1997/98 Division One Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Division One in 1997/98. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average33,492Sunderland →
Average across clubs shown15,09124 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average5,243Crewe Alexandra →
The crowd leaders
1997/98 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesDivision One attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 33,492 | #8 | +60.5% |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 29,994 | #10 | +0.5% |
| 3 | Manchester City | 28,196 | #14 | +5.4% |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23,281 | #18 | -6.0% |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20,584 | #21 | -16.3% |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 18,708 | #23 | +5.4% |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17,942 | #25 | +7.8% |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 16,662 | #27 | +10.6% |
| 9 | Bradford City | 15,564 | #28 | +20.4% |
| 10 | Stoke City | 15,025 | #30 | +18.3% |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 14,973 | #31 | +25.3% |
| 12 | Norwich City | 14,444 | #32 | -1.9% |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 13,275 | #33 | +19.8% |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13,083 | #34 | +4.2% |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 12,145 | #35 | -0.2% |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 11,149 | #38 | +25.9% |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 10,298 | #40 | +3.8% |
| 18 | Reading | 9,676 | #41 | +5.6% |
| 19 | Port Vale | 8,432 | #44 | +14.2% |
| 20 | Stockport County | 8,322 | #45 | +29.5% |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 7,999 | #46 | -1.6% |
| 22 | Oxford United | 7,512 | #47 | -1.3% |
| 23 | Bury | 6,177 | #54 | +37.2% |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 5,243 | #61 | +31.8% |
*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.