Evening folks, well we’ve an International break coming up in The Championship so this seems the ideal point to drag the blog up to date, every Championship side bar Cardiff have played 19 away games, the Bluebirds recent game at Derby was called off due to inclement weather and the 2,700 or so following expected will be much lower for the re-arranged fixture.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Leeds still lead the away averages with an impressive 2,963 with Aston Villa closely behind on 2,934, NFWF* move ahead of Wednesday into 3rd on 2,662. Down at the bottom of the table Burton Albion average 478 with Reading on 699 and QPR in the ‘relegation zone’ on 901.
Aston Villa lead the way in the home attendances stakes, they have overtaken Leeds with Wolves making up the top 3. Burton again prop up the table but shows how well they’ve managed to do given they average nearly 5,500 fewer than the team 2nd bottom in this table, Brentford, Milwall are the other club in the bottom three of home attendances.
Craven Cottage has overtaken Oakwell as the divisions most popular away day, seems that a trip to the smoke is more popular than a sesh with the Dingles. The three least visited are the ones you’d expect, travelling to Norwich, Ipswich and Middlesbrough are as appealing as a dose of the clap.
Whilst Villa Park is the most populated stadium overall in the EFL it is actually Elland Road which attracts the most home supporters with an average of 30,364 Leeds scum attending each game, Villa are second and the NFWF* take 3rd place. Unsuprisingly Burton sit bottom of this table with an average of just 3,182, that is just 217 more than Leeds average AWAY, Brentford and Milwall complete the bottom 3. Ten clubs in this league average over 23k home fans per game which is superb for the 2nd tier, a gap of 4k seperates Forest in 10th to Bristol City in 11th mind.
I’ve added the away percentage table, mileage factored and the full table below, the highlighted numbers remain estimates and would appreciate your help in clearing these.
*NFWF = Newly Found Wolves Fans
LEAGUE ONE
Blackburn Rovers top the league table and the away fans one with an impressive 1,828, Pompey are second with 1,625 with the Millers of Rotherham 3rd on an average of 1,122, Bradford City make up the top four, these are the only club with a four figure away average. Down at the other end unsurprisingly is Fleetwood with Walsall, Franchise FC and Rochdalle the other three inside the bottom 4.
Bradford City average just under 20,000, yes their pricing is a factor but that is stil good going for the 3rd tier, Pompey sit 2nd on 17,843 a good way ahead of Blackburn Rovers who make up the top 3. It’s an all Lancashire affair at the opposite end with Fleetwood, Rochdale, Bury and Blackpool in the ‘relegation spots’.
Stadium:MK remains most popular for away fans in League One, The Valley takes second spot with Ewood Park and the raft of local derbies in 3rd, the local factor is evident even more so when you see that places 4-8 are all Lancashire clubs. Trips to the Scilly Isles and Calais seem off put putting for the folks of League One with Plymouth, Bristol Rovers, Gillingham and Sarfend the least visited.
The away percentage table and full table sit below and as with the Championship table any help clearing the highlighted numbers would be gratefully received.
LEAGUE TWO
Luton Town may have squandered their place at the top of the real table but the Hatters have taken over the away fans table, they leapfrogged Lincoln City and Coventry who drop to 2nd and 3rd respectively. Morecambe, and their sub 100 away average anchor the division with Crawley and Forest Green Rovers in the bottom 3, Accrington have moved 2 places up to the heady heights of 5th bottom.
The Ricoh Arena, home of London Wasps and their tenants Coventry City boasts the highest average in the 3rd tier, the 28k community day shifted the Sky Blues from 4th best, Lincoln drop to 2nd with Luton in 3rd. North west duo Morecambe and Accrington are joined by Barnet in the bottom 3.
The second 4k+ following of the season at Meadow Lane has seen the average number of visitors to County increase to 885, next comes the Ricoh with an average of 750 and Barnets the Hive sits 3rd most visited. The ‘long old pokes’ to Exeter, Carlisle and Newport are the least visited.
Kenilworth Road lays claim to the most home fans in the division with an average of 8,083, Lincoln sit in 2nd, the only other 4th tier team with a home fan average above 8k whilst the aforementioned Coventry community day has seen the Sky Blues move to 3rd in this particular table. Down at the bottom it’s the usual suspects of Morecambe, Barnet and Accrington, this table shows what a great job John Coleman and Stanley are doing to succeed on such gates.
As with the other leagues I have attached the away percentage table and the full table any help clearing the highlighted numbers would be gratefully received.
Finally I have prepared the full tables for the EFL showing where your club sits in both terms of home support and away support.
Well this is the penultimate blog of the season, i’ll be back once we complete the 46 games.
Until the next time, enjoy.
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