Completed league season · 2008/09

2008/09 Football Attendances

Explore average home league crowds across 92 clubs in 2008/09, ranked by attendance. Choose a division to focus the view.

Highest average75,304Manchester United →
Average across clubs shown15,46192 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average1,414Accrington Stanley →
The crowd leaders

Highest-supported clubs

2008/09 · Average home league attendance
  1. 01Manchester United75,304
  2. 02Arsenal60,040
  3. 03Newcastle United48,750
  4. 04Liverpool43,611
  5. 05Manchester City42,900
  6. 06Chelsea41,483
  7. 07Sunderland40,168
  8. 08Aston Villa39,812
  9. 09Tottenham Hotspur35,929
  10. 10Everton35,710
Season-by-season records

National attendance table

92 clubs with published averages
Rank*ClubCompetitionAverageNational rankVs previous season
1Manchester United Premier League75,304#1-0.5%
2Arsenal Premier League60,040#2-0.0%
3Newcastle United Premier League48,750#3-5.0%
4Liverpool Premier League43,611#4+0.2%
5Manchester City Premier League42,900#5+1.8%
6Chelsea Premier League41,483#6+0.2%
7Sunderland Premier League40,168#7-7.3%
8Aston Villa Premier League39,812#8-0.5%
9Tottenham Hotspur Premier League35,929#9-0.1%
10Everton Premier League35,710#10-3.4%
11West Ham United Premier League33,700#11-2.6%
12Derby County Championship29,440#12-9.2%
13Middlesbrough Premier League28,429#13+6.4%
14Stoke City Premier League26,954#14+60.2%
15Sheffield United Championship26,023#15+1.5%
16West Bromwich Albion Premier League25,828#16+15.8%
17Hull City Premier League24,816#17+37.7%
18Norwich City Championship24,543#18+0.1%
19Fulham Premier League24,344#19+2.4%
20Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship24,153#20+2.8%
21Leeds United League One23,813#21-10.3%
22Blackburn Rovers Premier League23,479#22-1.9%
23Bolton Wanderers Premier League22,486#23+7.6%
24Nottingham Forest Championship22,299#24+11.7%
25Sheffield Wednesday Championship21,542#25+0.6%
26Ipswich Town Championship20,961#26-4.4%
27Charlton Athletic Championship20,894#27-9.8%
28Leicester City League One20,253#28-13.9%
29Reading Championship19,936#29-15.5%
30Portsmouth Premier League19,830#30-0.4%
31Birmingham City Championship19,081#31-27.1%
32Wigan Athletic Premier League18,350#32-3.7%
33Cardiff City Championship18,044#33+29.4%
34Southampton Championship17,849#34-16.0%
35Coventry City Championship17,408#35-9.0%
36Bristol City Championship16,816#36+3.3%
37Crystal Palace Championship15,220#37-5.1%
38Swansea City Championship15,187#38+12.3%
39Watford Championship14,858#39-12.0%
40Queens Park Rangers Championship14,090#40+0.9%
41Preston North End Championship13,426#41+6.2%
42Barnsley Championship13,189#42+15.4%
43Burnley Championship13,082#43+5.8%
44Huddersfield Town League One12,863#44+37.0%
45Bradford City League Two12,704#45-7.2%
46Doncaster Rovers Championship11,964#46+50.0%
47Plymouth Argyle Championship11,427#47-12.1%
48Milton Keynes Dons League One10,551#48+11.6%
49Millwall League One8,940#49+3.1%
50Southend United League One7,850#50-4.0%
51Blackpool Championship7,843#51-11.5%
52Peterborough United League One7,599#52+26.8%
53Swindon Town League One7,499#53+4.6%
54Bristol Rovers League One7,171#54+4.7%
55Carlisle United League One6,268#55-20.0%
56Stockport County League One6,130#56+8.6%
57Brighton & Hove Albion League One6,092#57+2.6%
58Luton Town League Two6,019#58-7.3%
59Tranmere Rovers League One5,820#59-10.5%
60Brentford League Two5,707#60+27.7%
61Shrewsbury Town League Two5,664#61+0.1%
62Oldham Athletic League One5,636#62+5.8%
63Port Vale League Two5,522#63+25.0%
64Gillingham League Two5,307#64-12.7%
65Northampton Town League One5,200#65-3.9%
66Wycombe Wanderers League Two5,109#66+7.6%
67Colchester United League One5,084#67-7.7%
68Scunthorpe United League One5,021#68-22.0%
69Exeter City League Two4,939#69+33.3%
70AFC Bournemouth League Two4,931#70-10.4%
71Leyton Orient League One4,692#71-9.9%
72Walsall League One4,572#72-18.6%
73Crewe Alexandra League One4,537#73-8.0%
74Grimsby Town League Two4,475#74+8.7%
75Notts County League Two4,446#75-6.0%
76Yeovil Town League One4,423#76-19.1%
77Lincoln City League Two3,940#77-3.4%
78Cheltenham Town League One3,854#78-10.6%
79Hartlepool United League One3,835#79-14.9%
80Rotherham United League Two3,583#80-14.7%
81Chesterfield League Two3,449#81-15.9%
82Bury League Two3,342#82+28.5%
83Aldershot Town League Two3,276#83+8.1%
84Hereford League One3,270#84-4.4%
85Rochdale League Two3,222#85+5.4%
86Darlington League Two2,932#86-23.2%
87Barnet League Two2,153#88+0.3%
87Morecambe League Two2,153#87-23.4%
89Dagenham & Redbridge League Two2,048#76+2.0%
90Chester League Two1,972#90-20.5%
91Macclesfield League Two1,898#91-17.4%
92Accrington Stanley League Two1,414#92-13.5%

*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.