Completed league season · 1989/90

1989/90 Third Division Attendances

Recorded league attendance averages for Third Division in 1989/90. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.

Highest average11,544Bristol City →
Average across clubs shown5,07924 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,506Chester →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1989/90 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Bristol City11,544
  2. 02Birmingham City8,558
  3. 03Tranmere Rovers7,449
  4. 04Bolton Wanderers7,286
  5. 05Preston North End6,313
  6. 06Bristol Rovers6,202
  7. 07Notts County6,151
  8. 08Brentford5,662
Season-by-season records

Third Division attendance table

24 clubs with published averages
League rank*ClubAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Bristol City 11,544#28+42.1%
2Birmingham City 8,558#42+36.6%
3Tranmere Rovers 7,449#45+39.7%
4Bolton Wanderers 7,286#46+31.8%
5Preston North End 6,313#48-18.4%
6Bristol Rovers 6,202#50+17.9%
7Notts County 6,151#51+8.4%
8Brentford 5,662#54-0.4%
9Huddersfield Town 5,630#55-3.3%
10Rotherham United 5,612#56+10.8%
11Fulham 4,484#60-9.2%
12Leyton Orient 4,365#61+15.1%
13Swansea City 4,223#62-13.8%
14Walsall 4,077#64-33.3%
15Blackpool 4,075#65-4.7%
16Reading 4,060#67-20.5%
17Crewe Alexandra 4,008#68+21.6%
18Cardiff City 3,642#72-17.0%
19Shrewsbury Town 3,521#74-25.2%
20Bury 3,450#75+2.4%
21Northampton Town 3,190#77-18.6%
22Mansfield Town 3,129#79-21.9%
23Wigan Athletic 2,758#80-12.5%
24Chester 2,506#84-18.0%

*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.