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Attendances at Ayresome Park varied over the years, from the
post-WWII boom to the depressing attendances leading up to
liquidation in 1986. The following tables show the highs and the lows,
followed by a comprehensive season-by-season run-down of the average
league attendances at Ayresome Park. |
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| Highest Individual League
Attendances |
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| 53,596 v Newcastle United,
27th December 1949 (Division 1) |
| 52,764 v Sunderland, 14th
October 1950 (Division 1) |
| 48,051 v Manchester United,
23rd September 1950 (Division 1) |
| 47,870 v Blackpool, 31st
August 1949 (Division 1) |
| 46,747 v Arsenal, 12th March
1938 (Division 1) |
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| Lowest Individual
League Attendances |
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| 3,364 v Notts County, 9th
February 1985 (Division 2) |
| 3,477 v Oldham Athletic, 5th
February 1985 (Division 2) |
| 4,044 v Shrewsbury Town, 14th
December 1984 (Division 2) |
| 4,061 v Shrewsbury Town, 30th
November 1985 (Division 2) |
| 4,172 v Charlton Athletic,
6th October 1984 (Division 2) |
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| Highest Individual
Cup Attendances |
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| 53,025 v Burnley, 1st March
1947 (FA Cup 6th Round) |
| 51,612 v Bolton Wanderers,
13th February 1946 (FA Cup 5th Round, 2nd Leg) |
| 51,080 v Sunderland, 21st
January 1939 (FA Cup 4th Round) |
| 49,850 v Aston Villa, 11th
January 1950 (FA Cup 3rd Round Replay) |
| 45,556 v
Blackpool, 30th
January 1946 (FA Cup 4th Round, 2nd Leg) |
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| Lowest Individual
Cup Attendances |
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| 3,980 v Bradford City, 4th
September 1984 (League Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) |
| 4,051 v Mansfield Town, 3rd
September 1985 (League Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) |
| 5,651 v Brighton & HA,
6th October 1993 (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st Leg) |
| 5,808 v Wrexham, 5th
September 1972 (League Cup 2nd Round) |
| 7,163 v Chesterfield, 30th
August 1983 (League Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg) |
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| Highest
Average League Attendances |
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| 36,123 - 1950/51
- Division 1 |
| 35,912 - 1946/47
- Division 1 |
| 35,901 - 1947/48
- Division 1 |
| 35,407 - 1949/50
- Division 1 |
| 34,292 - 1948/49
- Division 1 |
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| Lowest Average
League Attendances |
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| 5,135 - 1984/85 - Division 2 |
| 6,257 - 1985/86 - Division 2 |
| 8,473 - 1983/84 - Division 2 |
| 10,018 - 1982/83 - Division 2 |
| 10,174 - 1986/87 - Division 3 |
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| Season-By-Season
Average League Attendances |
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| 1903/04 - 18,000* - Division 1 |
1955/56 - 17,866 - Division 2 |
| 1904/05 - 12,500* - Division 1 |
1956/57 - 21,127 - Division 2 |
| 1905/06 - 13,500* - Division 1 |
1957/58 - 24,398 - Division 2 |
| 1906/07 - 17,000* - Division 1 |
1958/59 - 24,876 - Division 2 |
| 1907/08 - 18,000* - Division 1 |
1959/60 - 25,550 - Division 2 |
| 1908/09 - 13,300* - Division 1 |
1960/61 - 15,859 - Division 2 |
| 1909/10 - 11,500* - Division 1 |
1961/62 - 15,810 - Division 2 |
| 1910/11 - 14,500* - Division 1 |
1962/63 - 16,528 - Division 2 |
| 1911/12 - 14,419* - Division 1 |
1963/64 - 18,786 - Division 2 |
| 1912/13 - 11,601* - Division 1 |
1964/65 - 14,612 - Division 2 |
| 1913/14 - 15,543* - Division 1 |
1965/66 - 13,450 - Division 2 |
| 1914/15 - 10,500* - Division 1 |
1966/67 - 16,540 - Division 3 |
| 1919/20 - 20,210* - Division 1 |
1967/68 - 18,906 - Division 2 |
| 1920/21 - 23,800* - Division 1 |
1968/69 - 21,063 - Division 2 |
| 1921/22 - 22,380* - Division 1 |
1969/70 - 19,856 - Division 2 |
| 1922/23 - 17,760* - Division 1 |
1970/71 - 18,534 - Division 2 |
| 1923/24 - 17,950* - Division 1 |
1971/72 - 17,943 - Division 2 |
| 1924/25 - 14,390* - Division 2 |
1972/73 - 10,418 - Division 2 |
| 1925/26 - 13,295 - Division 2 |
1973/74 - 22,498 - Division 2 |
| 1926/27 - 21,836 - Division 2 |
1974/75 - 28,605 - Division 1 |
| 1927/28 - 22,635 - Division 1 |
1975/76 - 23,223 - Division 1 |
| 1928/29 - 18,724 - Division 2 |
1976/77 - 21,840 - Division 1 |
| 1929/30 - 19,172 - Division 1 |
1977/78 - 19,874 - Division 1 |
| 1930/31 - 16,858 - Division 1 |
1978/79 - 18,459 - Division 1 |
| 1931/32 - 13,890 - Division 1 |
1979/80 - 18,739 - Division 1 |
| 1932/33 - 12,157 - Division 1 |
1980/81 - 16,432 - Division 1 |
| 1934/35 - 12,364 - Division 1 |
1981/82 - 13,413 - Division 1 |
| 1934/35 - 14,376 - Division 1 |
1982/83 - 10,018 - Division 2 |
| 1935/36 - 18,771 - Division 1 |
1983/84 - 8,473 - Division 2 |
| 1936/37 - 22,390 - Division 1 |
1984/85 - 5,135 - Division 2 |
| 1937/38 - 24,260 - Division 1 |
1985/86 - 6,257 - Division 2 |
| 1938/39 - 21,188 - Division 1 |
1986/87 - 10,174 - Division 3 |
| 1946/47 - 35,912 - Division 1 |
1987/88 - 15,528 - Division 2 |
| 1947/48 - 35,901 - Division 1 |
1988/89 - 19,999 - Division 1 |
| 1948/49 - 34,292 - Division 1 |
1989/90 - 15,307 - Division 2 |
| 1949/50 - 35,407 - Division 1 |
1990/91 - 17,020 - Division 2 |
| 1950/51 - 36,123 - Division 1 |
1991/92 - 14,695 - Division 2 |
| 1951/52 - 28,775 - Division 1 |
1992/93 - 16,724 Premier
League |
| 1952/53 - 27,077 - Division 1 |
1993/94 - 10,400 - Division 1 |
| 1953/54 - 27,002 - Division 1 |
1994/95 - 18,641 - Division 1 |
| 1954/55 - 21,108 - Division 2 |
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| * Records up to 1925 were rounded
to the nearest thousand, thereafter the figures are based on official returns to
the Football League. |
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