Game Attendance Summary for Season 1896-97
Average League Gate Home and Away
| Div |
Club |
Average Gate |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
| D 1 |
Everton |
1 |
15,780 |
5 |
9,043 |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
13,000 |
4 |
9,655 |
| D 1 |
Liverpool |
3 |
12,073 |
1 |
10,520 |
| D 2 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
8,124 |
18 |
4,733 |
| D 1 |
Sheffield United |
5 |
8,083 |
11 |
6,975 |
| D 1 |
Derby County |
6 |
8,000 |
7 |
8,407 |
| D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
7 |
7,933 |
6 |
8,803 |
| D 2 |
Manchester City |
8 |
7,467 |
23 |
4,120 |
| D 1 |
The Wednesday |
9 |
7,153 |
8 |
8,398 |
| D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
10 |
7,001 |
15 |
5,840 |
| D 1 |
Preston North End |
11 |
6,733 |
2 |
9,918 |
| D 2 |
Newton Heath |
12 |
6,333 |
14 |
6,133 |
| D 1 |
Bury |
13 |
6,160 |
12 |
6,933 |
| D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
14 |
6,013 |
27 |
3,567 |
| D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15 |
5,937 |
10 |
6,993 |
| D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
16 |
5,656 |
9 |
8,010 |
| D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
17 |
5,433 |
26 |
3,667 |
| D 1 |
Burnley |
18 |
5,393 |
13 |
6,354 |
| D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
19 |
5,253 |
22 |
4,264 |
| D 1 |
Stoke |
20 |
5,213 |
20 |
4,571 |
| D 1 |
Sunderland |
21 |
5,173 |
3 |
9,861 |
| D 2 |
Notts County |
22 |
4,800 |
16 |
5,290 |
| D 2 |
Small Heath |
23 |
4,493 |
21 |
4,570 |
| D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
24 |
4,233 |
17 |
4,933 |
| D 2 |
Walsall |
25 |
3,013 |
32 |
2,980 |
| D 2 |
Blackpool |
26 |
2,947 |
19 |
4,653 |
| D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
27 |
2,767 |
29 |
3,500 |
| D 2 |
Burton Wanderers |
28 |
2,480 |
30 |
3,447 |
| D 2 |
Darwen |
29 |
2,367 |
25 |
3,953 |
| D 2 |
Loughborough |
30 |
2,133 |
31 |
3,400 |
| D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
31 |
2,100 |
28 |
3,527 |
| D 2 |
Lincoln City |
32 |
1,737 |
24 |
3,967 |
| 33 |
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| 34 |
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| 35 |
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| 36 |
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All Home Games Total Attendance
| Pos |
Div |
Club |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
European |
All Home Games |
| 1 |
D 1 |
Everton |
236,700 |
35,171 |
|
|
271,871 |
| 2 |
D 1 |
Aston Villa |
195,000 |
37,000 |
|
|
232,000 |
| 3 |
D 1 |
Liverpool |
181,100 |
19,000 |
|
|
200,100 |
| 4 |
D 1 |
Derby County |
120,000 |
30,455 |
|
|
150,455 |
| 5 |
D 1 |
Preston North End |
101,000 |
26,000 |
|
|
127,000 |
| 6 |
D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
119,000 |
7,000 |
|
|
126,000 |
| 7 |
D 1 |
The Wednesday |
107,300 |
17,000 |
|
|
124,300 |
| 8 |
D 2 |
Newcastle United |
121,853 |
|
|
|
121,853 |
| 9 |
D 1 |
Sheffield United |
121,250 |
|
|
|
121,250 |
| 10 |
D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
105,017 |
16,000 |
|
|
121,017 |
| 11 |
D 2 |
Manchester City |
112,000 |
|
|
|
112,000 |
| 12 |
D 2 |
Newton Heath |
95,000 |
11,000 |
|
|
106,000 |
| 13 |
D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
84,846 |
16,147 |
|
|
100,993 |
| 14 |
D 1 |
Sunderland |
77,600 |
17,000 |
|
|
94,600 |
| 15 |
D 1 |
Bury |
92,397 |
1,352 |
|
|
93,749 |
| 16 |
D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
90,200 |
|
|
|
90,200 |
| 17 |
D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
89,061 |
|
|
|
