Premier League attendances for '12-13 "have shown an increase of nearly 4% on the previous season," according to the BBC. The average attendance for a game in England's top flight was 35,975, up from 34,601 in '11-12. The official figures "show crowds have fluctuated across Europe, with Barcelona's average gate down by more than 9,000, an 11% drop." Attendances at Inter Milan have fallen by more than 3,000, but new German champions Bayern Munich have seen an average increase of around 2,000. The Scottish Premier League's average attendance fell by 28%, from 13,855 to 10,020, although that figure "was skewed by the liquidation of Rangers, which reformed in the Scottish Third Division." Celtic was one of six SPL clubs whose attendance fell last season, with average crowds dropping from 50,904 to 46,917 (BBC, 5/20).
| '12-13 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ATTENDANCE |
| HOME TEAM | GMS | TOTAL | AVG. | % CAP. | PREV. | % +/- | GMS ('11-12) |
| Manchester United | 19 | 1,435,063 | 75,530 | 99.7% | 75,387 | 0.2% | 19 |
| Arsenal | 19 | 1,141,507 | 60,079 | 99.5% | 60,000 | 0.1% | 19 |
| Newcastle | 19 | 959,826 | 50,517 | 96.4% | 49,936 | 1.2% | 19 |
| Manchester City | 19 | 892,506 | 46,974 | 99.1% | 47,045 | -0.2% | 19 |
| Liverpool | 19 | 850,224 | 44,749 | 98.8% | 44,253 | 1.1% | 19 |
| Chelsea | 19 | 787,786 | 41,462 | 99.2% | 41,478 | 0.0% | 19 |
| Sunderland | 19 | 770,344 | 40,544 | 83.2% | 39,095 | 3.7% | 19 |
| Everton | 19 | 690,763 | 36,356 | 91.9% | 33,228 | 9.4% | 19 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 685,266 | 36,067 | 99.4% | 36,026 | 0.1% | 19 |
| Aston Villa | 19 | 666,135 | 35,060 | 81.9% | 33,873 | 3.5% | 19 |
| West Ham United* | 19 | 659,677 | 34,720 | 99.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Southampton* | 19 | 586,602 | 30,874 | 94.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Stoke City | 19 | 511,337 | 26,912 | 97.0% | 27,226 | -1.2% | 19 |
| Norwich City | 19 | 506,762 | 26,672 | 98.0% | 26,606 | 0.2% | 19 |
| Fulham | 19 | 482,492 | 25,394 | 98.8% | 25,293 | 0.4% | 19 |
| West Bromwich | 19 | 481,838 | 25,360 | 95.9% | 24,798 | 2.3% | 19 |
| Reading* | 19 | 453,378 | 23,862 | 98.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Swansea City | 19 | 387,037 | 20,370 | 98.2% | 19,946 | 2.1% | 19 |
| Wigan Athletic | 19 | 367,827 | 19,359 | 77.0% | 18,634 | 3.9% | 19 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 337,808 | 17,779 | 96.4% | 17,295 | 2.8% | 19 |
| EPL TOTALS | 380 | 13,654,178 | 35,932 | 95.1% | 34,601 | 3.8% | 380 |
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NOTES: * = Played in lower level Football League Championship last season, so no comparison made. Clubs that were relegated following the '11-12 season were Blackburn, Bolton and Wolverhampton, whose statistics are included in the '11-12 EPL figures. QPR, Reading and Wigan Athletic will be relegated for the '13-14 season.
