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 English non-League, English Football League and Premier League clubs, for a home match above a highest attendance of 5,000. It is noticeable that a large proportion of records were set at matches in the FA Cup.

Ground capacities have declined for many clubs since all-seater stadia were introduced in the late 1980s, especially at older grounds, 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. p117 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 (the Crown Ground) and Stevenage's record was set when the club played a "home" FA Cup tie against Birmingham City at Birmingham's St Andrew's ground.

List Records correct as of 23 December 2023. Italics denote attendance record set at ground not designated as usual home ground; Bold denote attendance record set at current ground. RankClubAttendanceStadiumOppositionCompetitionDateRef1Tottenham Hotspur85,512Wembley StadiumBayer Leverkusen2Manchester City84,569Maine RoadStoke City 3Chelsea82,905Stamford BridgeArsenalAn unofficial attendance of 100,000 is claimed for Chelsea's match against Dynamo Moscow in 1945, although the officially recorded figure is 74,496.4Manchester United 81,962Maine RoadArsenal p408 p72 5Everton78,299Goodison ParkLiverpool6Aston Villa76,588Villa ParkDerby County7Sunderland75,118Roker ParkDerby County8Charlton Athletic75,031The ValleyAston Villa9Arsenal73,707Wembley Stadium (1923)RC LensUEFA Champions League group stageAs 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.10Sheffield Wednesday72,841Hillsborough StadiumManchester City11Bolton Wanderers69,912Burnden ParkManchester City12Newcastle United68,386St James' ParkChelsea13Sheffield United68,287Bramall LaneLeeds United14Huddersfield Town67,037Leeds RoadArsenal15Birmingham City66,844St Andrew'sEverton16West Bromwich Albion64,815The HawthornsArsenal18West Ham United62,477London StadiumManchester United17Blackburn Rovers62,522Ewood ParkBolton Wanderers19Liverpool61,905AnfieldWolverhampton Wanderers20Wolverhampton Wanderers61,315Molineux StadiumLiverpool21Cardiff City57,893Ninian ParkArsenal22Leeds United57,892Elland RoadSunderland23Hull City55,019Boothferry ParkManchester United24Burnley54,775Turf MoorHuddersfield Town25Middlesbrough53,802Ayresome ParkNewcastle United26Crystal Palace51,482Selhurst ParkBurnley27Coventry City51,455Highfield RoadWolverhampton Wanderers28Portsmouth51,385Fratton ParkDerby County29Stoke City51,380Victoria GroundArsenal30Nottingham Forest49,946City GroundManchester United31Port Vale49,768Vale ParkAston Villa32Fulham49,335Craven CottageMillwall33Millwall48,672The Den (old)Derby County34Oldham Athletic47,671Boundary ParkSheffield Wednesday35Notts County47,310Meadow LaneYork City36Leicester City47,298Filbert StreetTottenham Hotspur37Norwich City43,984Carrow RoadLeicester City38Plymouth Argyle43,596Home ParkAston Villa p5239Bristol City43,335Ashton GatePreston North End40Preston North End42,684DeepdaleArsenal41Derby County41,826Baseball GroundTottenham Hotspur 42Queens Park Rangers41,097White City StadiumLeeds United p5443Barnsley40,255Oakwell StadiumStoke City44Bury40,000Gigg LaneManchester City45Bradford City39,146Valley ParadeBurnley46Brentford38,678Griffin ParkPreston North End47Bristol Rovers39,462Eastville StadiumPreston North End48Blackpool38,098Bloomfield RoadWolverhampton Wanderers49Ipswich Town38,010Portman RoadLeeds United50Doncaster Rovers37,149Belle VueHull City51Brighton & Hove Albion36,747Goldstone GroundFulham52Leyton Orient34,345Brisbane RoadWest Ham United53Watford34,099Vicarage RoadManchester United54Reading33,042Elm ParkBrentford55Swansea City32,796Vetch FieldArsenal56Southampton32,728St Mary's StadiumQueens Park RangersEFL Championship57Swindon Town32,000County GroundArsenal58Grimsby Town31,651Blundell ParkWolverhampton Wanderers59Southend United31,033Roots HallLiverpool60Chesterfield30,561Recreation GroundTottenham Hotspur61Peterborough United30,096London RoadSwansea Town62Luton Town30,069Kenilworth RoadBlackpool63AFC Bournemouth28,799Dean CourtManchester United64Milton Keynes Dons28,127Stadium MKChelsea65York City28,123Bootham CrescentHuddersfield Town66Stockport County27,833Edgeley ParkLiverpool67Wigan Athletic27,526Springfield ParkHereford United68Carlisle United27,500Brunton ParkBirmingham City69Walsall25,453Fellows ParkNewcastle United70Rotherham United25,170MillmoorSheffield United71Northampton Town24,523County GroundFulham72Tranmere Rovers24,424Prenton ParkStoke City73Rochdale24,371SpotlandNotts County p42474Scunthorpe United23,935Old ShowgroundPortsmouth75Lincoln City23,196Sincil BankDerby County76Gillingham23,002Priestfield StadiumQueens Park Rangers77Oxford United22,750Manor GroundPreston North End78Nuneaton Borough22,114Manor ParkRotherham United F.C.79Torquay United21,908PlainmoorHuddersfield Town80Exeter City21,014St James ParkSunderland 81Crewe Alexandra20,000Gresty RoadTottenham Hotspur82Colchester United19,072Layer RoadReading83Shrewsbury Town18,917Gay MeadowWalsall84Hereford United18,114Edgar StreetSheffield Wednesday85Bath City18,020Twerton ParkBrighton & Hove Albion F.C.86Hartlepool United17,426Victoria ParkManchester United87Yeovil Town16,318Huish Athletic GroundSunderland88Dulwich Hamlet16,254Champion HillNunhead89Wycombe Wanderers15,850Loakes ParkSt Albans CityFA Amateur Cup fourth round90Stevenage15,536St Andrew'sBirmingham City The match was played at Birmingham City's ground, but Stevenage were classed as the home team.91Cambridge United14,000Abbey StadiumChelseaFriendly92Weymouth12,512Bob Lucas StadiumYeovil Town FA Cup second round93Barnet11,026Underhill StadiumWycombe WanderersFA Amateur Cup fourth round94Accrington Stanley10,801Ewood ParkCrewe Alexandra95Cheltenham Town10,389The Athletic GroundBlackpool96Chorley9,679Victory ParkDarwen97 St Albans City9,757Clarence ParkFerryhill AthleticFA Amateur Cup 4th Rd98Morecambe9,383Christie ParkWeymouth99Macclesfield Town9,003Moss RoseWinsford United100AFC Wimbledon8,381Plough LaneSunderland101Aldershot Town7,500Recreation GroundBrighton & Hove Albion102Burton Albion6,746Pirelli StadiumDerby County103Fleetwood Town6,150Highbury StadiumRochdale104Crawley Town5,880Broadfield StadiumReading Footnotes

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