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EPL Avg. Attendance Slightly Lower In '14-15, But Still Second Best Over Last Decade

EPL clubs averaged 36,176 fans per game during the ’14-15 season, down just over 1% from last season, but still the second-best figure for the 20-team league over the last decade. Manchester United again led all clubs, with ManU’s average of 75,335 at Old Trafford relatively flat compared to ’13-14. Sunderland led all clubs in gains this season, up 5%. Aston Villa saw the steepest drop, down just over 5%. Three of the four lowest-drawing clubs -- Queens Park Rangers, Burnley and Hull City -- were relegated following the season (THE DAILY).

EPL ATTENDANCE TREND
SEASON
AVERAGE
'14-15
36,176
'13-14
36,657
'12-13
35,921
'11-12
34,601
'10-11
35,060
'09-10
34,150
'08-09
35,594
'07-08
35,991
'06-07
34,379
'05-06
33,875
'14-15 EPL HOME ATTENDANCE
CLUB
MATCHES
TOTAL
AVG.
% CAP.
PREV.
% +/-
Manchester United
19
1,431,362
75,335
99.5%
75,207
0.2%
Arsenal
19
1,139,843
59,992
99.5%
60,013
0.0%
Newcastle
19
956,823
50,359
96.1%
50,395
-0.1%
Manchester City
19
861,939
45,365
95.7%
47,080
-3.6%
Liverpool
19
848,519
44,659
98.6%
44,671
0.0%
Sunderland
19
819,985
43,157
88.6%
41,090
5.0%
Chelsea
19
789,376
41,546
99.4%
41,482
0.2%
Everton
19
729,711
38,406
97.1%
37,732
1.8%
Tottenham Hotspur
19
678,824
35,728
98.5%
35,808
-0.2%
West Ham
19
662,552
34,871
99.6%
34,197
2.0%
Aston Villa
19
648,518
34,133
80.0%
36,081
-5.4%
Leicester City*
19
602,165
31,693
98.1%
n/a
n/a
Southampton
19
582,395
30,652
94.1%
30,212
1.5%
Stoke City
19
514,547
27,081
97.6%
26,137
3.6%
West Brom
19
476,211
25,064
94.8%
25,194
-0.5%
Crystal Palace
19
464,004
24,421
94.9%
24,114
1.3%
Hull City^
19
447,584
23,557
92.7%
24,117
-2.3%
Swansea City
19
390,543
20,555
99.1%
20,407
0.7%
Burnley*^
19
363,483
19,131
89.4%
n/a
n/a
Queens Park Rangers*^
19
338,369
17,809
96.6%
n/a
n/a
EPL TOTALS
380
13,746,753
36,176
95.7%
36,657
-1.3%
             

NOTES: * = Played in lower level Championship last year. Replaced Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, who were relegated. ^ = Relegated for '15-16 season. Will be replaced by Watford, Bournemouth and Norwich City from the Championship league.

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