Which clubs have the highest average attendances in the Premier League?
Here are the results for the 2008/2009 season thus far up until October 21, 2008:
- Manchester United, 75,482
- Arsenal, 60,059
- Newcastle United, 47,199
- Liverpool, 43,789
- Manchester City, 42,871
- Chelsea, 41,652
- Sunderland, 40,367
- Aston Villa, 39,492
- Everton, 36,618
- Tottenham Hotspur, 36,002
- West Ham United, 33,530
- Middlesbrough, 28,929
- Stoke City, 27,478
- West Bromwich Albion, 26,030
- Hull City, 24,637
- Fulham, 24,498
- Blackburn Rovers, 23,299
- Bolton Wanderers, 22,644
- Portsmouth, 19,891
- Wigan Athletic, 17,793
The biggest change near the top, compared to last year, is Sunderland dropping down from fifth place to seventh, which has allowed Chelsea and Manchester City to move higher up the charts.
Interesting fact: It takes Wigan Athletic more than four games to equal the number of fans inside Old Trafford for one Manchester United league match.
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Because grounds are different sizes, this ranking is pretty meaningless. What would be more interesting is this:
Attendance as a % of ground size. That is, what teams are filling up the seats they have.
Avg. Attendance based on away teams. That is, what teams draw a higher % of attendance when they play on the road.
Ooops…guess I should have kept reading the blog before posting that…
Okay…. now for a support check as opposed to capacity. Is there a list of top ten team supporters for this current EPL season? Where support = percentage of fans that show up relative to capacity. Unless every EPL game is sold out, this should be easy to quantify.
Likewise for myself. I need to read comments before running my yammer. Nevertheless, indeed a good question.