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. It is noticeable that a large proportion of records were set at matches in the FA Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur hold the record for the highest all-time attendance, with an 85,512 crowd at Wembley Stadium against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League group stage on 2 November 2016.
Attendances have noticeably declined since all-seater stadia were introduced in the late 1980s, with many records set at the terraced stadia, with their high standing capacities, that were replaced. In several cases records were achieved at a former ground rather than the club's current location. For example, Wigan Athletic's record was set at Springfield Park, not their current home, the DW Stadium.
The record home attendance for five clubs occurred away from their usual home grounds. 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 bomb damage sustained during the Second World War. During the 1998–99 season Arsenal played their UEFA Champions League home matches at Wembley, with the 73,707 attendance against Lens exceeding the record for Highbury and Tottenham Hotspur also played their UEFA 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 and Stevenage's record was set when the club played a "home" FA Cup tie against Birmingham City at Birmingham's St Andrews ground.

List

Records correct as of 23 March 2018. Italics denote attendance record set at ground not designated as usual home ground; Bold denote attendance record set at current ground.
RankClubAttendanceStadiumOppositionCompetitionDateRef
1Tottenham Hotspur85,512Wembley StadiumBayer Leverkusen2 11 2016
2Manchester City84,569Maine RoadStoke City03 03 1934
3Chelsea82,905Stamford BridgeArsenal12 10 1935
4Manchester United81,962Maine RoadArsenal17 01 1948
5Everton78,299Goodison ParkLiverpool18 09 1948
6Aston Villa76,588Villa ParkDerby County2 03 1946
7Sunderland75,118Roker ParkDerby County8 03 1933
8Charlton Athletic75,031The ValleyAston Villa12 02 1938
9Arsenal73,707Wembley Stadium RC LensUEFA Champions League group stage25 11 1998
10Sheffield Wednesday72,841Hillsborough StadiumManchester City17 02 1934
11Bolton Wanderers69,912Burnden ParkManchester City18 02 1933
12Newcastle United68,386St James' ParkChelsea3 09 1930
13Sheffield United68,287Bramall LaneLeeds United15 02 1936
14Huddersfield Town67,037Leeds RoadArsenal27 02 1932
15Birmingham City66,844St AndrewsEverton11 03 1939
16West Bromwich Albion64,815The HawthornsArsenal6 03 1937
17Blackburn Rovers62,522Ewood ParkBolton Wanderers2 03 1929
18Liverpool61,905AnfieldWolverhampton Wanderers2 02 1952
19Wolverhampton Wanderers61,315Molineux StadiumLiverpool11 02 1939
20West Ham United59,870London StadiumManchester City10 08 2019
21Cardiff City57,893Ninian ParkArsenal22 04 1953
22Leeds United57,892Elland RoadSunderland15 03 1967
23Hull City55,019Boothferry ParkManchester United26 02 1949
24Burnley54,775Turf MoorHuddersfield Town23 02 1924
25Middlesbrough53,802Ayresome ParkNewcastle United29 12 1949
26Crystal Palace51,482Selhurst ParkBurnley11 05 1979
27Coventry City51,455Highfield RoadWolverhampton Wanderers29 04 1967
28Portsmouth51,385Fratton ParkDerby County26 02 1949
29Stoke City51,380Victoria GroundArsenal29 03 1937
30Nottingham Forest49,946City GroundManchester United28 10 1967
31Port Vale49,768Vale ParkAston Villa20 02 1960
32Fulham49,335Craven CottageMillwall8 10 1938
33Millwall48,672The Den Derby County20 02 1937
