English Premier League clubs averaged 35,060 fans per game this season, up 2.7% from last season, but down 1.5% from the '08-09 campaign. Manchester United led all clubs by a large margin with 75,109 fans per game at Old Trafford. The league's year-over-year attendance boost was aided by the return of Newcastle to the top level after being relegated for the '09-10 season. Newcastle finished third in the EPL with 47,718 fans per game, up 10% from an average of 43,387 in the lower level last season. Fulham and Bolton saw the biggest EPL year-over-year attendance gains, up 4.7% and 4.5%, respectively. West Ham United, who were relegated following this season, saw the sharpest drop among all EPL clubs, down 13.3%. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the '10-11 EPL season, with comparisons to last season (THE DAILY).
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'10-11 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ATTENDANCE
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| CLUB |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
| Manchester United |
19
|
1,427,071
|
75,109
|
99.1%
|
74,864
|
0.3%
|
| Arsenal |
19
|
1,140,475
|
60,025
|
99.4%
|
59,927
|
0.2%
|
| Newcastle United* |
19
|
906,642
|
47,718
|
91.2%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Manchester City |
19
|
869,782
|
45,778
|
95.9%
|
45,513
|
0.6%
|
| Liverpool |
19
|
812,725
|
42,775
|
94.0%
|
42,864
|
-0.2%
|
| Chelsea |
19
|
787,265
|
41,435
|
97.6%
|
41,423
|
0.0%
|
| Sunderland |
19
|
760,209
|
40,011
|
81.7%
|
40,355
|
-0.9%
|
| Aston Villa |
19
|
707,180
|
37,220
|
87.0%
|
38,573
|
-3.5%
|
| Everton |
19
|
684,741
|
36,039
|
89.7%
|
36,725
|
-1.9%
|
| Tottenham Hotspur |
19
|
678,091
|
35,689
|
98.5%
|
35,794
|
-0.3%
|
| West Ham United |
19
|
554,762
|
29,198
|
82.7%
|
33,683
|
-13.3%
|
| Wolverhampton |
19
|
526,224
|
27,696
|
94.5%
|
28,366
|
-2.4%
|
| Stoke City |
19
|
510,302
|
26,858
|
97.7%
|
27,162
|
-1.1%
|
| Birmingham City |
19
|
483,778
|
25,462
|
84.7%
|
25,246
|
0.9%
|
| Fulham |
19
|
475,817
|
25,043
|
98.3%
|
23,909
|
4.7%
|
| Blackburn |
19
|
475,000
|
25,000
|
80.2%
|
25,428
|
-1.7%
|
| West Bromwich* |
19
|
468,977
|
24,683
|
93.1%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Bolton |
19
|
434,530
|
22,870
|
81.4%
|
21,881
|
4.5%
|
| Wigan Athletic |
19
|
319,428
|
16,812
|
66.9%
|
17,998
|
-6.6%
|
| Blackpool* |
19
|
299,820
|
15,780
|
98.0%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| EPL TOTALS |
380
|
13,322,819
|
35,060
|
90.6%
|
34,150
|
2.7%
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NOTES: * = Team played in lower-level Football League Championship last year. Hull City, Burnley and Portsmouth were relegated following last season.
