Completed league season · 1996/97

1996/97 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1996/97, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average55,081Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown11,84292 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,829Rochdale →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1996/97 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United55,081
  2. 02Liverpool39,777
  3. 03Arsenal37,821
  4. 04Newcastle United36,466
  5. 05Everton36,186
  6. 06Aston Villa36,027
  7. 07Leeds United32,109
  8. 08Tottenham Hotspur31,067
  9. 09Middlesbrough29,848
  10. 10Chelsea27,001
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United Premier League55,081#1+32.1%
2Liverpool Premier League39,777#2+0.6%
3Arsenal Premier League37,821#3+0.7%
4Newcastle United Premier League36,466#4-0.1%
5Everton Premier League36,186#5+2.1%
6Aston Villa Premier League36,027#6+10.5%
7Leeds United Premier League32,109#7-1.4%
8Tottenham Hotspur Premier League31,067#8+1.8%
9Middlesbrough Premier League29,848#9+1.9%
10Chelsea Premier League27,001#10+6.0%
11Manchester City Division One26,753#11-4.0%
12Sheffield Wednesday Premier League25,693#12+3.3%
13Blackburn Rovers Premier League24,947#13-10.0%
14Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One24,763#14-0.1%
15Nottingham Forest Premier League24,587#15-5.1%
16West Ham United Premier League23,242#16+4.0%
17Sunderland Premier League20,865#17+19.4%
18Leicester City Premier League20,184#18+22.1%
19Coventry City Premier League19,625#19+6.0%
20Derby County Premier League17,889#20+24.9%
21Birmingham City Division One17,751#21-1.9%
22Sheffield United Division One16,638#22+29.0%
23Crystal Palace Division One16,085#23+5.5%
24Bolton Wanderers Division One15,826#24-15.9%
25AFC Wimbledon Premier League15,156#25+14.4%
26Southampton Premier League15,099#26+1.9%
27West Bromwich Albion Division One15,064#27+0.0%
28Norwich City Division One14,719#28+0.9%
29Bradford City Division One12,925#29+126.4%
30Stoke City Division One12,698#30+3.4%
31Queens Park Rangers Division One12,554#31-20.0%
32Huddersfield Town Division One12,175#32-7.4%
33Ipswich Town Division One11,953#33-5.2%
34Barnsley Division One11,356#34+40.4%
35Charlton Athletic Division One11,081#35-0.9%
36Bristol City Division Two10,802#36+53.9%
37Burnley Division Two10,053#37+10.9%
38Swindon Town Division One9,917#38-6.5%
39Preston North End Division Two9,411#39-6.0%
40Reading Division One9,160#40+2.7%
41Watford Division Two8,894#41-6.0%
42Portsmouth Division One8,857#42-5.8%
43Tranmere Rovers Division One8,127#43+3.4%
44Millwall Division Two7,743#44-19.1%
45Oxford United Division One7,608#45+29.5%
46Port Vale Division One7,385#46-10.2%
47Oldham Athletic Division One7,045#47+6.2%
48Luton Town Division Two6,781#48-6.1%
49Fulham Division Three6,644#49+58.5%
50Plymouth Argyle Division Two6,495#50-8.8%
51Stockport County Division Two6,424#51+8.8%
52Gillingham Division Two6,021#52-16.4%
53Grimsby Town Division One5,859#53-2.2%
54Brighton & Hove Albion Division Three5,844#54+4.5%
55Brentford Division Two5,832#55+22.3%
56Bristol Rovers Division Two5,630#56+6.6%
57Carlisle United Division Three5,440#57-4.6%
58Peterborough United Division Two5,295#58+13.7%
59Wycombe Wanderers Division Two5,232#59+14.4%
60Southend United Division One5,072#60-14.0%
61Blackpool Division Two4,987#61-14.3%
62Northampton Town Division Three4,823#62-0.2%
63Chesterfield Division Two4,639#63-5.0%
64AFC Bournemouth Division Two4,581#64+8.7%
65Bury Division Two4,502#65+38.0%
66Leyton Orient Division Three4,336#66-3.2%
67Notts County Division Two4,239#67-17.4%
68Wrexham Division Two4,112#68+11.0%
69Crewe Alexandra Division Two3,978#69+0.1%
70Wigan Athletic Division Three3,899#70+36.5%
71Walsall Division Two3,892#71-2.3%
72Swansea City Division Three3,850#72+28.5%
73Cardiff City Division Three3,594#73+5.1%
74Hull City Division Three3,413#74-10.3%
75Cambridge United Division Three3,363#75+21.5%
76York City Division Two3,359#76-5.1%
77Colchester United Division Three3,245#77-0.9%
78Shrewsbury Town Division Two3,177#78-5.1%
79Lincoln City Division Three3,163#79+10.2%
80Exeter City Division Three3,014#80-12.4%
81Hereford Division Three2,930#81-1.4%
82Rotherham United Division Two2,844#82-16.7%
83Darlington Division Three2,796#83+16.1%
84Scunthorpe United Division Three2,606#84+7.1%
85Scarborough Athletic Division Three2,455#85+43.2%
86Torquay United Division Three2,380#86-3.0%
87Mansfield Town Division Three2,282#87-5.5%
88Chester Division Three2,263#88-15.4%
89Barnet Division Three2,141#89-6.2%
90Hartlepool United Division Three2,107#90+1.7%
91Doncaster Rovers Division Three2,091#91+0.0%
92Rochdale Division Three1,829#92-17.4%

*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.