34Oldham Athletic47,671Boundary ParkSheffield Wednesday25 01 1930
35Notts County47,310Meadow LaneYork City12 03 1955
36Leicester City47,298Filbert StreetTottenham Hotspur18 02 1928
37Norwich City43,984Carrow RoadLeicester City30 03 1963
38Plymouth Argyle43,596Home ParkAston Villa10 10 1936
39Bristol City43,335Ashton GatePreston North End16 02 1935
40Preston North End42,684DeepdaleArsenal23 04 1938
41Derby County41,826Baseball GroundTottenham Hotspur20 09 1969
42Queen's Park Rangers41,097White City StadiumLeeds United09 01 1932
43Barnsley40,255Oakwell StadiumStoke City15 02 1936
44Bury40,000Gigg LaneManchester City30 08 1924
45Bradford City39,146Valley ParadeBurnley11 03 1911
46Brentford38,678Griffin ParkPreston North End26 February 1949
47Bristol Rovers38,472Eastville StadiumPreston North End30 01 1960
48Blackpool38,098Bloomfield RoadWolverhampton Wanderers19 09 1955
49Ipswich Town38,010Portman RoadLeeds United08 03 1975
50Doncaster Rovers37,149Belle VueHull City2 10 1948
51Brighton & Hove Albion36,747Goldstone GroundFulham27 12 1958
52Leyton Orient34,345Brisbane RoadWest Ham United25 01 1964
53Watford34,099Vicarage RoadManchester United3 02 1969
54Reading33,042Elm ParkBrentford19 02 1927
55Swansea City32,796Vetch FieldArsenal17 02 1968
56Southampton32,363St Mary's StadiumCoventry City28 04 2012
57Swindon Town32,000County GroundArsenal15 01 1972
58Grimsby Town31,651Blundell ParkWolverhampton Wanderers20 02 1937
59Southend United31,033Roots HallLiverpool10 01 1979
60Chesterfield30,561Recreation GroundTottenham Hotspur12 02 1938
61Peterborough United30,096London RoadSwansea Town20 02 1965
62Luton Town30,069Kenilworth RoadBlackpool04 03 1959
63Bournemouth28,799Dean CourtManchester United2 03 1957
64Milton Keynes Dons28,127Stadium MKChelsea31 1 2016
65Wigan Athletic27,526Springfield ParkHereford United12 12 1953
66Carlisle United27,500Brunton ParkBirmingham City5 01 1957
67Walsall25,453Fellows ParkNewcastle United29 08 1961
68Rotherham United25,170MillmoorSheffield United13 12 1952
69Northampton Town24,523County GroundFulham23 04 1966
70Rochdale24,371SpotlandNotts County10 12 1949
71Scunthorpe United23,935Old ShowgroundPortsmouth30 01 1954
72Gillingham23,002Priestfield StadiumQueens Park Rangers10 01 1948
73Oxford United22,750Manor GroundPreston North End29 02 1964
74Torquay United21,908PlainmoorHuddersfield Town29 01 1955
75Exeter City21,014St James ParkSunderland4 03 1931
76Crewe Alexandra20,000Gresty RoadTottenham Hotspur30 01 1960
77Colchester United19,072Layer RoadReading27 11 1948
78Shrewsbury Town18,917Gay MeadowWalsall26 04 1961
79Hartlepool United17,426Victoria ParkManchester United5 01 1957
80Yeovil Town16,318Huish Athletic GroundSunderland29 01 1949
81Wycombe Wanderers15,850Loakes ParkSt Albans CityFA Amateur Cup fourth round25 02 1950
82Stevenage15,536St AndrewsBirmingham City04 01 1997
83Cambridge United14,000Abbey StadiumChelseaFriendly01 05 1970
84Barnet11,026Underhill StadiumWycombe WanderersFA Amateur Cup fourth round23 02 1952
85Accrington Stanley10,801Ewood ParkCrewe Alexandra5 12 1995
86Cheltenham Town10,389The Athletic GroundBlackpool13 01 1934
87Morecambe9,234Christie ParkWeymouth6 01 1962
88Aldershot Town7,500Recreation GroundBrighton & Hove Albion18 11 2000
89Burton Albion6,746Pirelli StadiumDerby County26 08 2016
90Fleetwood Town6,150Highbury StadiumRochdale13 11 1965
91Crawley Town5,880Broadfield StadiumReading05 01 2013
92AFC Wimbledon4,870KingsmeadowAccrington Stanley14 05 2016

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