FULL LIST OF ATTENDANCES AT HOME - WHERE ARE CARDIFF CITY ?

The full list of Championship attendances this season and where Cardiff City rank compared to their rivals.

Thursday 27th Oct 2016

By Dominic Booth

Media Wales

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A crowd of just 4,782 watch Cardiff's FA Cup Third Round defeat to Shrewsbury Town in January.


The Championship remains one of Europe's most popular, fiercely competitive leagues, with recent attendance figures showing more people watch the English second tier than Serie A.

And since the relegation of fallen giants Newcastle United and Aston Villa from the Premier League, attendances have been ever higher this season.

But for Cardiff City, after a stuttering start , it's been a different story. The Bluebirds' days of attracting 25,000 for a home game are seemingly dead and gone.

Save for the 22,776 who saw Neil Warnock's first game in charge against Bristol City , it's been 15,000 or 16,000 through the gates at Cardiff City Stadium this season. And the club's league position of 20th tells you why. The Bluebirds fans may come flocking back if Warnock is able to engineer a play-off push this season.

But it's Rafa Benitez's high-flying Geordies who are the expected leaders on the pitch this season. And they're topping the charts off it as well in terms of numbers through the turnstiles.

There are a few surprises with struggling Derby County and Aston Villa commanding excellent crowds despite mixed results, while Burton are the side punching most above their weight.

Here is the definitive list of average attendances in the Championship so far this season. Scroll down to find out where Cardiff rank.

1. Newcastle United

League position: 1st

Average attendance: 50,297

% of capacity: 96.4

2. Aston Villa

League position: 16th

Average attendance: 32,199

% of capacity: 75.5

3. Derby County

League position: 21st

Average attendance: 29,093

% of capacity: 88.1

4. Sheffield Wednesday

League position: 5th

Average attendance: 26,850

% of capacity: 73.8

5. Norwich City

League position: 4th

Average attendance: 26,165

% of capacity: 96.4

6. Brighton

League position: 2nd

Average attendance: 25,497

% of capacity: 83.9

7. Leeds United

League position: 10th

Average attendance: 24,337

% of capacity: 64.2

8. Wolves

League position: 18th

Average attendance: 20,100

% of capacity: 65.1

9. Huddersifled Town

League position: 3rd

Average attendance: 20,037

% of capacity: 81.6

10. Bristol City

League position: 6th

Average attendance: 19,881

% of capacity: 73.6

11. Nottingham Forest

League position: 19th

Average attendance: 19,779

% of capacity: 65

12. Fulham

League position: 14th

Average attendance: 18,856

% of capacity: 73.4

13. Ipswich Town

League position: 17th

Average attendance: 17,773

% of capacity: 58.6

14. Birmingham City

League position: 7th

Average attendance: 17,234

% of capacity: 58.6

15. CARDIFF CITY

League position: 20th

Average attendance: 16,406

% of capacity: 49.2

16. Reading

League position: 8th

Average attendance: 16,022

% of capacity: 66.2

17. Queens Park Rangers

League position: 13th

Average attendance: 14,567

% of capacity: 79.9

18. Barnsley

League position: 12th

Average attendance: 14,429

% of capacity: 62

19. Preston North End

League position: 9th

Average attendance: 12,207

% of capacity: 52.2

20. Blackburn Rovers

League position: 22nd

Average attendance: 11,184

% of capacity: 35.9

21. Wigan Athletic

League position: 23rd

Average attendance: 10,957

% of capacity: 43.6

22. Brentford

League position: 11th

Average attendance: 9,840

% of capacity: 76.9

23. Rotherham United

League position: 24th

Average attendance: 9,744

% of capacity: 80.8

24. Burton Albion

League position: 15th

Average attendance: 4,872

% of capacity: 69.9

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Some big clubs in that top 8 all with sustained success in the top flight, considering our position in the Division about right, it will only increase under Warnock.

