Game Attendance Summary for Season 1996-97

Average League Gate Home and Away

Div Club Average Gate
Pos Home Pos Away
PL Manchester United 1 55,081 3 30,148
PL Liverpool 2 39,777 1 30,612
PL Arsenal 3 37,821 7 28,935
PL Newcastle United 4 36,413 2 30,357
PL Everton 5 36,186 12 28,045
PL Aston Villa 6 36,027 14 27,765
PL Leeds United 7 32,109 11 28,117
PL Tottenham Hotspur 8 31,067 6 28,963
PL Middlesbrough 9 29,867 5 29,324
PL Chelsea 10 27,001 4 29,613
D 1 Manchester City 11 26,753 21 15,537
PL Sheffield Wednesday 12 25,693 19 27,014
PL Blackburn Rovers 13 24,945 20 26,602
D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 24,763 22 14,408
PL Nottingham Forest 15 24,587 18 27,334
PL West Ham United 16 23,242 8 28,475
PL Sunderland 17 20,864 9 28,432
PL Leicester City 18 20,184 17 27,351
PL Coventry City 19 19,625 13 27,856
PL Derby County 20 17,889 10 28,228
D 1 Birmingham City 21 17,732 33 12,212
D 1 Sheffield United 22 16,674 27 12,819
D 1 Bolton Wanderers 23 15,826 24 13,577
D 1 Crystal Palace 24 15,467 28 12,798
PL Wimbledon 25 15,156 15 27,751
PL Southampton 26 15,099 16 27,714
D 1 West Bromwich Albion 27 15,064 29 12,658
D 1 Norwich City 28 14,719 32 12,416
D 1 Bradford City 29 12,925 30 12,599
D 1 Stoke City 30 12,712 26 12,823
D 1 Queens Park Rangers 31 12,344 25 13,066
D 1 Huddersfield Town 32 12,175 42 11,454
D 1 Ipswich Town 33 12,010 31 12,424
D 1 Barnsley 34 11,393 23 13,675
D 1 Charlton Athletic 35 11,093 38 11,766
D 2 Bristol City 36 10,794 52 6,054
D 2 Burnley 37 10,052 45 6,646
D 2 Preston North End 38 9,411 48 6,289
D 1 Swindon Town 39 9,376 40 11,685
D 1 Reading 40 9,160 43 11,402
D 2 Watford 41 8,894 50 6,109
D 1 Portsmouth 42 8,856 36 11,928
D 1 Tranmere Rovers 43 8,170 35 12,149
D 2 Millwall 44 7,740 47 6,403
D 1 Oxford United 45 7,608 39 11,753
D 1 Port Vale 46 7,385 37 11,898
D 1 Oldham Athletic 47 7,058 34 12,183
D 2 Luton Town 48 6,781 49 6,198
D 3 Fulham 49 6,643 69 4,333
D 2 Plymouth Argyle 50 6,495 59 5,492
D 2 Stockport County 51 6,424 51 6,096
D 2 Gillingham 52 6,022 66 5,332
D 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 53 5,850 71 3,807
D 2 Brentford 54 5,832 53 6,038
D 1 Grimsby Town 55 5,654 41 11,674
D 2 Bristol Rovers 56 5,612 55 5,966
D 3 Carlisle United 57 5,440 70 3,842
D 2 Peterborough United 58 5,297 57 5,565
D 2 Wycombe Wanderers 59 5,232 62 5,432
D 1 Southend United 60 5,219 44 11,233
D 2 Blackpool 61 4,987 46 6,470
D 3 Northampton Town 62 4,823 76 3,504
D 2 Chesterfield 63 4,638 60 5,484
D 2 AFC Bournemouth 64 4,581 68 5,263
D 2 Bury 65 4,502 56 5,767
D 3 Leyton Orient 66 4,336 74 3,542
D 2 Notts County 67 4,239 64 5,348
D 2 Wrexham 68 4,113 61 5,447
D 2 Crewe Alexandra 69 3,978 54 5,981
D 3 Wigan Athletic 70 3,899 73 3,618
D 2 Walsall 71 3,892 67 5,280
D 3 Swansea City 72 3,827 79 3,268
D 3 Cardiff City 73 3,594 77 3,503
D 3 Hull City 74 3,413 78 3,355
D 3 Cambridge United 75 3,380 87 3,127
D 2 York City 76 3,359 65 5,333
D 3 Colchester United 77 3,251 89 3,043
D 2 Shrewsbury Town 78 3,179 58 5,551
D 3 Lincoln City 79 3,163 86 3,140
D 3 Exeter City 80 3,014 80 3,234
D 3 Hereford United 81 2,931 90 2,996
D 2 Rotherham United 82 2,844 63 5,353
D 3 Darlington 83 2,796 88 3,100
