Completed league season · 2002/03

2002/03 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 2002/03, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average67,602Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown14,73992 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average2,110Macclesfield →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

2002/03 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United67,602
  2. 02Newcastle United51,923
  3. 03Liverpool43,243
  4. 04Chelsea39,784
  5. 05Sunderland39,698
  6. 06Leeds United39,120
  7. 07Everton38,481
  8. 08Arsenal38,042
  9. 09Tottenham Hotspur35,897
  10. 10Aston Villa34,975
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United Premier League67,602#1+0.1%
2Newcastle United Premier League51,923#2+1.1%
3Liverpool Premier League43,243#3-0.3%
4Chelsea Premier League39,784#4+1.9%
5Sunderland Premier League39,698#5-15.1%
6Leeds United Premier League39,120#6-1.6%
7Everton Premier League38,481#7+13.2%
8Arsenal Premier League38,042#8-0.0%
9Tottenham Hotspur Premier League35,897#9+2.6%
10Aston Villa Premier League34,975#10-0.1%
11Manchester City Premier League34,565#11+4.6%
12West Ham United Premier League34,432#12+9.1%
13Middlesbrough Premier League31,025#13+9.0%
14Southampton Premier League30,680#14+0.2%
15Leicester City Division One29,231#15+47.4%
16Birmingham City Premier League28,883#16+31.4%
17West Bromwich Albion Premier League26,731#17+27.8%
18Charlton Athletic Premier League26,256#18+8.7%
19Blackburn Rovers Premier League26,226#19+1.0%
20Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One25,745#20+8.2%
21Derby County Division One25,470#21-14.6%
22Ipswich Town Division One25,455#22+4.2%
23Bolton Wanderers Premier League25,017#23-0.3%
24Nottingham Forest Division One24,437#24+12.6%
25Norwich City Division One20,353#25+9.3%
26Sheffield Wednesday Division One20,327#26-2.6%
27Portsmouth Division One18,934#27+25.2%
28Sheffield United Division One18,069#28+0.3%
29Crystal Palace Division One16,867#29-6.9%
30Fulham Premier League16,707#30-14.3%
31Reading Division One16,011#31+13.4%
32Coventry City Division One14,813#32-8.3%
33Stoke City Division One14,588#33+4.5%
34Burnley Division One13,977#34-12.4%
35Preston North End Division One13,853#35-6.9%
36Watford Division One13,405#36-9.8%
37Queens Park Rangers Division Two13,206#37+12.4%
38Cardiff City Division Two13,050#38+4.2%
39Hull City Division Three12,843#39+35.1%
40Bradford City Division One12,501#40-19.3%
41Bristol City Division Two11,890#41+6.0%
42Barnsley Division Two9,758#42-26.8%
43Huddersfield Town Division Two9,506#43-12.6%
44Plymouth Argyle Division Two8,981#44+2.2%
45Millwall Division One8,512#45-35.8%
46Gillingham Division One8,078#46-6.1%
47Tranmere Rovers Division Two7,869#47-9.1%
48Rotherham United Division One7,522#48+0.9%
49Wigan Athletic Division Two7,288#49+26.3%
50Blackpool Division Two6,991#50+22.0%
51Walsall Division One6,978#51+2.1%
52Bristol Rovers Division Three6,934#52+5.6%
53Crewe Alexandra Division Two6,761#53-5.2%
54Luton Town Division Two6,747#54-1.5%
55Oldham Athletic Division Two6,699#55+15.5%
56Brighton & Hove Albion Division One6,651#56+0.8%
57Notts County Division Two6,154#57+3.3%
58Wycombe Wanderers Division Two6,002#58-9.3%
59Grimsby Town Division One5,884#59-8.5%
60Oxford United Division Three5,862#60-6.3%
61AFC Bournemouth Division Three5,829#61+15.0%
62Brentford Division Two5,759#62-14.2%
63Stockport County Division Two5,489#63-12.1%
64Swindon Town Division Two5,440#64-14.4%
65Northampton Town Division Two5,211#65-0.8%
66Swansea City Division Three5,160#66+39.8%
67Peterborough United Division Two4,951#67-9.3%
68Hartlepool United Division Three4,943#68+38.6%
69Mansfield Town Division Two4,887#69-0.7%
70Carlisle United Division Three4,776#70+49.1%
71Cheltenham Town Division Two4,655#71+14.3%
72Port Vale Division Two4,436#72-14.9%
73Rushden & Diamonds Division Three4,330#69-1.7%
74Wrexham Division Three4,263#74+11.8%
75Leyton Orient Division Three4,257#75-6.2%
76York City Division Three4,176#76+32.8%
77Cambridge United Division Three4,173#77+19.0%
78Chesterfield Division Two4,108#78-6.5%
79Southend United Division Three3,951#79-0.8%
80Lincoln City Division Three3,924#80+21.7%
81Exeter City Division Three3,763#81+13.6%
82Scunthorpe United Division Three3,692#82-2.6%
83Shrewsbury Town Division Three3,656#83-4.7%
84Colchester United Division Two3,387#84-11.8%
85Darlington Division Three3,312#85-13.5%
86Bury Division Three3,226#86-17.6%
87Torquay United Division Three3,132#87+22.2%
88Boston United Division Three3,049#88+26.8%
89Kidderminster Harriers Division Three2,895#89-3.0%
90Milton Keynes Dons Division One2,786#90—
91Rochdale Division Three2,740#91-20.1%
92Macclesfield Division Three2,110#92-0.6%

*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.