Completed league season · 1998/99

1998/99 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 1998/99, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average55,188Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown13,17992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,107Barnet →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

1998/99 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United55,188
  2. 02Liverpool43,321
  3. 03Sunderland38,577
  4. 04Arsenal38,024
  5. 05Aston Villa36,937
  6. 06Newcastle United36,690
  7. 07Everton36,202
  8. 08Leeds United35,773
  9. 09Chelsea34,754
  10. 10Middlesbrough34,386
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United Premier League55,188#1+0.0%
2Liverpool Premier League43,321#2+6.6%
3Sunderland Division One38,577#3+15.2%
4Arsenal Premier League38,024#4-0.1%
5Aston Villa Premier League36,937#5+2.2%
6Newcastle United Premier League36,690#6+0.0%
7Everton Premier League36,202#7+2.3%
8Leeds United Premier League35,773#8+3.0%
9Chelsea Premier League34,754#9+5.6%
10Middlesbrough Premier League34,386#10+14.6%
11Tottenham Hotspur Premier League34,149#11+17.2%
12Derby County Premier League29,193#12+0.3%
13Manchester City Division Two28,273#13+0.3%
14Sheffield Wednesday Premier League26,745#14-6.8%
15Blackburn Rovers Premier League25,773#15+2.1%
16West Ham United Premier League25,639#16+2.7%
17Nottingham Forest Premier League24,415#17+18.6%
18Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One22,620#18-2.8%
19Coventry City Premier League20,804#19+5.5%
20Birmingham City Division One20,794#20+11.2%
21Leicester City Premier League20,469#21-0.7%
22Charlton Athletic Premier League19,816#22+49.3%
23AFC Wimbledon Premier League18,207#23+9.2%
24Bolton Wanderers Division One18,196#24-25.3%
25Crystal Palace Division One17,123#25-22.1%
26Ipswich Town Division One16,979#26+13.4%
27Barnsley Division One16,268#27-11.8%
28Sheffield United Division One16,258#28-9.4%
29Norwich City Division One15,728#29+8.9%
30Southampton Premier League15,140#30-0.1%
31West Bromwich Albion Division One14,839#31-10.9%
32Bradford City Division One14,299#32-8.1%
33Huddersfield Town Division One12,980#33+6.9%
34Bristol City Division One12,818#34+8.2%
35Stoke City Division Two12,732#35-15.3%
36Portsmouth Division One11,970#36+7.4%
37Preston North End Division Two11,930#37+26.1%
38Watford Division One11,822#38+2.5%
39Queens Park Rangers Division One11,793#39-9.9%
40Fulham Division Two11,387#40+26.3%
41Reading Division Two11,262#41+16.4%
42Burnley Division Two10,604#42+1.2%
43Swindon Town Division One8,938#43-13.2%
44Stockport County Division One7,898#44-5.1%
45Cardiff City Division Three7,131#45+97.5%
46AFC Bournemouth Division Two7,117#46+50.4%
47Oxford United Division One7,037#47-6.3%
48Port Vale Division One6,991#48-17.1%
49Millwall Division Two6,958#49-0.9%
50Tranmere Rovers Division One6,930#50-13.4%
51Gillingham Division Two6,746#51+4.6%
52Grimsby Town Division One6,698#52+19.6%
53Bristol Rovers Division Two6,275#53-2.2%
54Northampton Town Division Two6,071#54-5.0%
55Hull City Division Three6,048#55+29.1%
56Luton Town Division Two5,707#56-12.2%
57Notts County Division Two5,636#57-1.3%
58Oldham Athletic Division Two5,585#58-0.0%
59Bury Division One5,475#59-11.4%
60Walsall Division Two5,457#60+34.3%
61Brentford Division Three5,444#61+8.3%
62Plymouth Argyle Division Three5,323#620.0%
63Peterborough United Division Three5,315#63-14.2%
64Crewe Alexandra Division One5,269#64+0.5%
65Swansea City Division Three5,256#65+52.7%
66Wycombe Wanderers Division Two5,121#66-5.4%
67Blackpool Division Two5,116#67-2.0%
68Leyton Orient Division Three4,689#68+7.2%
69Lincoln City Division Two4,654#69+17.3%
70Cambridge United Division Three4,583#70+58.1%
71Chesterfield Division Two4,560#71-4.1%
72Colchester United Division Two4,453#72+42.0%
73Southend United Division Three4,307#73+2.9%
74Wigan Athletic Division Two4,250#74+7.1%
75Rotherham United Division Three3,988#75+9.3%
76Wrexham Division Two3,946#76-3.5%
77Scunthorpe United Division Three3,741#77+24.5%
78York City Division Two3,663#78-4.9%
79Carlisle United Division Three3,458#79-35.7%
80Macclesfield Division Two3,312#80+13.7%
81Brighton & Hove Albion Division Three3,253#81+39.7%
82Darlington Division Three3,180#82+37.4%
83Exeter City Division Three3,154#83-20.9%
84Halifax Town Division Three3,004#84+18.2%
85Mansfield Town Division Three2,956#85+8.7%
86Hartlepool United Division Three2,690#86+19.1%
87Torquay United Division Three2,600#87-2.9%
88Shrewsbury Town Division Three2,575#88+7.2%
89Chester Division Three2,562#89+13.6%
90Scarborough Athletic Division Three2,211#90-11.2%
91Rochdale Division Three2,113#91+14.4%
92Barnet Division Three2,107#92-6.5%

*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.