D 3 Scunthorpe United 84 2,606 81 3,227
D 3 Scarborough 85 2,455 92 2,923
D 3 Torquay United 86 2,322 91 2,983
D 3 Mansfield Town 87 2,283 84 3,174
D 3 Chester City 88 2,263 85 3,150
D 3 Barnet 89 2,141 83 3,203
D 3 Hartlepool United 90 2,107 72 3,627
D 3 Doncaster Rovers 91 2,090 75 3,538
D 3 Rochdale 92 1,827 82 3,216

All Home Games Total Attendance

Pos Div Club League FA Cup League Cup European All Home Games
1 PL Manchester United 1,046,547 105,837 49,305 265,688 1,467,377
2 PL Liverpool 755,757 33,252 53,528 156,801 999,338
3 PL Newcastle United 691,853 72,832 36,314 135,720 936,719
4 PL Arsenal 718,604 75,908 33,962 36,894 865,368
5 PL Everton 687,542 50,418 11,527 749,487
6 PL Middlesbrough 567,479 46,195 131,885 745,559
7 PL Aston Villa 684,520 25,006 25,818 735,344
8 PL Leeds United 610,079 57,507 31,514 699,100
9D 1 Manchester City 615,324 54,493 14,242 684,059
10 PL Tottenham Hotspur 590,269 44,947 635,216
11 PL Chelsea 513,017 81,449 11,732 606,198
12D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 569,557 23,626 10,760 603,943
13 PL Sheffield Wednesday 488,159 45,622 7,499 541,280
14 PL Blackburn Rovers 473,949 41,014 24,221 539,184
15 PL West Ham United 441,601 16,763 54,727 513,091
16D 1 Birmingham City 407,846 55,363 35,331 498,540
17 PL Nottingham Forest 467,151 14,681 6,482 488,314
18 PL Leicester City 383,490 49,810 47,242 480,542
19D 1 Bolton Wanderers 364,003 20,567 58,823 443,393
20 PL Sunderland 396,415 15,277 10,659 422,351
21 PL Coventry City 372,877 16,040 24,467 413,384
22 PL Derby County 339,882 53,547 13,569 406,998
23D 1 Sheffield United 383,511 13,860 397,371
24D 1 Crystal Palace 355,738 21,052 5,195 381,985
25 PL Wimbledon 287,973 52,947 34,237 375,157
26D 1 Norwich City 338,540 12,356 7,301 358,197
27D 1 West Bromwich Albion 346,468 9,809 356,277
28 PL Southampton 286,890 53,148 340,038
29D 1 Ipswich Town 276,236 55,708 331,944
30D 1 Stoke City 292,377 9,961 26,897 329,235
31D 1 Bradford City 297,280 17,830 3,593 318,703
32D 1 Queens Park Rangers 283,921 26,093 6,976 316,990
33D 1 Huddersfield Town 280,032 11,814 10,290 302,136
34D 1 Charlton Athletic 255,143 15,000 19,874 290,017
35D 1 Barnsley 262,042 9,936 10,129 282,107
36D 2 Bristol City 248,263 15,153 10,864 274,280
37D 2 Preston North End 216,454 16,179 22,025 254,658
38D 2 Burnley 231,196 12,283 5,165 248,644
39D 1 Portsmouth 203,694 30,704 7,108 241,506
40D 2 Watford 204,553 17,092 14,461 236,106
41D 1 Swindon Town 215,644 15,294 230,938
42D 1 Reading 210,685 11,537 6,210 228,432
43D 1 Oxford United 174,986 27,677 202,663
44D 1 Tranmere Rovers 187,912 6,739 194,651
45D 2 Stockport County 147,741 4,211 38,544 190,496
46D 2 Millwall 178,024 6,084 5,145 189,253
47D 2 Luton Town 155,970 12,746 15,178 183,894
48D 1 Port Vale 169,850 13,683 183,533
49D 2 Plymouth Argyle 149,374 27,314 5,180 181,868
50D 2 Gillingham 138,497 14,788 19,902 173,187
51 D 3 Carlisle United 125,118 36,213 9,587 170,918
52D 1 Oldham Athletic 162,326 6,069 168,395
53 D 3 Fulham 152,785 11,244 164,029
54D 2 Brentford 134,132 16,528 11,972 162,632
55D 2 Peterborough United 121,839 18,002 12,830 152,671
56 D 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 134,540 3,902 5,132 143,574
