Crowd Records |
Attendances at Ayresome Park varied over the years, from the post-WWII
boom to the depressing attendances leading up to liquidation in 1986.
The following tables show the highs and the lows, followed by a
comprehensive season-by-season run-down of the average league
attendances at Ayresome Park. |
Highest Individual
League Attendances |
53,802 v
Newcastle United, 27th December 1949 (Division 1) * |
52,764 v
Sunderland, 14th October 1950 (Division 1) |
48,051 v
Manchester United, 23rd September 1950 (Division 1) |
47,870 v
Blackpool, 31st August 1949 (Division 1) |
46,747 v Arsenal,
12th March 1938 (Division 1) |
* Some sources record this attendance as 53,596 |
Lowest
Individual League Attendances |
3,364 v Notts
County, 9th February 1985 (Division 2) |
3,477 v Oldham
Athletic, 5th February 1985 (Division 2) |
4,044 v
Shrewsbury Town, 14th December 1984 (Division 2) |
4,061 v
Shrewsbury Town, 30th November 1985 (Division 2) |
4,172 v Charlton
Athletic, 6th October 1984 (Division 2) |
Highest Individual Cup Attendances |
53,025 v Burnley,
1st March 1947 (FA Cup 6th Round) |
51,612 v Bolton
Wanderers, 13th February 1946 (FA Cup 5th Round, 2nd Leg) |
51,080 v
Sunderland, 21st January 1939 (FA Cup 4th Round) |
49,850 v Aston
Villa, 11th January 1950 (FA Cup 3rd Round Replay) |
45,556 v
Blackpool, 30th January 1946 (FA Cup 4th Round, 2nd Leg) |
Lowest
Individual Cup Attendances |
3,980 v Bradford
City, 4th September 1984 (League Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) |
4,051 v Mansfield
Town, 3rd September 1985 (League Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) |
5,651 v Brighton
& HA, 6th October 1993 (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st Leg) |
5,808 v Wrexham,
5th September 1972 (League Cup 2nd Round) |
7,163 v
Chesterfield, 30th August 1983 (League Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg) |
Progression of Highest Attendances |
30,000 v Sunderland, 12th September 1903 (Division 1)
|
33,000 v Manchester City, 9th March 1904 ( FA Cup 3rd Round
Replay)
|
35,703 v Sunderland, 6th November 1920 (Division 1)
|
38,067 v Sheffield United, 3rd February 1923 (FA Cup 4th
Round)
|
43,754 v Manchester City, 27th December 1926 (Division 1)
|
44,523 v Arsenal, 27th March 1937 (Division 1)
|
45,854 v Sunderland, 1st January 1938 (Division 1)
|
46,747 v Arsenal, 12th March 1938 (Division 1)
|
51,080 v Sunderland, 21st January 1939 (FA Cup 4th Round)
|
51,612 v Bolton Wanderers, 13th February 1946 (FA Cup 5th
Round, 2nd Leg)
|
53,025 v Burnley, 1st March 1947 (FA Cup 6th Round)
|
53,802 v Newcastle United, 27th December 1949 (Division 1)
* |
* Some sources record this attendance as 53,596 |
Highest Average League Attendances |
36,123
- 1950/51 - Division 1 |
35,912
- 1946/47 - Division 1 |
35,901
- 1947/48 - Division 1 |
35,407
- 1949/50 - Division 1 |
34,292
- 1948/49 - Division 1 |
Lowest
Average League Attendances |
5,135 - 1984/85 -
Division 2 |
6,257 - 1985/86 -
Division 2 |
8,473 - 1983/84 -
Division 2 |
10,018 - 1982/83
- Division 2 |
10,174 - 1986/87
