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Stats & Data

English Football League Average Attendances by Division

June 2007 · original dataset

Season	FA Premier	Div 1	Div 2	Div 3	Total
2008/09	35,632	17,875	7,541	4,173	65,221
2007/08	35,989	17,023	7,991	4,335	65,338
2006/07	34,361	18,222	7,485	4,134	64,202
2005/06	33,875	17,615	7,460	4,060	63,010
2004/05	33,890	17,410	7,740	4,500	63,540
2003/04	35,020	15,894	7,505	5,390	63,809
2002/03	35,462	15,436	7,045	4,459	62,402
2001/02	34,450	15,250	7,210	4,380	61,290
2000/01	32,906	14,335	6,340	3,915	57,496
1999/00	30,757	14,155	6,704	3,916	55,532
1998/99	30,586	13,665	7,510	3,813	55,574
1997/98	29,141	14,133	7,168	3,447	53,889
1996/97	28,463	12,514	5,768	3,350	50,095
1995/96	27,570	11,855	5,122	3,557	48,104
1994/95	24,294	10,882	5,511	3,384	44,071