Stats & Data

Television Viewing Figures for Football Matches – UK

June 2007 · original dataset

Average number of viewers during course of match – Does not include those watching in pubs / clubs- Most watched club match was Chelsea v Arsenal – Champions League Quarter Final at 7.7 million

England v Liechtenstein – Euro 2004 Qual.

England v Slovakia – Euro 2004 Qualifiers

Rank	Match	Viewers (mn)
1	Portugal v England – Euro 2004	20.7
2	Croatia v England – Euro 2004	18.1
3	France v England – Euro 2004	17.8
4	England v Switzerland – Euro 2004	14.3
5	Portugal v Greece – Euro 2004	10.9
6	Portugal v Spain – Euro 2004	8.7
7	Spain v England – Friendly	8.7
8	Germany v Czech Republic – Euro 2004	8.3
9	Czech Republic v Greece – Euro 2004	8.2
10	Portugal v Holland – Euro 2004	8.0

Rank	Match	Viewers (mn)
1	Man Utd v Real Madrid – Champions League	12.3
2	England v Turkey – Euro 2004 Qualifiers	12.2
3	England v Liechtenstein – Euro 2004 Qual.	10.9
4	Real Madrid v Man Utd – Champions League	10.8
5	Celtic v Porto – UEFA Cup Final	10.0
6	England v Slovakia – Euro 2004 Qualifiers	9.9
7	Man Utd v Juventus – Champions League	9.7
8	Arsenal v Southampton – FA Cup Final	9.6
9	Macedonia v England – Euro 2004 Qualifiers	9.4
10	Liechtenstein v England – Euro 2004 Qualifiers	9.0