Attendance

 

Season

Comp.

Average

Highest

Lowest

1867-1868

Cromwell Cup

 

600

-

Garrick

 

-

 

1868-1869

 

 

????

-

 

 

-

 

1869-1870

 

 

????

-

 

 

-

 

                 

1870-1871

Friendlies

 

????

-

Derby St Andrews

 

-

 

1871-1872

Friendlies

 

????

-

Derby St Andrews

 

-

 

1872-1873

Friendlies

 

????

-

Derbyshire F.A.

 

-

 

1873-1874

Friendlies

 

????

-

Derbyshire F.A.

 

-

 

1874-1875

Friendlies

 

1000

-

Nottingham Forest

 

-

 

1875-1876

Friendlies

 

v. large

-

Heeley

 

-

 

1876-1877

SC Cup

 

7,000

*

Exchange

 

-

 

1877-1878

SC Cup

 

7,000

-

Attercliffe

 

-

 

1878-1879

Friendlies

 

500

-

Heeley

 

-

 

1879-1880

WC Cup

 

2,000

-

Hallam

 

-

 

                 

1880-1881

SC Cup

 

3,000

-

Ecclesfield

 

-

 

1881-1882

WC Cup

 

4,000

-

Heeley

 

-

 

1882-1883

SC Cup

 

4,000

-

Lockwood Brothers

 

-

 

1883-1884

Friendlies

 

4,000

-

Blackburn Rovers

 

-

 

1884-1885

WC Cup

 

6,000

-

Heeley

 

-

 

1885-1886

SC Cup

 

4,000

-

Heeley

 

-

 

1886-1887

WC Cup

 

3,000

-

Lockwood Brothers

 

-

 

1887-1888

FA Cup

 

9,000

-

Preston North End

 

-

 

1888-1889

FA Cup

 

7,000

-

Notts County

 

-

 

                 

1889-1890

Friendlies

 

5,000

-

Stoke

 

-

 

1889-1890 FA Cup  

12,000

-

Notts County      

1889-1890

Alliance

3750

5,000

*

Nottingham Forest

1,500

*

Small Heath

                 

1890-1891

Friendlies

 

10,000

*

Sheffield United

 

-

 

1890-1891 FA Cup  

20,000

-

West Brom      

1890-1891

Alliance

5350

7,000

*

Crewe Alex.

1,500

*

Bootle

1891-1892

Friendlies

 

16,000

-

Bolton Wanderers

 

-

 

1891-1892 FA Cup  

17,000

-

Bolton Wanderers      

1891-1892

Alliance

9250

12,000

-

Nottingham Forest

4,000

-

Newton Heath

                 

1892-1893

Division I

10500

 

-

 

 

-

 

1893-1894

Division I

8550

 

-

 

 

-

 

1894-1895

Division I

9625

 

-

 

 

-

 

1895-1896

Division I

8975

 

-

 

 

-

 

1896-1897

Division I

6900

 

-

 

 

-

 

1897-1898

Division I

9140

 

-

 

 

-

 

1898-1899

Division I

8150

 

-

 

 

-

 

1899-1900

Division II

6800

15,000

*

Grimsby Town

3,000

*

Gainsborough Trinity

                 

1900-1901

Division I

9600

25,000

-

Wolves

4,000

-

Stoke

1901-1902

Division I

9765

27,500

-

Sheffield United

2,500

-

Everton

1902-1903

Division I

14015

30,000

*

Notts County

8,000

*

Bury

1903-1904

Division I

12595

30,000

-

Nottingham Forest

6,000

-

Derby County

1904-1905

Division I

12880

20,000

-

Sunderland

3,000

-

Derby County

1905-1906

Division I

11875

20,000

*

Manchester City

4,500

*

Bury

1906-1907

Division I

11555

20,000

-

Bristol City

3,000

-

Sunderland

1907-1908

Division I

13500

40,000

-

Manchester United

2,000

-

Bolton Wanderers

1908-1909

Division I

12840

30,000

*

Newcastle United

2,000

*

Blackburn Rovers

1909-1910

Division I

10720

33,000

-

Manchester United

3,000

-

Blackburn Rovers

                 

1910-1911

Division I

11890

25,000

*

Sheffield United

5,000

*

Nottingham Forest

1911-1912

Division I

14410

33,000

-

Sunderland

5,500

-

Woolwich Arsenal

1912-1913

Division I

18905

41,000

-

Aston Villa

6,000

-

Chelsea

1913-1914

Division I

21360

39,000

-

Sheffield United

8,000

-

Bolton Wanderers

1914-1915

Division I

16120

25,000

-

Tottenham Hotspur

7,000

-

Bolton Wanderers

                 

1915-1916

War

 

18,000

-

Nottingham Forest

2,000

-

Leeds City

1916-1917

War

 

