Record home attendances of English football clubs
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This is a list of record home attendances of English football clubs. It lists the highest attendance of all 92 English Football League and Premier League clubs for a home match. The vast majority of these records were achieved before the advent of the Taylor Report, which resulted in the construction of all-seater stadia that typically have lower capacities than the terraced grounds they replaced. In several cases records were achieved at a former ground rather than the club's current location. For example Bolton Wanderers' record was set at Burnden Park, not their current home, the Reebok Stadium. For three clubs the record home attendance occurred away from their usual ground. 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 damage sustained during the Second World War.[1] During the 1998–99 season Arsenal played their Champions League "home" matches at Wembley,[2] with the 73,707 attendance against Lens exceeding the record for Highbury.[3] 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, the Crown Ground.[4]
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Records correct as of 26 August 2008
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- ^ a b "Club Details". Accrington Stanley official website. http://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/index.php/club/details. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p524–5
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- ^ An unofficial attendance of 100,000 is claimed for Chelsea's match against Dynamo Moscow in 1945, although the officially recorded figure is 74,496.
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- ^ "Villa Park". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/11/England_vHolland_VillaPark.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
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- ^ "Charlton Athletic FC". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/18/charlton_athletic_team.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ As this match occurred at Wembley, some sources state Arsenal's record crowd as 73,295 against Sunderland on 9 March 1935. However the match against Lens was officially designated a home match.
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- ^ "Club Records". Coventry City official website. http://www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10269~1030502,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
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- ^ "The Away Fan's Guide: Fulham". Observer. 2007-08-12. http://football.guardian.co.uk/season200708/story/0,,2146284,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "When the Lions Roared". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/03/When_the_+Lions_+Roared.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Facts". Oldham Athletic official website. http://www.oldhamathletic.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Facts/0,,10337,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Club Records". Notts County official website. http://www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10426~1028227,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Highest Attendances". Leicester City official website. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10274~1028874,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Carrow Road". Norwich City official website. http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/CarrowRoad/0,,10355~895905,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
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- ^ "The Away Fan's Guide: West Ham". Observer. 2007-08-12. http://football.guardian.co.uk/season200708/story/0,,2146307,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "1960 to 1970". Derby County official website. http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10270~1026312,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Barnsley Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_63,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Brentford Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_83,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "History". Bradford City official website. http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10266~91531,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Dates and Honours". Bristol Rovers official website. http://www.bristolrovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DatesAndHonours/0,,10328,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Blackpool Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_312,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "The History of Portman Road". Pride of Anglia. http://www.tmwmtt.com/history/history_pr.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers - The Facts". Doncaster Rovers official website. http://www.doncasterroversfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Facts/0,,10329,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Brighton Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_98,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "A Potted History of QPR". QPR official website. http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10373~74167,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Gigg Lane". Bury FC official website. http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/GiggLane/0,,10422,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "The Matchroom Stadium". Leyton Orient official website. http://www.leytonorient.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchroomStadium/0,,10439~1033050,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Watford FC Club Records". Watford FC official website. http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10400~65910,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Elm Park's Greatest Games". Reading FC official website. http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10306~1064908,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Swansea City Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_95,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Southampton Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_60,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Club Statistics". Swindon Town official website. http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Facts/0,,10341,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Crowd Records, Scorers, Sequences". Grimsby Town official website. http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10417~67231,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Club Records". Southend United official website. http://www.southendunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10444~1032211,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Chesterfield Football Club – the essentials" (DOC). Chesterfield FC official website. http://www.chesterfield-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/62/39/0,,10435~80226,00.doc. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Posh Stats & Records". Peterborough United official website. http://www.theposh.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10427~397399,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "1946-1960". Luton Town official website. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10372~61685,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth Club Information". AFC Bournemouth official website. http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubInfo/0,,10324,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Records". Stockport County official website. http://www.stockportcounty.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10419,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Brief History of Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic official website. http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10429,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "A Look Around the Stadium". Carlisle United official website. http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TheStadium/0,,10361,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Past Grounds". Walsall FC official website. http://www.saddlers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PastGrounds/0,,10428,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Rotherham United Full History". Rotherham United official website. http://www.themillers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10360~67115,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
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- ^ "Exeter City". Football Ground Guide. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/exeter_city.htm#Record%20&%20Average%20Attendance. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.
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- ^ "1950-1960". Hereford United official website. http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/article/624465/1950-1960. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
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- ^ "Hartlepool United Factfile". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/venue/0,19753,11065_293,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ "FA Cup Preview". Torquay United official website. http://www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10445~1163113,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Wycombe". Football Supporters' Federation. http://www.fsf.org.uk/ground-guide/clubs/wycombe/. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "The Reckless Guide to Wycombe". Barnet FC official website. http://www.barnetfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecklessGuide/0,,10431~1199084,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town". Football Ground Guide. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/chelten.htm#Average%20Attendance. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.
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