89,061 |
| 18 |
D 1 |
Burnley |
80,900 |
8,000 |
|
|
88,900 |
| 19 |
D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
78,800 |
10,000 |
|
|
88,800 |
| 20 |
D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
81,500 |
|
|
|
81,500 |
| 21 |
D 1 |
Stoke |
78,200 |
2,000 |
|
|
80,200 |
| 22 |
D 2 |
Small Heath |
67,400 |
10,000 |
|
|
77,400 |
| 23 |
D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
63,500 |
11,000 |
|
|
74,500 |
| 24 |
D 2 |
Notts County |
72,000 |
|
|
|
72,000 |
| 25 |
D 2 |
Walsall |
45,200 |
|
|
|
45,200 |
| 26 |
D 2 |
Blackpool |
44,200 |
|
|
|
44,200 |
| 27 |
D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
41,500 |
|
|
|
41,500 |
| 28 |
D 2 |
Burton Wanderers |
37,200 |
|
|
|
37,200 |
| 29 |
D 2 |
Darwen |
35,500 |
|
|
|
35,500 |
| 30 |
D 2 |
Loughborough |
32,000 |
|
|
|
32,000 |
| 31 |
D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
31,500 |
|
|
|
31,500 |
| 32 |
D 2 |
Lincoln City |
26,050 |
|
|
|
26,050 |
| 33 |
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| 34 |
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| 35 |
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| 36 |
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Total Gate Home, Away and Neutral
| Pos |
Div |
Club |
League Games |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
European |
All Games |
| 1 |
D 1 |
Aston Villa |
339,823 |
166,891 |
|
|
506,714 |
| 2 |
D 1 |
Everton |
372,344 |
126,062 |
|
|
498,406 |
| 3 |
D 1 |
Liverpool |
338,898 |
75,147 |
|
|
414,045 |
| 4 |
D 1 |
Preston North End |
249,765 |
58,000 |
|
|
307,765 |
| 5 |
D 1 |
Derby County |
246,108 |
55,455 |
|
|
301,563 |
| 6 |
D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
251,050 |
38,250 |
|
|
289,300 |
| 7 |
D 1 |
Sunderland |
225,510 |
25,000 |
|
|
250,510 |
| 8 |
D 1 |
The Wednesday |
233,272 |
17,000 |
|
|
250,272 |
| 9 |
D 1 |
Sheffield United |
225,876 |
8,000 |
|
|
233,876 |
| 10 |
D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
204,990 |
23,045 |
|
|
228,035 |
| 11 |
D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
192,614 |
32,000 |
|
|
224,614 |
| 12 |
D 1 |
Bury |
196,397 |
22,427 |
|
|
218,824 |
| 13 |
D 2 |
Newton Heath |
187,000 |
30,244 |
|
|
217,244 |
| 14 |
D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
193,963 |
23,000 |
|
|
216,963 |
| 15 |
D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
142,759 |
59,000 |
|
|
201,759 |
| 16 |
D 2 |
Newcastle United |
192,853 |
5,000 |
|
|
197,853 |
| 17 |
D 1 |
Burnley |
176,203 |
8,000 |
|
|
184,203 |
| 18 |
D 2 |
Notts County |
151,350 |
30,000 |
|
|
181,350 |
| 19 |
D 2 |
Manchester City |
173,800 |
5,000 |
|
|
178,800 |
| 20 |
D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
137,500 |
24,500 |
|
|
162,000 |
| 21 |
D 1 |
Stoke |
146,770 |
9,000 |
|
|
155,770 |
| 22 |
D 2 |
Small Heath |
135,953 |
10,000 |
|
|
145,953 |
| 23 |
D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
143,700 |
|
|
|
143,700 |
| 24 |
D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
136,500 |
|
|
|
136,500 |
| 25 |
D 2 |
Blackpool |
114,000 |
|
|
|
114,000 |
| 26 |
D 2 |
Darwen |
94,800 |
|
|
|
94,800 |
| 27 |
D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
94,000 |
|
|
|
94,000 |
| 28 |
D 2 |
Burton Wanderers |
88,900 |
5,000 |
|
|
93,900 |
| 29 |
D 2 |
Walsall |
89,900 |
|
|
|
89,900 |
| 30 |
D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
84,400 |
4,000 |
|
|
88,400 |
| 31 |
D 2 |
Lincoln City |
85,550 |
|
|
|
85,550 |
| 32 |
D 2 |
Loughborough |
83,000 |
|
|
|
83,000 |
| 33 |
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