Game Attendance Summary for Season 1955-56

Average League Gate Home and Away

Div Club Average Gate
Pos Home Pos Away
D 1 Everton 1 42,774 22 25,869
D 1 Arsenal 2 41,983 3 34,776
D 1 Manchester United 3 39,184 5 32,995
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 4 38,041 17 27,883
D 1 Newcastle United 5 37,666 6 31,886
D 2 Liverpool 6 37,224 35 19,040
D 1 Sunderland 7 35,888 4 34,024
D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 35,185 2 36,091
D 1 Chelsea 9 34,133 11 29,955
D 1 Birmingham City 10 33,706 16 27,978
D 1 Manchester City 11 32,201 10 30,404
D 1 Aston Villa 12 29,825 12 29,511
D 1 Bolton Wanderers 13 27,964 7 31,059
D 2 Leicester City 14 27,855 27 20,373
D 1 West Bromwich Albion 15 26,794 9 30,450
D 1 Cardiff City 16 26,624 15 28,366
D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 17 26,592 23 24,563
D 2 Bristol City 18 26,466 26 20,983
D 1 Portsmouth 19 26,260 8 30,634
D 1 Blackpool 20 26,016 1 43,017
D 1 Charlton Athletic 21 24,872 14 28,424
D 1 Preston North End 22 24,656 13 29,465
D 2 Leeds United 23 24,445 24 22,318
D 2 Bristol Rovers 24 23,855 25 22,052
D 1 Sheffield United 25 23,582 21 26,899
D 1 Burnley 26 23,397 18 27,869
D 2 Blackburn Rovers 27 23,040 31 19,688
D 1 Luton Town 28 21,455 19 27,658
D 1 Huddersfield Town 29 20,072 20 27,065
D 2 Stoke City 30 19,848 33 19,618
D 2 Fulham 31 19,597 28 19,976
D 2 Swansea Town 32 19,487 30 19,871
D 2 Port Vale 33 18,985 32 19,626
D 3N Derby County 34 18,557 50 11,101
D 2 Middlesbrough 35 17,866 36 18,847
D 2 West Ham United 36 17,679 39 18,412
D 3S Coventry City 37 17,647 52 10,758
D 2 Plymouth Argyle 38 17,592 43 17,906
D 2 Nottingham Forest 39 16,180 29 19,974
D 3S Leyton Orient 40 16,062 45 15,297
D 3S Norwich City 41 15,558 49 11,103
D 3S Ipswich Town 42 15,489 47 11,546
D 2 Hull City 43 15,419 41 18,264
D 2 Notts County 44 15,401 37 18,748
D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 45 15,323 46 11,888
D 3N Grimsby Town 46 14,909 55 10,445
D 2 Barnsley 47 14,721 38 18,415
D 2 Lincoln City 48 13,215 34 19,283
D 3S Walsall 49 12,643 71 8,624
D 2 Rotherham United 50 12,469 40 18,289
D 2 Doncaster Rovers 51 12,414 42 18,166
D 2 Bury 52 11,919 44 17,856
D 3S Southampton 53 11,611 56 10,347
D 3S Crystal Palace 54 11,062 58 10,157
D 3S Northampton Town 55 10,477 51 11,054
D 3S Brentford 56 10,302 60 9,753
D 3S Southend United 57 10,297 57 10,171
D 3N York City 58 10,291 76 7,576
D 3N Bradford City 59 10,021 72 8,372
D 3S Millwall 60 9,254 48 11,450
D 3N Accrington Stanley 61 8,947 64 9,647
D 3N Chesterfield 62 8,729 74 7,820
D 3S Shrewsbury Town 63 8,485 66 9,426
D 3S Queens Park Rangers 64 8,455 68 9,167
D 3S Gillingham 65 8,420 65 9,465
D 3S Exeter City 66 8,167 59 9,964
D 3S Reading 67 8,108 62 9,659
D 3S Watford 68 8,108 61 9,709
D 3S Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 69 8,035 63 9,647
D 3N Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 70 7,702 79 7,417
D 3N Mansfield Town 71 7,682 78 7,493
D 3S Colchester United 72 7,642 53 10,581
D 3N Wrexham 73 7,640 83 7,348
D 3N Hartlepools United 74 7,412 82 7,364
