2008/09 Championship Attendances
Recorded league attendance averages for Championship in 2008/09. Ranked within this competition by average home crowd.
Highest average29,440Derby County →
Average across clubs shown17,88624 recorded clubs · unweighted
Lowest average7,843Blackpool →
The crowd leaders
2008/09 · Average home league attendanceHighest-supported clubs
Season-by-season records
24 clubs with published averagesChampionship attendance table
| League rank* | Club | Average | National rank | Vs previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 29,440 | #12 | -9.2% |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26,023 | #15 | +1.5% |
| 3 | Norwich City | 24,543 | #18 | +0.1% |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24,153 | #20 | +2.8% |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 22,299 | #24 | +11.7% |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21,542 | #25 | +0.6% |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 20,961 | #26 | -4.4% |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 20,894 | #27 | -9.8% |
| 9 | Reading | 19,936 | #29 | -15.5% |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 19,081 | #31 | -27.1% |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 18,044 | #33 | +29.4% |
| 12 | Southampton | 17,849 | #34 | -16.0% |
| 13 | Coventry City | 17,408 | #35 | -9.0% |
| 14 | Bristol City | 16,816 | #36 | +3.3% |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 15,220 | #37 | -5.1% |
| 16 | Swansea City | 15,187 | #38 | +12.3% |
| 17 | Watford | 14,858 | #39 | -12.0% |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 14,090 | #40 | +0.9% |
| 19 | Preston North End | 13,426 | #41 | +6.2% |
| 20 | Barnsley | 13,189 | #42 | +15.4% |
| 21 | Burnley | 13,082 | #43 | +5.8% |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 11,964 | #46 | +50.0% |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 11,427 | #47 | -12.1% |
| 24 | Blackpool | 7,843 | #51 | -11.5% |
*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.