Attendances

Highest Attendances

Attendance Game Date Division
83,260 Manchester United v Arsenal 17/01/1948 Division 1
82,905 Chelsea v Arsenal 12/10/1935 Division 1
79,491 Manchester City v Arsenal 23/02/1935 Division 1
78,299 Everton v Liverpool 18/09/1948 Division 1
77,696 Chelsea v Blackpool 16/10/1948 Division 1
76,839 Everton v Preston North End 28/08/1954 Division 1
75,952 Chelsea v Arsenal 09/10/1937 Division 1
75,322 Everton v Wolves 27/12/1954 Division 1
75,043 Chelsea v Wolves 09/04/1954 Division 1
74,918 Manchester City v Arsenal 10/04/1937 Division 1
       

Lowest Attendances

Attendance Game Date Division
469 Thames v Luton Town 06/12/1930 Division 3 S
552 Gateshead v Doncaster 28/04/1934 Division 3 N
588 Rochdale v Cambridge 05/02/1974 Division 3
622 Gateshead v Accrington Stanley 26/03/1952 Division 3
625 Scarborough v Wrexham 07/12/1990 Division 4

630

Ashington v Walsall 04/04/1927 Division 3 N
631 Chester City v Reading 05/03/1991 Division 3
641 Durham City v Wrexham 28/04/1926 Division 3 N
644 Wigan Boro v Barrow 12/12/1926 Division 3 N
680 Darlington v Tranmere 25/02/1933 Division 3 N
       

Top seasonal totals since 1992 (three divisions)

Season Attendance    
2011/12 16,473,444    
2010/11 16,192,665    
2009/10 17,320,188    
2008/09 16,662,673    
2007/08 16,440,598    
2006/07 16,707,466    
2005/06 16,446,784    
2004/05 16,569,486    
2003/04 16,250,320    
2002/03 14,871,981    
2001/02 14,716,162    
2000/01 13,546,724    
1999/00 13,703,137    
1998/99 13,832,638    
1997/98 13,600,502    
1996/97 11,978,401    
1995/96 11,375,309    
1994/95 10,642,852    
1993/94 11,041,283    
1992/93 10,897,954    

Top attendances before 1992

Season Attendance    
1948/49 41,244,295    
1949/50 40,408, 298    
1947/48 40,233,216    
1950/51 39,529,543    
1951/52 38,989,102    
1952/53 37,126,003    
1953/54 36,116,788    
1946/47 35,390,532    
1954/55 34,130,175    
1958/59 33,571,238    
Information supplied by Tony Brown at SoccerData