D 3S Swindon Town 75 7,398 69 9,117
D 3N Bradford 76 7,326 84 7,267
D 3N Stockport County 77 7,261 88 7,158
D 3S Torquay United 78 6,989 54 10,561
D 3N Carlisle United 79 6,894 77 7,513
D 3N Chester 80 6,640 92 6,567
D 3S Newport County 81 6,545 70 8,992
D 3N Tranmere Rovers 82 6,509 90 6,798
D 3N Oldham Athletic 83 6,473 81 7,391
D 3N Workington 84 6,235 89 6,986
D 3N Barrow 85 6,194 75 7,734
D 3N Halifax Town 86 6,049 86 7,191
D 3N Darlington 87 5,626 80 7,401
D 3S Aldershot 88 5,606 67 9,251
D 3N Crewe Alexandra 89 5,288 91 6,685
D 3N Southport 90 5,060 73 7,924
D 3N Rochdale 91 4,833 87 7,166
D 3N Gateshead 92 3,286 85 7,200

All Home Games Total Attendance

Pos Div Club League FA Cup League Cup European All Home Games
1 D 1 Arsenal 881,636 166,102 1,047,738
2 D 1 Everton 898,250 108,065 1,006,315
3 D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 798,852 157,198 956,050
4 D 2 Liverpool 781,698 159,306 941,004
5 D 1 Newcastle United 790,986 123,024 914,010
6 D 1 Sunderland 753,641 130,196 883,837
7 D 1 Manchester City 676,220 189,286 865,506
8 D 1 Manchester United 822,859 822,859
9 D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 738,885 55,564 794,449
10 D 1 Chelsea 716,783 716,783
11 D 1 Birmingham City 707,831 707,831
12 D 1 West Bromwich Albion 562,680 116,829 679,509
13 D 1 Aston Villa 626,331 33,284 659,615
14 D 1 Bolton Wanderers 587,252 67,957 655,209
15 D 1 Charlton Athletic 522,322 129,419 651,741
16 D 2 Leicester City 584,946 35,877 620,823
17 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 558,422 48,198 606,620
18 D 1 Portsmouth 551,455 34,598 586,053
19 D 2 Bristol Rovers 500,963 71,131 572,094
20 D 1 Sheffield United 495,212 71,991 567,203
21 D 1 Cardiff City 559,102 559,102
22 D 2 Bristol City 555,782 555,782
23 D 2 Leeds United 513,350 40,000 553,350
24 D 1 Blackpool 546,331 546,331
25 D 1 Burnley 491,331 44,897 536,228
26 D 1 Preston North End 517,766 517,766
27 D 2 Blackburn Rovers 483,840 29,300 513,140
28 D 2 West Ham United 371,260 126,993 498,253
29 D 1 Luton Town 450,562 23,221 473,783
30 D 2 Stoke City 416,799 48,633 465,432
31D 3N Derby County 426,816 38,486 465,302
32 D 2 Fulham 411,540 39,200 450,740
33 D 2 Port Vale 398,695 44,278 442,973
34D 3S Leyton Orient 369,435 69,886 439,321
35 D 2 Swansea Town 409,237 25,636 434,873
36D 3S Coventry City 405,878 17,919 423,797
37 D 1 Huddersfield Town 421,519 421,519
38D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 352,433 41,342 393,775
39 D 2 Middlesbrough 375,191 375,191
40D 3S Norwich City 357,843 16,180 374,023
41 D 2 Plymouth Argyle 369,430 369,430
42D 3S Ipswich Town 356,249 356,249
43D 3N Grimsby Town 342,901 6,960 349,861
44 D 2 Hull City 323,799 24,253 348,052
45 D 2 Barnsley 309,145 38,163 347,308
46 D 2 Notts County 323,430 21,500 344,930
47 D 2 Nottingham Forest 339,774 339,774
48D 3S Walsall 290,798 45,758 336,556
49 D 2 Doncaster Rovers 260,699 71,246 331,945
50 D 2 Lincoln City 277,514 11,229 288,743
51D 3S Northampton Town 240,980 43,299 284,279
52D 3S Southend United 236,836 44,500 281,336