Some big clubs in that top 8 all with sustained success in the top flight, considering our position in the Division about right, it will only increase under Warnock.

I agree that if Warnock can continue the good work, and there is a long way to go, the attendances will improve

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

Unfortunately none of that is true...

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.a ... ue=england

Only Bournemouth have averaged under 20k this season. And Manchester City for one were in the third division not that long ago.

Having said that, there are clearly clubs in the championship that would pull in a lot more fans if they went up (Leeds, QPR Blackburn...)

You can't compare Premiership attendances with Championship attendances? We had 28k sell outs in Premiership before our increased capacity stadium and had the 13th Highest attendance in the Premiership that season?

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

Unfortunately none of that is true...

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.a ... ue=england

Only Bournemouth have averaged under 20k this season. And Manchester City for one were in the third division not that long ago.

Having said that, there are clearly clubs in the championship that would pull in a lot more fans if they went up (Leeds, QPR Blackburn...)

Blackburn rarely sold out ewood park in the premiership.

The Bluebirds' attendances have been a concern in the past couple of seasons since the club's relegation to the Championship


BY DOMINIC BOOTH (Media Wales)


Thousands may have flocked to Cardiff City Stadium for Neil Warnock's first game in charge — that epic Severnside derby victory over Bristol City — yet attendances remain a concern for club officials.

New figures reveal Cardiff's average attendance this season stands at around 16,400, despite Cardiff City Stadium's 33,280 capacity.

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

Unfortunately none of that is true...

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.a ... ue=england

Only Bournemouth have averaged under 20k this season. And Manchester City for one were in the third division not that long ago.

Having said that, there are clearly clubs in the championship that would pull in a lot more fans if they went up (Leeds, QPR Blackburn...)

Blackburn never had big crowds nor have qpr

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

Unfortunately none of that is true...

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.a ... ue=england

Only Bournemouth have averaged under 20k this season. And Manchester City for one were in the third division not that long ago.

Having said that, there are clearly clubs in the championship that would pull in a lot more fans if they went up (Leeds, QPR Blackburn...)

Blackburn never had big crowds nor have qpr

Gareth, both small clubs regarding crowds, Blackburn in the 80's would bring 50 fans max to Cardiff City.

You can't compare Premiership attendances with Championship attendances? We had 28k sell outs in Premiership before our increased capacity stadium and had the 13th Highest attendance in the Premiership that season?

I agree, apples and oranges. If it happened again our floater fans who come to maybe two or three a season will become season ticket holders. Our actual fan base is huge, it's just most these days rarely attend or don't attend often. That's not a dig at them, it's their choice but thousands lay dormant and will appear again if fortunes on the pitch appeal again.

Make no mistake a resurgence under Warnock should it continue will add numbers gradually but the floater will only take notice when a match to put them in a play off spot should happen, if that does happen of course. In the premiership city would sell out most games.

You can't compare Premiership attendances with Championship attendances? We had 28k sell outs in Premiership before our increased capacity stadium and had the 13th Highest attendance in the Premiership that season?

SPOT ON

The Top 16 on this list are as big or bigger than the bottom 13 in the Premiership.Only the current top 7 in the Premiership have never been relegated ,the rest are just hoping to get 40 points to stay up?

Unfortunately none of that is true...

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.a ... ue=england

Only Bournemouth have averaged under 20k this season. And Manchester City for one were in the third division not that long ago.

Having said that, there are clearly clubs in the championship that would pull in a lot more fans if they went up (Leeds, QPR Blackburn...)

Blackburn never had big crowds nor have qpr

Gareth, both small clubs regarding crowds, Blackburn in the 80's would bring 50 fans max to Cardiff City.

You love the eighties. but as long as I have followed football both small clubs.

As I always thought .most clubs attendances increase between 30-50%when they go up to the premier league even Leeds big club Utd.the loyalist clubs in the country in my opinion Norwich and Pompey.they re attendance doesn't vary much regardless of league position.