Premier League Average Attendance Table: How Do City Compare To Their Rivals?

David Tully

7 months ago

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The Premier League is one of the most popular leagues in the world, and one of the keys to its success is the number of fans that attend games every weekend.

Come rain or shine, the vast majority of English top-flight games are full houses, demonstrating the loyalty that supporters have to their teams.

We are only ten matches into the 2023/24 campaign, but over 3 million people have already attended matches since August.

Today, using data from Transfermarkt, we will be comparing Manchester City and the 19 other Premier League club’s average attendance (as of 2nd November).

Two of the bottom four in the attendance table are newly-promoted teams. Luton, for example, weren’t even allowed to play games at Kenilworth Road at the beginning of the season until extensive renovation work was completed.

Brentford may now be an established Premier League club, but they don’t attract as many fans as some of their rivals.

20th: Luton Town (Kenilworth Road)

Average home attendance: 10,726

19th: Bournemouth (Vitality Stadium)

Average home attendance: 10,863

18th: Brentford (Gtech Community Stadium)

Average home attendance:: 17,016

17th: Burnley (Turf Moor)

Average home attendance: 21,638

All four of these grounds are what you would classify as historic venues, rather than state-of-the-art stadiums, but they hold sizeable capacities.

Sheffield United may be rooted at the bottom of the Premier League but they are extremely well-supported, based on their average attendance figures so far.

16th: Fulham (Craven Cottage)

Average home attendance: 24,568

15th: Crystal Palace (Selhurst Park)

Average home attendance: 24,667

14th: Nottingham Forest (City Ground)

Average home attendance:: 29,250

13th: Sheffield United (Bramall Lane)

Average home attendance: 31,153

Everton will be moving into a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, which will hold a capacity of nearly 53,000, but their first game may only be played there in 2025.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are still deciding whether they will renovate Stamford Bridge or build a new all-purpose stadium.

12th: Wolves (Molineux)

Average home attendance: 31,393

11th: Brighton (AMEX Stadium)

Average home attendance: 31,653

10th: Everton (Goodison Park)

Average home attendance:: 39,206

9th: Chelsea (Stamford Bridge)

Average home attendance: 39,801

Liverpool will likely move up the average attendance table by the end of the season. Anfield’s capacity will exceed 60,000 once the new Anfield Road End is completed.

City are currently 5th ahead of the likes of Newcastle, the Reds and Aston Villa in terms of average crowds, which shows that they regularly fill their stadium, despite some detractors who criticise their lack of support.

8th: Aston Villa (Villa Park)

Average home attendance: 41,332

7th: Liverpool (Anfield)

Average home attendance: 49,904

6th: Newcastle (St James’ Park)

Average home attendance:: 52,089

5th: Manchester City (Etihad Stadium)

Average home attendance: 53,437

United always sit at the top of the average attendance list due to the size of Old Trafford, but there are ongoing talks regarding renovation work at the stadium.

Tottenham’s new ground, meanwhile, is the envy of many, although it must be said that they don’t generally fill it right up to capacity (it can hold 62,850).

4th: Arsenal (Emirates Stadium)

Average home attendance: 60,113

3rd: West Ham (London Stadium)

Average home attendance: 61,645

2nd: Tottenham (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)

Average home attendance:: 61,726

1st: Manchester United (Old Trafford)

Average home attendance: 73,495