16,000

-

Sheffield United

2,000

-

Birmingham

1917-1918

War

 

20,000

-

Sheffield United

2000

-

Rotherham County

1918-1919

War

 

20,000

-

Sheffield United

4000

-

Bradford Park Avenue

                 

1919-1920

Division I

18430

30,000

*

Sheffield United

5,000

*

Bradford Park Avenue

1920-1921

Division II

20545

27,000

-

Notts County

10,000

-

Blackpool

1921-1922

Division II

13855

25,000

-

Leeds United

6,000

-

West Ham United

1922-1923

Division II

16690

30,000

*

Rotherham County

10,000

*

Wolves

1923-1924

Division II

16130

28,000

-

Coventry City

7,000

-

Bristol City

1924-1925

Division II

14950

35,000

-

Blackpool

8,000

-

Manchester United

1925-1926

Division II

23,660

37,409

-

Bradford City

9,975

-

Nottingham Forest

1926-1927

Division I

23,060

43,282

-

Sheffield United

9,020

-

Aston Villa

1927-1928

Division I

22,075

41,824

-

Huddersfield Town

12,255

-

Liverpool

1928-1929

Division I

27,017

57,143

-

Huddersfield Town

13,705

-

Portsmouth

1929-1930

Division I

25,873

54,459

-

Sheffield United

9,310

-

Birmingham City

                 

1930-1931

Division I

19,911

43,671

-

Arsenal

5,102

-

Blackburn Rovers

1931-1932

Division I

16,906

34,705

-

Liverpool

7,431

-

Manchester City

1932-1933

Division I

16,704

64,492

-

Arsenal

4,810

-

Bolton Wanderers

1933-1934

Division I

16,019

33,675

-

West Bromwich Albion

5,182

-

Wolverhampton

1934-1935

Division I

18,568

32,057

-

Manchester City

8,043

-

Blackburn Rovers

1935-1936

Division I

18,127

35,576

-

Arsenal

5,938

-

Everton

1936-1937

Division I

20,078

35,813

-

Arsenal

8,658

-

Manchester United

1937-1938

Division II

23,600

51,893

-

Sheffield United

10,492

-

Bury

1938-1939

Division II

27,146

48,891

-

Sheffield United

12,251

-

Burnley

                 

1939-1940

War

 

23,810

-

Barnsley

752

-

Lincoln City

1940-1941

War

 

7,606

 

Sheffield United

1,000

 

Rotherham United

1941-1942

War

 

11,721

 

Everton

1,472

 

Burnley

1942-1943

War

 

47,657

 

Blackpool

3,817

 

Doncaster Rovers

1943-1944

War

 

19,320

 

Leicester City

5,180

 

York City

1944-1945

War

 

18,580

 

Sheffield United

3,767

 

Huddersfield Town

1945-1946

League North

 

33,389

 

Stoke City

10,090

 

Huddersfield Town

                 

1946-1947

Division II

26,082

34,858

-

Leicester City

15,404

-

Southampton

1947-1948

Division II

35,426

51,467

-

Doncaster Rovers

23,289

-

Southampton

1948-1949

Division II

34,146

59,924

-

West Bromwich Albion

25,000

-

Luton Town

1949-1950

Division II

40,684

55,555

-

Sheffield United

26,405

-

West Ham United

                 

1950-1951

Division I

41,527

53,420

-

Blackpool

25,693

-

Manchester United

1951-1952

Division II

41,461

65,384

-

Sheffield United

25,848

-

Luton Town

1952-1953

Division I

42,530

59,389

-

West Bromwich Albion

30,153

-

Aston Villa

1953-1954

Division I

35,923

45,508

-

West Bromwich Albion

18,000

-

Liverpool

1954-1955

Division I

27,149

43,114

-

Charlton Athletic

16,664

-

West Bromwich Albion

1955-1956

Division II

27,454

34,646

-

Leeds United

18,281

-

Doncaster Rovers

1956-1957

Division I

29,452

51,068

-

Manchester United

11,271

-

Manchester City

1957-1958

Division I

23,406

35,608

-

Manchester United

16,144

-

Aston Villa

1958-1959

Division II

28,500

46,404

-

Sheffield United

17,917

-

Barnsley

1959-1960

Division I

32,703

50,000

-

Fulham

19,283

-

Burnley

                 

