Average Attendances - English Football Divisions - 1994/95-2009/10
Table of English Football League Average Attendances by Division from season 1994/95 to 2009/10, from the Political Economy of Football. Premier League attendances increased in this period by over 45 per cent, second-tier attendances by approx 65 per cent, third-tier by 25 per cent and fourth-tier by 25 per cent.
Overall, spectator numbers for the four divisions rose by 47 per cent but appear to have tapered off very slightly in last couple of years.
| Season | FA Premier | Championship | League 1 | League 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 34,150 | 17,950 | 9,145 | 3,855 | 65,100 |
| 2008/09 | 35,632 | 17,875 | 7,541 | 4,173 | 65,221 |
| 2007/08 | 35,989 | 17,023 | 7,991 | 4,335 | 65,338 |
| 2006/07 | 34,361 | 18,222 | 7,485 | 4,134 | 64,202 |
| 2005/06 | 33,875 | 17,615 | 7,460 | 4,060 | 63,010 |
| 2004/05 | 33,890 | 17,410 | 7,740 | 4,500 | 63,540 |
| 2003/04 | 35,020 | 15,894 | 7,505 | 5,390 | 63,809 |
| 2002/03 | 35,462 | 15,436 | 7,045 | 4,459 | 62,402 |
| 2001/02 | 34,450 | 15,250 | 7,210 | 4,380 | 61,290 |
| 2000/01 | 32,906 | 14,335 | 6,340 | 3,915 | 57,496 |
| 1999/00 | 30,757 | 14,155 | 6,704 | 3,916 | 55,532 |
| 1998/99 | 30,586 | 13,665 | 7,510 | 3,813 | 55,574 |
| 1997/98 | 29,141 | 14,133 | 7,168 | 3,447 | 53,889 |
| 1996/97 | 28,463 | 12,514 | 5,768 | 3,350 | 50,095 |
| 1995/96 | 27,570 | 11,855 | 5,122 | 3,557 | 48,104 |
| 1994/95 | 24,294 | 10,882 | 5,511 | 3,384 | 44,071 |