Game Attendance Summary for Season 1897-98
Average League Gate Home and Away
| Div |
Club |
Average Gate |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
| D 1 |
Everton |
1 |
17,313 |
5 |
10,103 |
| D 1 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
16,123 |
2 |
13,358 |
| D 1 |
Liverpool |
3 |
13,367 |
7 |
9,821 |
| D 2 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
11,597 |
19 |
5,347 |
| D 1 |
Sheffield United |
5 |
11,552 |
1 |
14,708 |
| D 1 |
Sunderland |
6 |
10,967 |
3 |
12,373 |
| D 1 |
Derby County |
7 |
8,813 |
6 |
9,985 |
| D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
8 |
8,603 |
10 |
8,510 |
| D 1 |
Notts County |
9 |
8,107 |
13 |
7,535 |
| D 1 |
The Wednesday |
10 |
8,080 |
8 |
9,025 |
| D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
11 |
7,842 |
15 |
7,412 |
| D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
12 |
7,800 |
22 |
4,400 |
| D 2 |
Manchester City |
13 |
7,800 |
18 |
7,033 |
| D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
14 |
7,633 |
14 |
7,500 |
| D 1 |
Stoke |
15 |
7,327 |
17 |
7,083 |
| D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
16 |
7,120 |
16 |
7,245 |
| D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
17 |
7,040 |
9 |
8,760 |
| D 1 |
Preston North End |
18 |
6,760 |
4 |
10,334 |
| D 2 |
Newton Heath |
19 |
6,133 |
20 |
4,600 |
| D 2 |
Small Heath |
20 |
5,433 |
29 |
3,433 |
| D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
21 |
5,300 |
26 |
3,973 |
| D 1 |
Bury |
22 |
5,193 |
11 |
8,087 |
| D 2 |
Burnley |
23 |
3,793 |
12 |
7,664 |
| D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
24 |
3,480 |
25 |
4,000 |
| D 2 |
Luton Town |
25 |
3,233 |
21 |
4,513 |
| D 2 |
Lincoln City |
26 |
2,700 |
28 |
3,633 |
| D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
27 |
2,500 |
27 |
3,900 |
| D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
28 |
2,247 |
24 |
4,093 |
| D 2 |
Darwen |
29 |
2,207 |
23 |
4,200 |
| D 2 |
Walsall |
30 |
2,160 |
32 |
2,847 |
| D 2 |
Loughborough |
31 |
2,133 |
31 |
3,393 |
| D 2 |
Blackpool |
32 |
1,947 |
30 |
3,433 |
All Home Games Total Attendance
| Pos |
Div |
Club |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
European |
All Home Games |
| 1 |
D 1 |
Everton |
259,700 |
30,000 |
|
|
289,700 |
| 2 |
D 1 |
Aston Villa |
241,850 |
|
|
|
241,850 |
| 3 |
D 1 |
Liverpool |
200,500 |
29,000 |
|
|
229,500 |
| 4 |
D 1 |
Sheffield United |
173,276 |
13,250 |
|
|
186,526 |
| 5 |
D 1 |
Sunderland |
164,500 |
17,893 |
|
|
182,393 |
| 6 |
D 2 |
Newcastle United |
173,959 |
|
|
|
173,959 |
| 7 |
D 1 |
Derby County |
132,200 |
36,699 |
|
|
168,899 |
| 8 |
D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
106,802 |
49,392 |
|
|
156,194 |
| 9 |
D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
129,045 |
23,670 |
|
|
152,715 |
| 10 |
D 1 |
Notts County |
121,600 |
15,000 |
|
|
136,600 |
| 11 |
D 1 |
Stoke |
109,900 |
19,890 |
|
|
129,790 |
| 12 |
D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
114,500 |
14,190 |
|
|
128,690 |
| 13 |
D 2 |
Manchester City |
117,000 |
8,000 |
|
|
125,000 |
| 14 |
D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
105,600 |
19,209 |
|
|
124,809 |
| 15 |
D 1 |
The Wednesday |
121,200 |
|
|
|
121,200 |
| 16 |
D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
117,628 |
|
