Football League attendances blog – Part two

 

Afternoon folks,

Had a few requests to update the figures I add to this blog so here we go.

Championship

Wednesday’s near 4,800 following at Bolton saw them leapfrog Aston Villa to top the away fan averages in the Football League, Leeds sit in third but no doubt they will rise to the top given their nation wide fanbase. Three clubs average over 3k with another five clubs surpassing 2k. The smallest club in the division, Burton, are bottom of the averages with QPR a surprising 2nd bottom.

Leeds top the home averages and the net home averages, the former all the more impressive given Elland Road is the least visited stadium by away supporters with an average of 564 fans in the West Stand visitors section. The Macron remains the most popular with away fans with Barnsley’s Oakwell Stadium in second place, surprisingly the inanely dull Madejski Stadium in third place.

The table unfortunately contains estimates and I would appreciate your help filling in the blank or rather the estimates highlighted in yellow in the table below.

Here is what the away table would look like if you factored in Mileage travelled.

League One

In the division below Blackburn Rovers top the away averages, the former Premier League Champions average an impressive 2,118, boosted no doubt by the little trips to Oldham and Rochdale but still very good, they rank 8th in the Football League. Portsmouth, Oxford and Bradford all average above 1k, down towards the bottom it’s Fleetwood propping up the table with MK Dons showing why they aren’t a proper club with a lowly away average compared to their home followings.

Bradford City are top of the home averages with an impressive 20,206 with only Pompey and Blackburn above 5 figures, former PL clubs Charlton and Wigan cut sorry figures with sub 10k averages, the former no doubt partly down to their ongoing dispute with their owners.

Stadium:MK remains the most popular ground with away fans, god knows why, Plymouth on the other hand is the least visited, given it’s location the 347 average is pretty decent and hats off to all that have made that trip.

As with the division above I have a few estimates and once again would appreciate your help with this.

League Two

The Imps of Lincoln are top of the pile at this point in time, their impressive following of 4,140 at Notts County being a major factor as well as the feel good factor surrounding Sincil Bank at present, their current average would see them ranked 17 out of 72. Coventry and Luton also break the 1k barrier. Morecambe are the smallest travellers in the Football League with an average of 72.

Impressively Lincoln also top the home averages, The Cowley brothers have really captured the imagination of the Lincoln faithful, Luton Town are second in the table. The The Ricoh Arena, home to Coventry City is beginning to look sparse, the average of 7,795 is just under 25% of the capacity of the stadium and shows what poor ownership can do to a proud club.

Meadow Lane is the most popular ground for away fans in League Two with Barnet a surprising second, Carlisle United is the least visited with an average following of 218 in Cumbria.

There are a few estimates on the table so any help filling in would be appreciated.

Until the next time, enjoy.

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