List of record home attendances of English football clubs
This is a list of record home attendances of English football clubs. It lists the highest attendance of all 92 current English Football League and Premier League clubs for a home match.
The overall record is currently held by Tottenham Hotspur with an 85,512 attendance vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Champions League Group Stage in 2016, while the record crowd on an English club ground is held by Manchester City with 84,569 for a domestic game with Stoke in 1934.
Attendances have gone down since all-seater stadia were introduced, with many records set at the terraced grounds they replaced.[1] In several cases records were achieved at a former ground rather than the club's current location. For example, Bolton Wanderers' record was set at Burnden Park, not their current home, the Macron Stadium.
For five clubs their record home attendance occurred away from their usual ground. Manchester United's record home attendance was set at Maine Road, the home of neighbours Manchester City, during a period when United's Old Trafford was being rebuilt following damage sustained during the Second World War.[2]
During the 1998–99 season Arsenal played their Champions League "home" matches at Wembley,[3] with the 73,707 attendance against Lens exceeding the record for Highbury, [4] whilst Spurs also played their Champions League games at Wembley stadium in the 2016-17 season. Similarly Accrington Stanley's record home attendance was set when the club played an FA Cup home tie at Blackburn's Ewood Park instead of their usual home, the Crown Ground,[5] and Stevenage's record was set when the club played a "home" FA Cup tie against Birmingham City at Birmingham's St Andrews ground.
Records
Records correct as of 22 October 2016
References
- ↑ Highest English all-seater home crowds by club
- ↑ Brandon, Derek (1978). A–Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry. London: Boondoggle. p117
- ↑ "Arsenal get Wembley go-ahead". BBC Sport. 1998-07-24. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- 1 2 "Appearances/Attendances". Arsenal official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- 1 2 "Club Details". Accrington Stanley official website. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ James, Gary (2012). Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day. James Ward. ISBN 978-0955812774.
- ↑ James, Gary (2008). Manchester: A Football History. Halifax: James Ward. ISBN 978-0-9558127-0-5. p408
- ↑ James, Gary (2010). Joe Mercer, OBE: Football With A Smile. Halifax: James Ward. ISBN 978-0-9558127-4-3. p72
- ↑ "Chelsea History". 4thegame. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ An unofficial attendance of 100,000 is claimed for Chelsea's match against Dynamo Moscow in 1945, although the officially recorded figure is 74,496.
- ↑ "Stadia". Everton FC official website. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ "Villa Park". The Football Association. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ "1930-1939". Sunderland AFC official website. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic FC". BBC. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ As this match occurred at Wembley, some sources state Arsenal's record crowd as 73,295 against Sunderland on 9 March 1935. However the match against Lens was officially designated a home match.
- ↑ "About Hillsborough". Sheffield Wednesday official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Club Facts". Bolton Wanderers official website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Modern St James' Park in detail". Newcastle United official website. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ "United Records". Sheffield United official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Club History". Huddersfield Town official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Birmingham City Records". Birmingham City official website. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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- ↑ "Around Blackburn". The FA. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
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- ↑ "Club Records". Wolverhampton Wanderers official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "The Post-War Recovery". Cardiff City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Club Records". Leeds United official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "The Away Fan's Guide: West Ham". Observer. 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "History of the Tigers". Hull City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "The Turf Moor Story". Burnley FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Road To The Riverside". Middlesbrough FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Club Records". Crystal Palace official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Club Records". Coventry City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "Stoke City FC Records". Stoke City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Records and Cup Wins". Nottingham Forest official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Vale Park". Port Vale official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "The Away Fan's Guide: Fulham". Observer. 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "When the Lions Roared". The Football Association. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Facts". Oldham Athletic official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Club Records". Notts County official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Highest Attendances". Leicester City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Carrow Road". Norwich City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ Sparks, Gordon (1998). Plymouth Argyle Football Club 1886-1986. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-1185-3. p52
- ↑ "Potted History". Bristol City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "North End Statistics". Preston North End official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "1960 to 1970". Derby County official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ Macey, Gordon (1999). The Official History of Queen's Park Rangers Football Club. ISBN 0-9536367-0-4. p54
- ↑ "Barnsley Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "Brentford Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "History". Bradford City official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "Dates and Honours". Bristol Rovers official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Blackpool Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "The History of Portman Road". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ↑ "Doncaster Rovers - The Facts". Doncaster Rovers official website. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Brighton Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "Gigg Lane". Bury FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "The Matchroom Stadium". Leyton Orient official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Watford FC Club Records". Watford FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Elm Park's Greatest Games". Reading FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Swansea City Factfile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "Saints 4-0 Coventry City - Match Facts". Southampton FC official website. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ↑ "Club Statistics". Swindon Town official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "Blundell Park through the ages - Grimsby Town fans pack out the ground". 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ↑ "Club Records". Southend United official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
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- ↑ "All Time Luton Records & Achievements | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth Club Information". AFC Bournemouth official website. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ↑ "A record MK Dons attendance of 28,127 witnessed Karl Robinson's men take on Chelsea in the Emirates FA Cup at stadiummk on Sunday afternoon.". MK Dons official website. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ "Brief History of Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "A Look Around the Stadium". Carlisle United official website. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Past Grounds". Walsall FC official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
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- ↑ "The Good and Not So Good Throughout United's History". Scunthorpe United official website. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893–1984. Kent County Libraries. pp. 16–17.
- ↑ "Club History". The Oxford Times. Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "The History Of Torquay United". Torquay United FC official website. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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- ↑ "Timeline". Morecambe FC official website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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