Completed league season · 1997/98

1997/98 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1997/98, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average55,168Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown12,77392 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,715Doncaster Rovers →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1997/98 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United55,168
  2. 02Liverpool40,628
  3. 03Arsenal38,053
  4. 04Newcastle United36,680
  5. 05Aston Villa36,137
  6. 06Everton35,376
  7. 07Leeds United34,725
  8. 08Sunderland33,492
  9. 09Chelsea32,901
  10. 10Middlesbrough29,994
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United Premier League55,168#1+0.2%
2Liverpool Premier League40,628#2+2.1%
3Arsenal Premier League38,053#3+0.6%
4Newcastle United Premier League36,680#4+0.6%
5Aston Villa Premier League36,137#5+0.3%
6Everton Premier League35,376#6-2.2%
7Leeds United Premier League34,725#7+8.1%
8Sunderland Division One33,492#8+60.5%
9Chelsea Premier League32,901#9+21.9%
10Middlesbrough Division One29,994#10+0.5%
11Tottenham Hotspur Premier League29,143#11-6.2%
12Derby County Premier League29,106#12+62.7%
13Sheffield Wednesday Premier League28,709#13+11.7%
14Manchester City Division One28,196#14+5.4%
15Blackburn Rovers Premier League25,253#15+1.2%
16West Ham United Premier League24,967#16+7.4%
17Bolton Wanderers Premier League24,352#17+53.9%
18Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One23,281#18-6.0%
19Crystal Palace Premier League21,983#19+36.7%
20Leicester City Premier League20,615#20+2.1%
21Nottingham Forest Division One20,584#21-16.3%
22Coventry City Premier League19,718#22+0.5%
23Birmingham City Division One18,708#23+5.4%
24Barnsley Premier League18,449#24+62.5%
25Sheffield United Division One17,942#25+7.8%
26AFC Wimbledon Premier League16,675#26+10.0%
27West Bromwich Albion Division One16,662#27+10.6%
28Bradford City Division One15,564#28+20.4%
29Southampton Premier League15,159#29+0.4%
30Stoke City Division One15,025#30+18.3%
31Ipswich Town Division One14,973#31+25.3%
32Norwich City Division One14,444#32-1.9%
33Charlton Athletic Division One13,275#33+19.8%
34Queens Park Rangers Division One13,083#34+4.2%
35Huddersfield Town Division One12,145#35-0.2%
36Bristol City Division Two11,846#36+9.7%
37Watford Division Two11,532#37+29.7%
38Portsmouth Division One11,149#38+25.9%
39Burnley Division Two10,481#39+4.3%
40Swindon Town Division One10,298#40+3.8%
41Reading Division One9,676#41+5.6%
42Preston North End Division Two9,460#42+0.5%
43Fulham Division Two9,018#43+35.7%
44Port Vale Division One8,432#44+14.2%
45Stockport County Division One8,322#45+29.5%
46Tranmere Rovers Division One7,999#46-1.6%
47Oxford United Division One7,512#47-1.3%
48Millwall Division Two7,023#48-9.3%
49Luton Town Division Two6,501#49-4.1%
50Gillingham Division Two6,450#50+7.1%
51Bristol Rovers Division Two6,413#51+13.9%
52Northampton Town Division Two6,389#52+32.5%
53Peterborough United Division Three6,192#53+16.9%
54Bury Division One6,177#54+37.2%
55Notts County Division Three5,711#55+34.7%
56Grimsby Town Division Two5,601#56-4.4%
57Oldham Athletic Division Two5,586#57-20.7%
58Wycombe Wanderers Division Two5,415#58+3.5%
59Carlisle United Division Two5,381#59-1.1%
60Plymouth Argyle Division Two5,323#60-18.0%
61Crewe Alexandra Division One5,243#61+31.8%
62Blackpool Division Two5,220#62+4.7%
63Brentford Division Two5,029#63-13.8%
64Chesterfield Division Two4,756#64+2.5%
65AFC Bournemouth Division Two4,732#65+3.3%
66Hull City Division Three4,684#66+37.2%
67Leyton Orient Division Three4,374#67+0.9%
68Southend United Division Two4,186#68-17.5%
69Wrexham Division Two4,090#69-0.5%
70Walsall Division Two4,062#70+4.4%
71Exeter City Division Three3,988#71+32.3%
72Lincoln City Division Three3,968#72+25.5%
72Wigan Athletic Division Two3,968#72+1.8%
74York City Division Two3,853#74+14.7%
75Rotherham United Division Three3,648#75+28.3%
76Cardiff City Division Three3,610#76+0.4%
77Swansea City Division Three3,443#77-10.6%
78Colchester United Division Three3,137#78-3.3%
79Scunthorpe United Division Three3,006#79+15.3%
80Macclesfield Division Three2,913#80+107.2%
81Cambridge United Division Three2,898#81-13.8%
82Mansfield Town Division Three2,720#82+19.2%
83Torquay United Division Three2,679#83+12.6%
84Scarborough Athletic Division Three2,489#84+1.4%
85Shrewsbury Town Division Three2,403#85-24.4%
86Brighton & Hove Albion Division Three2,329#86-60.1%
87Darlington Division Three2,314#87-17.2%
88Hartlepool United Division Three2,258#88+7.2%
89Chester Division Three2,255#89-0.4%
90Barnet Division Three2,254#90+5.3%
91Rochdale Division Three1,847#91+1.0%
92Doncaster Rovers Division Three1,715#92-18.0%

*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.