- Division 3 |
Season-By-Season Average League Attendances |
1903/04 - 18,000* - Division 1 |
1953/54 - 27,002 - Division 1 |
1904/05 - 12,500* - Division 1 |
1954/55 - 21,108 - Division 2 |
1905/06 - 13,500* - Division 1 |
1955/56 - 17,866 - Division 2 |
1906/07 - 17,000* - Division 1 |
1956/57 - 21,127 - Division 2 |
1907/08 - 18,000 * - Division
1 |
1957/58 - 24,398 - Division 2 |
1908/09 - 13,300 * - Division
1 |
1958/59 - 24,876 - Division 2 |
1909/10 - 11,500 * - Division
1 |
1959/60 - 25,550 - Division 2 |
1910/11 - 14,500 * - Division
1 |
1960/61 - 15,859 - Division 2 |
1911/12 - 14,419 * - Division
1 |
1961/62 - 15,810 - Division 2 |
1912/13 - 11,601 * - Division
1 |
1962/63 - 16,528 - Division 2 |
1913/14 - 15,543 * - Division
1 |
1963/64 - 18,786 - Division 2 |
1914/15 - 10,500 * - Division
1 |
1964/65 - 14,612 - Division 2 |
WWI |
1965/66 - 13,450 - Division 2 |
1919/20 - 20,210 * - Division
1 |
1966/67 - 16,540 - Division 3 |
1920/21 - 23,800 * - Division
1 |
1967/68 - 18,906 - Division 2 |
1921/22 - 22,380 * - Division
1 |
1968/69 - 21,063 - Division 2 |
1922/23 - 17,760 * - Division
1 |
1969/70 - 19,856 - Division 2 |
1923/24 - 17,950 * - Division
1 |
1970/71 - 18,534 - Division 2 |
1924/25 - 14,390 * - Division
2 |
1971/72 - 17,943 - Division 2 |
1925/26 - 13,295 - Division 2 |
1972/73 - 10,418 - Division 2 |
1926/27 - 21,836 - Division 2 |
1973/74 - 22,498 - Division 2 |
1927/28 - 22,635 - Division 1 |
1974/75 - 28,605 - Division 1 |
1928/29 - 18,724 - Division 2 |
1975/76 - 23,223 - Division 1 |
1929/30 - 19,172 - Division 1 |
1976/77 - 21,840 - Division 1 |
1930/31 - 16,858 - Division 1 |
1977/78 - 19,874 - Division 1 |
1931/32 - 13,890 - Division 1 |
1978/79 - 18,459 - Division 1 |
1932/33 - 12,157 - Division 1 |
1979/80 - 18,739 - Division 1 |
1934/35 - 12,364 - Division 1 |
1980/81 - 16,432 - Division 1 |
1934/35 - 14,376 - Division 1 |
1981/82 - 13,413 - Division 1 |
1935/36 - 18,771 - Division 1 |
1982/83 - 10,018 - Division 2 |
1936/37 - 22,390 - Division 1 |
1983/84 - 8,473 - Division 2 |
1937/38 - 24,260 - Division 1 |
1984/85 - 5,135 - Division 2 |
1938/39 - 21,188 - Division 1 |
1985/86 - 6,257 - Division 2 |
1939/40 -
12,298 ** - Division 1 |
1986/87 - 10,174 - Division 3 |
WWII |
1987/88 - 15,528 - Division 2 |
1946/47 - 35,912 - Division 1 |
1988/89 - 19,999 - Division 1 |
1947/48 - 35,901 - Division 1 |
1989/90 - 15,307 - Division 2 |
1948/49 - 34,292 - Division 1 |
1990/91 - 17,020 - Division 2 |
1949/50 - 35,407 - Division 1 |
1991/92 - 14,695 - Division 2 |
1950/51 - 36,123 - Division 1 |
1992/93 - 16,724 Premier
League |
1951/52 - 28,775 - Division 1 |
1993/94 - 10,400 - Division 1 |
1952/53 - 27,077 - Division 1 |
1994/95 - 18,641 - Division 1 |
* Records up to 1925 were rounded to the nearest
thousand, thereafter the figures are based on official returns to
the Football League. |
** Due to the outbreak of war on 3rd September
1939 the Football League was suspended, hence only one game was
played at Ayresome Park in the season.
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