|
|
117,628 |
| 17 |
D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
117,000 |
|
|
|
117,000 |
| 18 |
D 2 |
Newton Heath |
92,000 |
18,000 |
|
|
110,000 |
| 19 |
D 1 |
Preston North End |
101,400 |
4,000 |
|
|
105,400 |
| 20 |
D 2 |
Burnley |
56,900 |
30,840 |
|
|
87,740 |
| 21 |
D 1 |
Bury |
77,888 |
7,630 |
|
|
85,518 |
| 22 |
D 2 |
Small Heath |
81,500 |
|
|
|
81,500 |
| 23 |
D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
79,500 |
|
|
|
79,500 |
| 24 |
D 2 |
Luton Town |
48,500 |
7,000 |
|
|
55,500 |
| 25 |
D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
52,200 |
|
|
|
52,200 |
| 26 |
D 2 |
Lincoln City |
40,500 |
|
|
|
40,500 |
| 27 |
D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
37,500 |
|
|
|
37,500 |
| 28 |
D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
33,700 |
|
|
|
33,700 |
| 29 |
D 2 |
Darwen |
33,100 |
|
|
|
33,100 |
| 30 |
D 2 |
Walsall |
32,400 |
|
|
|
32,400 |
| 31 |
D 2 |
Loughborough |
32,000 |
|
|
|
32,000 |
| 32 |
D 2 |
Blackpool |
29,200 |
|
|
|
29,200 |
Total Gate Home, Away and Neutral
| Pos |
Div |
Club |
League Games |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
European |
All Games |
| 1 |
D 1 |
Everton |
411,239 |
94,890 |
|
|
506,129 |
| 2 |
D 1 |
Aston Villa |
442,223 |
24,000 |
|
|
466,223 |
| 3 |
D 1 |
Derby County |
281,982 |
162,925 |
|
|
444,907 |
| 4 |
D 1 |
Sheffield United |
393,902 |
27,250 |
|
|
421,152 |
| 5 |
D 1 |
Liverpool |
347,815 |
53,699 |
|
|
401,514 |
| 6 |
D 1 |
Sunderland |
350,100 |
17,893 |
|
|
367,993 |
| 7 |
D 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
226,995 |
135,690 |
|
|
362,685 |
| 8 |
D 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
256,694 |
45,670 |
|
|
302,364 |
| 9 |
D 1 |
The Wednesday |
256,582 |
33,905 |
|
|
290,487 |
| 10 |
D 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
236,996 |
34,209 |
|
|
271,205 |
| 11 |
D 2 |
Newcastle United |
254,159 |
16,536 |
|
|
270,695 |
| 12 |
D 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
215,471 |
49,392 |
|
|
264,863 |
| 13 |
D 1 |
Preston North End |
256,412 |
4,000 |
|
|
260,412 |
| 14 |
D 1 |
Stoke |
216,141 |
37,520 |
|
|
253,661 |
| 15 |
D 1 |
Notts County |
234,632 |
15,000 |
|
|
249,632 |
| 16 |
D 1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
228,803 |
20,000 |
|
|
248,803 |
| 17 |
D 2 |
Manchester City |
222,500 |
16,670 |
|
|
239,170 |
| 18 |
D 1 |
Bury |
199,191 |
7,630 |
|
|
206,821 |
| 19 |
D 2 |
Burnley |
171,859 |
30,840 |
|
|
202,699 |
| 20 |
D 2 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
183,000 |
6,000 |
|
|
189,000 |
| 21 |
D 2 |
Newton Heath |
161,000 |
24,000 |
|
|
185,000 |
| 22 |
D 2 |
Leicester Fosse |
139,100 |
10,000 |
|
|
149,100 |
| 23 |
D 2 |
Small Heath |
133,000 |
|
|
|
133,000 |
| 24 |
D 2 |
Luton Town |
116,200 |
7,000 |
|
|
123,200 |
| 25 |
D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
112,200 |
6,000 |
|
|
118,200 |
| 26 |
D 2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
95,100 |
12,190 |
|
|
107,290 |
| 27 |
D 2 |
Darwen |
96,100 |
|
|
|
96,100 |
| 28 |
D 2 |
Burton Swifts |
96,000 |
|
|
|
96,000 |
| 29 |
D 2 |
Lincoln City |
95,000 |
|
|
|
95,000 |
| 30 |
D 2 |
Loughborough |
82,900 |
|
|
|
82,900 |
| 31 |
D 2 |
Walsall |
75,100 |
6,000 |
|
|
81,100 |
| 32 |
D 2 |
Blackpool |
80,700 |
|
|
|
80,700 |