53D 3S Southampton 267,048 11,883 278,931
54 D 2 Rotherham United 261,842 16,144 277,986
55D 3N York City 236,685 35,326 272,011
56D 3S Crystal Palace 254,425 16,864 271,289
57 D 2 Bury 250,299 18,346 268,645
58D 3N Bradford City 230,476 27,175 257,651
59D 3S Brentford 236,944 13,300 250,244
60D 3N Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 177,149 49,861 227,010
61D 3S Swindon Town 170,150 53,407 223,557
62D 3N Chesterfield 200,762 20,081 220,843
63D 3N Accrington Stanley 205,780 11,500 217,280
64D 3S Exeter City 187,851 28,963 216,814
65D 3S Shrewsbury Town 195,153 20,368 215,521
66D 3S Reading 186,484 26,754 213,238
67D 3S Millwall 212,838 212,838
68D 3S Gillingham 193,653 11,347 205,000
69D 3S Watford 186,494 12,743 199,237
70D 3N Hartlepools United 170,474 27,752 198,226
71D 3S Torquay United 160,749 34,479 195,228
72D 3S Queens Park Rangers 194,463 194,463
73D 3N Bradford 168,494 25,620 194,114
74D 3S Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 184,797 184,797
75D 3N Mansfield Town 176,686 8,074 184,760
76D 3N Carlisle United 158,553 19,305 177,858
77D 3S Colchester United 175,756 175,756
78D 3N Wrexham 175,716 175,716
79D 3N Stockport County 167,004 167,004
80D 3S Aldershot 128,947 29,633 158,580
81D 3N Tranmere Rovers 149,707 7,355 157,062
82D 3N Darlington 129,407 25,973 155,380
83D 3N Chester 152,731 152,731
84D 3N Workington 143,401 8,205 151,606
85D 3N Barrow 142,472 8,433 150,905
86D 3S Newport County 150,529 150,529
87D 3N Oldham Athletic 148,881 148,881
88D 3N Halifax Town 139,125 7,886 147,011
89D 3N Southport 116,389 15,361 131,750
90D 3N Crewe Alexandra 121,615 3,759 125,374
91D 3N Rochdale 111,163 8,992 120,155
92D 3N Gateshead 75,582 75,582

Total Gate Home, Away and Neutral

Pos Div Club League Games FA Cup League Cup European All Games
1 D 1 Arsenal 1,611,934 253,175 1,865,109
2 D 1 Sunderland 1,468,150 330,289 1,798,439
3 D 1 Manchester City 1,314,698 445,084 1,759,782
4 D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1,384,393 292,333 1,676,726
5 D 1 Newcastle United 1,460,593 210,422 1,671,015
6 D 1 Everton 1,441,490 228,472 1,669,962
7 D 1 Birmingham City 1,295,378 332,804 20,000 1,648,182
8 D 1 Chelsea 1,345,837 241,880 1,587,717
9 D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1,496,796 55,564 1,552,360
10 D 1 Manchester United 1,515,759 35,872 1,551,631
11 D 1 Blackpool 1,449,679 42,517 1,492,196
12 D 2 Liverpool 1,181,547 249,548 1,431,095
13 D 1 West Bromwich Albion 1,202,120 172,393 1,374,513
14 D 1 Aston Villa 1,246,057 100,589 1,346,646
15 D 1 Bolton Wanderers 1,239,492 67,957 1,307,449
16 D 1 Portsmouth 1,194,770 94,046 1,288,816
17 D 1 Burnley 1,076,574 181,792 1,258,366
18 D 1 Charlton Athletic 1,119,236 129,419 1,248,655
19 D 1 Cardiff City 1,154,787 75,500 1,230,287
20 D 1 Sheffield United 1,060,083 158,984 1,219,067
21 D 1 Preston North End 1,136,531 28,854 1,165,385
22 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1,074,246 48,198 1,122,444
23 D 2 Leicester City 1,012,770 93,218 1,105,988
24 D 2 Bristol Rovers 964,049 93,224 1,057,273