57D 2 Chesterfield 106,685 32,397 3,334 142,416
58D 2 Wycombe Wanderers 120,336 9,024 11,379 140,739
59D 2 Bristol Rovers 129,070 5,841 2,320 137,231
60D 2 Blackpool 114,711 10,048 12,226 136,985
61D 1 Grimsby Town 130,039 2,371 132,410
62 D 3 Northampton Town 110,925 7,342 8,655 126,922
63D 1 Southend United 120,032 3,084 123,116
64D 2 Wrexham 94,608 22,312 1,776 118,696
65D 2 Notts County 97,496 16,899 2,141 116,536
66 D 3 Leyton Orient 99,737 11,401 3,177 114,315
67D 2 Bury 103,540 6,043 109,583
68D 2 AFC Bournemouth 105,353 4,119 109,472
69D 2 Crewe Alexandra 91,497 9,662 4,471 105,630
70D 2 Walsall 89,506 8,522 2,659 100,687
71D 2 York City 77,246 3,257 19,017 99,520
72 D 3 Swansea City 88,024 5,623 2,711 96,358
73 D 3 Wigan Athletic 89,671 3,713 93,384
74 D 3 Lincoln City 72,750 20,511 93,261
75 D 3 Cardiff City 82,660 6,066 2,294 91,020
76 D 3 Cambridge United 77,741 9,044 1,164 87,949
77 D 3 Hull City 78,497 6,656 2,134 87,287
78 D 3 Colchester United 74,783 4,378 7,616 86,777
79D 2 Shrewsbury Town 73,108 2,819 2,875 78,802
80 D 3 Hereford United 67,405 6,504 73,909
81 D 3 Darlington 64,299 8,321 72,620
82 D 3 Exeter City 69,328 2,975 72,303
83 D 3 Scunthorpe United 59,936 7,868 1,880 69,684
84D 2 Rotherham United 65,405 1,749 67,154
85 D 3 Scarborough 56,454 2,247 6,824 65,525
86 D 3 Mansfield Town 52,499 6,537 1,708 60,744
87 D 3 Chester City 52,045 6,495 1,947 60,487
88 D 3 Barnet 49,244 5,391 5,179 59,814
89 D 3 Torquay United 53,416 3,450 2,824 59,690
90 D 3 Hartlepool United 48,459 3,011 2,073 53,543
91 D 3 Doncaster Rovers 48,062 1,852 49,914
92 D 3 Rochdale 42,028 2,426 44,454

Total Gate Home, Away and Neutral

Pos Div Club League Games FA Cup League Cup European All Games
1 PL Manchester United 1,619,358 131,438 69,733 479,388 2,299,917
2 PL Liverpool 1,337,378 61,202 97,198 224,910 1,720,688
3 PL Middlesbrough 1,124,636 253,363 264,370 1,642,369
4 PL Newcastle United 1,268,629 87,832 66,145 196,767 1,619,373
5 PL Arsenal 1,268,366 91,185 87,580 70,894 1,518,025
6 PL Chelsea 1,075,670 228,109 38,265 1,342,044
7 PL Aston Villa 1,212,049 56,298 23,376 41,818 1,333,541
8 PL Leeds United 1,144,308 116,674 37,812 1,298,794
9 PL Everton 1,220,389 50,418 19,381 1,290,188
10 PL Tottenham Hotspur 1,140,572 52,495 79,826 1,272,893
11 PL Leicester City 903,151 75,863 214,604 1,193,618
12 PL Sheffield Wednesday 1,001,431 79,556 14,362 1,095,349
13 PL Nottingham Forest 986,490 60,005 32,194 1,078,689
14 PL West Ham United 982,628 26,510 68,410 1,077,548
15 PL Wimbledon 815,251 169,006 79,308 1,063,565
16D 1 Manchester City 972,666 66,512 21,841 1,061,019
17 PL Blackburn Rovers 979,378 41,014 33,159 1,053,551
18 PL Sunderland 936,614 53,070 44,662 1,034,346
19 PL Coventry City 902,138 61,166 50,351 1,013,655
20 PL Derby County 876,219 63,055 18,028 957,302
21D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 900,945 23,626 18,211 942,782
22 PL Southampton 813,453 11,537 91,204 916,194
23D 1 Birmingham City 688,715 55,363 52,291 796,369
24D 1 Bolton Wanderers 676,283 27,981 65,174 769,438
25D 1 Sheffield United 678,339 12,356 21,457 712,152
26D 1 Crystal Palace 650,098 42,955 17,057 710,110
27D 1 West Bromwich Albion 637,599 27,446 13,330 678,375