1960-1961

Division I

31,054

56,363

-

Tottenham Hotspur

21,115

-

Preston North End

1961-1962

Division I

28,882

50,937

-

Sheffield United

18,000

-

West Bromwich Albion

1962-1963

Division I

25,686

42,245

-

Tottenham Hotspur

15,939

-

Liverpool

1963-1964

Division I

24,051

42,898

-

Sheffield United

17,487

-

Stoke City

1964-1965

Division I

20,745

39,054

-

Leeds United

12,223

-

Aston Villa

1965-1966

Division I

23,161

39,281

-

Manchester United

12,996

-

West Ham United

1966-1967

Division I

30,460

51,015

-

Manchester United

20,044

-

Fulham

1967-1968

Division I

31,735

51,055

-

Leeds United

24,003

-

West Ham United

1968-1969

Division I

27,150

51,931

-

Manchester United

18,155

-

Leicester City

1969-1970

Division I

26,619

45,258

-

Manchester City

16,444

-

Stoke City

                 

1970-1971

Division II

16,036

47,592

-

Sheffield United

9,720

-

Sunderland

1971-1972

Division II

17,160

31,391

-

Luton Town

12,162

-

Preston North End

1972-1973

Division II

17,313

30,197

-

Burnley

8,895

-

Carlisle United

1973-1974

Division II

14,727

23,264

-

Bolton Wanderers

7,925

-

Fulham

1974-1975

Division II

13,292

35,067

-

Manchester United

7,444

-

Oxford United

1975-1976

Division III

11,068

25,802

-

Southend United

6,905

-

Colchester United

1976-1977

Division III

13,470

22,004

-

York City

8,727

-

Peterborough United

1977-1978

Division III

11,423

18,803

-

Rotherham United

8,515

-

Plymouth Argyle

1978-1979

Division III

10,643

13,746

-

Watford

7,310

-

Blackpool

1979-1980

Division III

18,090

49,309

-

Sheffield United

10,563

-

Southend United

                 

1980-1981

Division II

18,403

28,301

-

Derby County

14,008

-

Bristol Rovers

1981-1982

Division II

19,082

30,621

-

Barnsley

12,853

-

Charlton Athletic

1982-1983

Division II

16,609

29,050

-

Leeds United

11,154

-

Crystal Palace

1983-1984

Division II

22,488

41,134

-

Newcastle United

13,787

-

Swansea City

1984-1985

Division I

27,774

48,246

-

Liverpool

18,856

-

Luton Town

1985-1986

Division I

23,101

48,105

-

Manchester United

13,157

-

Queens Park Rangers

1986-1987

Division I

23,172

40,959

-

Liverpool

16,501

-

Queens Park Rangers

1987-1988

Division I

19,796

35,893

-

Liverpool

13,731

-

Portsmouth

1988-1989

Division I

20,036

34,820

-

Manchester United

15,386

-

Tottenham Hotspur

1989-1990

Division I

20,927

33,260

-

Manchester United

13,728

-

Wimbledon

                 

1990-1991

Division II

26,577

34,845

-

Oldham Athletic

20,431

-

Ipswich Town

1991-1992

Division I

29,578

40,327

-

Sheffield United

20,574

-

Wimbledon

NEW DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE

1992-1993

Premiership

27,263

38,688

-

Sheffield United

20,918

-

Wimbledon

1993-1994

Premiership

27,190

34,959

-

Sheffield United

18,509

-

Oldham Athletic

1994-1995

Premiership

26,596

34,051

-

Tottenham Hotspur

20,395

-

Wimbledon

1995-1996 Premiership 24,877 34,101 - Manchester United 16,229 - Coventry City
1996-1997 Premiership 25,693 38,943 - Liverpool 16,390 - Nottingham Forest
1997-1998 Premiership 28,709 39,427 - Manchester United 21,087 - Coventry City
1998-1999 Premiership 26,745 39,475 - Manchester United 19,321 - Nottingham Forest
1999-2000 Premiership 24,855 39,640 - Manchester United 18,077 - Wimbledon
                 
2000-2001 Division I 19,268 38,433 - Sheffield United 14,695 - Birmingham City
2001-2002 Division I 20,870 29,281 - Sheffield United 15,592 - Preston North End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1922-1923

also 30,000 v. Barnsley & 10,000 v. Coventry City and West Ham United

 

 

1919-1920

also 30,000 v. West Brom, Sunderland, Arsenal and Everton

 

 

 

1910-1911

also 25,000 v. Newcastle United

 

 

 

 

 

1908-1909

also 30,000 v. Sheffield United

 

 

 

 

 

1905-1906

also 4,500 v. Stoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

1902-1903

also 8,000 v. Stoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

1899-1900

also 3,000 v. Burton Swifts

 

 

 

 

 

1890-1891

also 7,000 v. Notts Forest, Grimsby Town and Stoke

 

 

 

1889-1890

also 5,000 v. Ardwick, Newton Heath, Grimsby Town, Birmingham St George's

1876-1877

also 7000 v. Heeley

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Alliance average attendance figures there are some unknowns.
1889-1890 1 unknown attendance
1890-1891 1 unknown attendance
1891-1892 3 unknown attendance