25 D 1 Luton Town 1,031,380 23,221 1,054,601
26 D 2 Bristol City 996,431 46,493 1,042,924
27 D 2 Leeds United 982,019 40,000 1,022,019
28 D 1 Huddersfield Town 989,875 20,852 1,010,727
29 D 2 Blackburn Rovers 897,298 110,078 1,007,376
30 D 2 Stoke City 828,783 162,979 991,762
31 D 2 West Ham United 757,918 225,411 983,329
32 D 2 Fulham 831,029 60,700 891,729
33 D 2 Port Vale 810,846 66,114 876,960
34 D 2 Swansea Town 826,529 25,636 852,165
35 D 2 Middlesbrough 770,985 60,419 831,404
36D 3S Leyton Orient 721,258 69,886 791,144
37 D 2 Nottingham Forest 759,221 18,717 777,938
38 D 2 Hull City 707,344 57,537 764,881
39 D 2 Plymouth Argyle 745,460 15,619 761,079
40 D 2 Doncaster Rovers 642,177 106,505 748,682
41 D 2 Barnsley 695,868 50,448 746,316
42 D 2 Notts County 717,133 21,500 738,633
43D 3N Derby County 682,147 48,304 730,451
44D 3S Norwich City 613,206 84,924 698,130
45 D 2 Lincoln City 682,460 11,229 693,689
46 D 2 Rotherham United 645,913 29,366 675,279
47D 3S Coventry City 653,304 17,919 671,223
48D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 625,862 41,342 667,204
49 D 2 Bury 625,284 18,346 643,630
50D 3S Ipswich Town 621,818 20,671 642,489
51D 3N Grimsby Town 583,145 54,581 637,726
52D 3S Southampton 505,023 45,768 550,791
53D 3S Walsall 489,143 52,558 541,701
54D 3S Northampton Town 495,217 43,299 538,516
55D 3S Southend United 470,766 65,729 536,495
56D 3N York City 410,927 113,882 524,809
57D 3S Crystal Palace 488,028 28,747 516,775
58D 3N Accrington Stanley 427,650 73,440 501,090
59D 3S Brentford 461,260 30,790 492,050
60D 3S Millwall 476,190 12,878 489,068
61D 3N Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 347,737 131,838 479,575
62D 3S Exeter City 417,030 61,395 478,425
63D 3S Swindon Town 379,836 98,121 477,957
64D 3N Bradford City 423,032 32,541 455,573
65D 3S Shrewsbury Town 411,945 38,632 450,577
66D 3S Torquay United 403,654 45,969 449,623
67D 3S Reading 408,645 37,570 446,215
68D 3S Watford 409,807 25,893 435,700
69D 3S Gillingham 411,346 20,225 431,571
70D 3S Colchester United 419,110 8,823 427,933
71D 3S Queens Park Rangers 405,294 15,000 420,294
72D 3S Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 406,671 11,113 417,784
73D 3S Aldershot 341,716 60,461 402,177
74D 3N Chesterfield 380,632 20,081 400,713
75D 3N Carlisle United 331,358 65,980 397,338
76D 3N Darlington 299,630 79,535 379,165
77D 3N Hartlepools United 339,856 38,032 377,888
78D 3S Newport County 357,337 18,978 376,315
79D 3N Mansfield Town 349,014 21,400 370,414
80D 3N Bradford 335,643 32,620 368,263
81D 3N Barrow 320,346 40,022 360,368
82D 3N Wrexham 344,726 11,500 356,226
83D 3N Stockport County 331,635 8,074 339,709
84D 3N Oldham Athletic 318,879 16,081 334,960
85D 3N Halifax Town 304,510 17,403 321,913
86D 3N Southport 298,639 22,321 320,960
87D 3N Workington 304,089 15,301 319,390
88D 3N Tranmere Rovers 306,057 11,429 317,486
89D 3N Chester 303,766 9,801 313,567
90D 3N Crewe Alexandra 275,365 12,192 287,557
91D 3N Rochdale 275,977 8,992 284,969
92D 3N Gateshead 241,178 10,890 252,068