#3-5.3%
4Leeds United Second Division28,568#4+31.0%
5Manchester City First Division27,975#5+19.0%
6Tottenham Hotspur First Division26,831#6+9.7%
7Everton First Division26,280#7-5.3%
8Aston Villa First Division25,544#8+9.6%
9Newcastle United Second Division21,590#9-5.8%
10Chelsea First Division21,531#10+36.9%
11Sheffield Wednesday First Division20,930#11+4.5%
12Nottingham Forest First Division20,606#12-0.9%
13West Ham United Second Division20,311#13-2.1%
14Sunderland Second Division17,987#14+20.9%
15Derby County First Division17,426#15-0.6%
16Crystal Palace First Division17,105#16+60.5%
17Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division17,045#17+18.4%
18Sheffield United Second Division16,989#18+39.0%
19Middlesbrough Second Division16,971#19-15.1%
20Norwich City First Division16,737#20-0.3%
21Southampton First Division16,463#21+5.6%
22Coventry City First Division14,312#22-10.8%
23Queens Park Rangers First Division13,218#23+7.6%
24Ipswich Town Second Division12,913#24+2.0%
25Stoke City Second Division12,449#25+26.8%
26Millwall First Division12,413#26-19.5%
27Leicester City Second Division11,716#27+9.6%
28Bristol City Third Division11,544#28+42.1%
29West Bromwich Albion Second Division11,308#29-11.4%
30Charlton Athletic First Division10,748#30+14.4%
31Watford Second Division10,353#31-15.8%
32Luton Town First Division9,886#32+4.0%
33Oldham Athletic Second Division9,727#33+35.0%
34Blackburn Rovers Second Division9,624#34+8.2%
35Swindon Town Second Division9,395#35+8.2%
36Barnsley Second Division9,033#36+25.2%
37Port Vale Second Division8,978#37+33.4%
38Portsmouth Second Division8,959#38-12.2%
39Bradford City Second Division8,777#39-16.6%
40Plymouth Argyle Second Division8,749#40+1.4%
41Brighton & Hove Albion Second Division8,679#41-4.1%
42Birmingham City Third Division8,558#42+36.6%
43AFC Wimbledon First Division7,756#43-0.9%
44AFC Bournemouth Second Division7,454#44-7.8%
45Tranmere Rovers Third Division7,449#45+39.7%
46Bolton Wanderers Third Division7,286#46+31.8%
47Hull City Second Division6,518#47-2.2%
48Preston North End Third Division6,313#48-18.4%
49Burnley Fourth Division6,222#49-11.9%
50Bristol Rovers Third Division6,202#50+17.9%
51Notts County Third Division6,151#51+8.4%
52Grimsby Town Fourth Division5,984#52+39.1%
53Oxford United Second Division5,820#53-8.4%
54Brentford Third Division5,662#54-0.4%
55Huddersfield Town Third Division5,630#55-3.3%
56Rotherham United Third Division5,612#56+10.8%
57Exeter City Fourth Division4,859#57+81.3%
58Peterborough United Fourth Division4,804#58+47.3%
59Carlisle United Fourth Division4,740#59+49.2%
60Fulham Third Division4,484#60-9.2%
61Leyton Orient Third Division4,365#61+15.1%
62Swansea City Third Division4,223#62-13.8%
63Chesterfield Fourth Division4,181#63+12.5%
64Walsall Third Division4,077#64-33.3%
65Blackpool Third Division4,075#65-4.7%
66Lincoln City Fourth Division4,071#66+4.7%
67Reading Third Division4,060#67-20.5%
68Crewe Alexandra Third Division4,008#68+21.6%
69Stockport County Fourth Division3,899#69+39.6%
70Gillingham Fourth Division3,887#70+5.8%
71Southend United Fourth Division3,836#71+3.7%
72Cardiff City Third Division3,642#72-17.0%
73Scunthorpe United Fourth Division3,524#73-22.5%
74Shrewsbury Town Third Division3,521#74-25.2%
75Bury Third Division3,450#75+2.4%
76Cambridge United Fourth Division3,359#76+26.6%
77Northampton Town Third Division3,190#77-18.6%
78Colchester United Fourth Division3,150#78+8.8%
79Mansfield Town Third Division3,129#79-21.9%
80Wigan Athletic Third Division2,758#80-12.5%
81Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division2,706#81+25.3%
82Hereford Fourth Division2,676#82+25.5%
83York City Fourth Division2,615#83+0.0%
84Chester Third Division2,506#84-18.0%
85Hartlepool United Fourth Division2,503#85+22.2%
86Maidstone United Fourth Division2,427#86—
87Wrexham Fourth Division2,368#87-10.2%
88Scarborough Athletic Fourth Division2,325#88-21.5%
89Torquay United Fourth Division2,147#89-8.6%
90Rochdale Fourth Division2,027#90+3.0%
91Aldershot Town Fourth Division2,022#91-22.5%
92Halifax Town Fourth Division1,895#92-2.7%

*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.