London Edition Thursday 16 July 2026
Football Economy The Business of the Beautiful Game
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BVB.DE 3.09 +1.82% JUVE.MI 2.16 +2.18% SSL.MI 1.69 +0.6% AJAX.AS 8.44 +0.71% CCP.L 248.00 +0% MANU 23.53 +3.02% SLBEN.LS 6.96 +2.79% FCP.LS 3.00 +0% SCP.LS 0.96 +0% Why England's loss to Argentina felt like most painful in 60 years of hurt BBC Sport Prince William tells England to 'hold heads high' BBC Sport England suffer World Cup heartbreak with loss to Argentina BBC Sport How are London City Lionesses able to embark on such a transfer spree? The Guardian NBA Europe bosses using World Cup final to hold talks with football club chiefs City A.M. L'Equipe's SCATHING player ratings as French media reacts to Spain loss Sky Sports Villa warned over sportswashing after Visit Rwanda deal BBC Sport Manchester United close to agreeing club-record sale of Melvine Malard to Chelsea The Guardian Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’ The Guardian Arsenal agree fee for Trossard move to Besiktas BBC Sport Aston Villa sign £20m a year Visit Rwanda shirt sponsor deal City A.M. Brighton seal signing of Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham for club record £46m The Guardian
Stats & Data

Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances

June 2007 · original dataset




















































































































































































Club

Average 07/08

Division

Average 08/09

Division
Manchester Utd. 75690 Premier 75305 Premier
Arsenal 60070 Premier 60040 Premier
Newcastle Utd. 51325 Premier 48750 Premier
Liverpool 43535 Premier 43610 Premier
Manchester City 42125 Premier 42900 Premier
Chelsea 41395 Premier 41590 Premier
Sunderland 43345 Premier 40170 Premier
Aston Villa 39870 Premier 39810 Premier
Tottenham Hotspur 35965 Premier 35930 Premier
Everton 36955 Premier 35710 Premier
West Ham Utd. 34600 Premier 34210 Premier
Derby County 30870 Premier 29205 Championship
Middlesbrough 26710 Premier 28430 Premier
Stoke City 16825 Championship 27020 Premier
Sheffield United 25630 Championship 26025 Championship
West Bromwich Albion 22310 Championship 25830 Premier
Hull City 18025 Championship 24815 Premier
Norwich City 24530 Championship 24545 Championship
Fulham 23770 Premier 24340 Premier
Wolverhampton Wanderers 23500 Championship 24155 Championship
Leeds United 26545 League 1 23810 League 1
Blackburn Rovers 23945 Premier 23480 Premier
Bolton Wanderers 20905 Premier 22485 Premier
Nottingham Forest 19955 League 1 22300 Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 21420 Championship 21540 Championship
Ipswich Town 21930 Championship 20860 Championship
Charlton Athletic 23160 Championship 20895 Championship
Leicester City 23506 Championship 20250 League 1
Reading 23585 Premier 19935 Championship
Portsmouth 19915 Premier 19830 Premier