28D 1 Norwich City 624,103 29,059 13,363 666,525
29D 1 Stoke City 587,308 9,961 65,947 663,216
30D 1 Queens Park Rangers 584,447 60,302 14,819 659,568
31D 1 Bradford City 587,051 53,010 11,168 651,229
32D 1 Ipswich Town 561,983 14,681 66,774 643,438
33D 1 Charlton Athletic 525,756 51,398 42,869 620,023
34D 1 Barnsley 576,578 24,253 18,221 619,052
35D 1 Huddersfield Town 543,483 23,590 42,776 609,849
36D 1 Swindon Town 484,403 20,411 82,335 587,149
37D 1 Portsmouth 478,034 89,934 14,096 582,064
38D 1 Oxford United 445,307 9,502 58,156 512,965
39D 1 Reading 472,940 26,540 11,279 510,759
40D 1 Oldham Athletic 442,539 9,936 48,465 500,940
41D 1 Port Vale 443,514 19,891 28,978 492,383
42D 1 Tranmere Rovers 467,340 10,090 12,708 490,138
43D 2 Stockport County 287,943 36,013 125,907 449,863
44D 2 Burnley 384,060 50,566 11,747 446,373
45D 2 Bristol City 387,504 25,969 20,055 433,528
46D 1 Grimsby Town 398,551 20,590 5,346 424,487
47D 2 Preston North End 361,102 16,179 45,818 423,099
48D 2 Watford 345,062 48,465 27,779 421,306
49D 1 Southend United 378,390 13,982 7,381 399,753
50D 2 Chesterfield 232,814 123,230 6,422 362,466
51D 2 Luton Town 298,520 25,909 36,110 360,539
52D 2 Millwall 325,299 11,532 9,755 346,586
53D 2 Gillingham 261,122 18,262 53,280 332,664
54D 2 Brentford 273,006 20,501 26,751 320,258
55D 2 Peterborough United 249,836 32,308 32,442 314,586
56D 2 Plymouth Argyle 275,685 27,314 8,214 311,213
57D 2 Wrexham 219,886 82,031 6,954 308,871
58D 2 Blackpool 263,518 10,048 25,838 299,404
59D 2 Wycombe Wanderers 245,267 16,578 24,071 285,916
60 D 3 Fulham 252,455 7,104 21,153 280,712
61D 2 Bristol Rovers 266,286 5,841 4,963 277,090
62D 2 Notts County 220,502 45,823 4,712 271,037
63 D 3 Carlisle United 213,480 36,213 15,039 264,732
64D 2 Crewe Alexandra 229,053 18,369 9,707 257,129
65D 2 Bury 236,174 5,104 13,379 254,657
66 D 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 222,112 7,014 25,182 254,308
67D 2 York City 199,913 17,330 32,396 249,639
68D 2 AFC Bournemouth 226,393 4,509 10,282 241,184
69D 2 Walsall 210,951 17,463 7,984 236,398
70 D 3 Northampton Town 191,513 7,342 17,042 215,897
71D 2 Shrewsbury Town 200,782 5,066 5,903 211,751
72 D 3 Lincoln City 144,972 6,484 51,342 202,798
73 D 3 Leyton Orient 181,199 11,401 6,279 198,879
74D 2 Rotherham United 188,530 3,892 3,772 196,194
75 D 3 Wigan Athletic 172,888 5,465 9,480 187,833
76 D 3 Swansea City 163,182 13,640 6,344 183,166
77 D 3 Cardiff City 163,224 6,066 5,861 175,151
78 D 3 Colchester United 144,763 4,378 22,537 171,678
79 D 3 Hull City 155,660 9,993 4,790 170,443
80 D 3 Darlington 135,599 6,893 25,781 168,273
81 D 3 Exeter City 143,719 18,752 4,305 166,776
82 D 3 Hereford United 136,310 5,280 24,804 166,394
83 D 3 Cambridge United 149,652 9,044 3,146 161,842
84 D 3 Barnet 122,917 11,808 23,418 158,143
85 D 3 Chester City 124,489 25,179 5,989 155,657
86 D 3 Scarborough 123,679 9,541 19,751 152,971
87 D 3 Scunthorpe United 134,146 11,648 4,440 150,234
88 D 3 Hartlepool United 131,888 6,268 4,462 142,618
89 D 3 Doncaster Rovers 129,432 4,211 4,609 138,252
90 D 3 Mansfield Town 125,509 6,537 4,592 136,638
91 D 3 Torquay United 122,034 3,450 7,337 132,821
92 D 3 Rochdale 115,990 6,718 8,064 130,772