British Football Record Attendances

Football fans are obsessed with stats, facts, figures and attendances, and so are we. That's why we've dived into the history of football to find each team and each stadium's record attendance for all major clubs in Great Britain.

Modern day super stadiums and health and safety laws means that today's ground capacities are capped way below the numbers that many teams used to get in the olden days. Some of these record attendance may never be broken.

Below, you'll find all of the important records for each major team in Britain. Teams which have had multiple stadiums are on there multiple times (eg, we have Sunderland at both the Stadium of Light and Roker Park). We've also included teams who have played "home" games at different stadiums (eg, both Arsenal and Spurs have used Wembley Stadium as their temporary home whilst their new grounds were being built). We have also included any records set by the national team (eg, the record attendance at Pride Park was actually set in an England v Mexico friendly - Derby's record at Pride Park is also on our list).

Quick facts

• Man Utd's record home attendance was actually recorded at Maine Road - the old home stadium of Manchester City. This was when City shared their ground after Old Trafford was bombed in the Second World War
• The record attendance at Old Trafford wasn't set for a Manchester United match. 76,962 packed in for an FA Cup Semi-Final between Wolves and Grimsby Town
• The record attendance at the rebuilt Wembley doesn't feature any of the traditional "big" clubs - the record of 89,874 was set when Portsmouth met Cardiff in the 2008 FA Cup Final
• The biggest attendance at the old Wembley stadium was set on the ground's opening day back in 1923. Known as the White Horse final after an infamous horse was used to move the crowds off the pitch, the game ended in a 2-0 Bolton victory over West Ham in the FA Cup Final. The crowd that day was officially recorded at 126,047, however estimates put the number as high as 300,000.
• Hampden Park has an incredible history of some massive attendances. It has set the records for...
  • The largest attendance in European club football (136,505 Celtic v Leeds, 1970)
  • The largest attendance in European international football (149,547 Scotland v England, 1937)
  • The largest attendance for a national cup final anywhere in the world (147,365 Celtic v Aberdeen, 1937)
• Liverpool's record attendance of 61,905 is relatively low. More than 20 clubs have recorded a higher attendance, including: Everton, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Charlton, Bolton, Huddersfield and Blackburn.

If you're an attendance boffin, you might want to check out our article about the largest football attendances ever recorded.

List of Record Attendances in British Football

#	Home Team & Stadium	Attandance	Result	Competition	Year
1	Scotland Hampden Park	149,415	Scotland 3-1 England	Home International Championship	1937
2	Bolton Wanderers/West Ham United Old Wembley Stadium	126,047	Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Ham United	FA Cup	1923
	First ever game at Wembley stadium - the "White Horse final". Estimates put the actual attendance close to 300,000
3	Rangers Ibrox	118,567	Rangers 2-1 Celtic	Scottish 1st Division	1939
4	Queen's Park Hampden Park	95,722	Queen's Park 0-1 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1930
5	Cardiff City/Portsmouth Wembley Stadium	89,874	Cardiff City 0-1 Portsmouth	FA Cup	2008
6	Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium	85,512	Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen	Champions League	2016
7	Manchester City Maine Road	84,569	Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City	FA Cup	1934
8	Celtic Celtic Park	83,500	Celtic 3-0 Rangers	Scottish 1st Division	1938
9	Chelsea Stamford Bridge	82,905	Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal	1st Division	1935
10	Manchester United Maine Road	81,962	Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal	1st Division	1948
	Man Utd played their home games at Maine Road from 1941-1949 after Old Trafford was bombed during World War II
11	Everton Goodison Park	78,299	Everton 1-1 Liverpool	1st Division	1948
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers/Grimsby Town Old Trafford	76,962	Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Grimsby Town	FA Cup	1939
	The record attendance at Old Trafford wasn't for a Man Utd match
13	Aston Villa Villa Park	76,588	Aston Villa 3-4 Derby County	FA Cup	1946
14	Manchester United Old Trafford	76,098	Manchester United 4-1 Blackburn Rovers	Premier League	2007
15	Sunderland Roker Park	75,118	Sunderland 0-1 Derby County	FA Cup	1933
16	Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane	75,038	Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Sunderland	FA Cup	1938
17	Charlton Athletic The Valley	75,031	Charlton Athletic 1-4 Aston Villa	FA Cup	1938
18	Liverpool/Manchester United The Millennium Stadium (Principality Stadium)	74,500	Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United	League Cup	2003
19	Arsenal Old Wembley Stadium	73,707	Arsenal 1-1 RC Lens	Champions League	1998
20	Arsenal Highbury	73,295	Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland	1st Division	1935
21	Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough	72,841	Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Manchester City	FA Cup	1934
22	Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park	69,912	Bolton Wanderers 2-4 Manchester City	FA Cup	1933
23	Newcastle United St James' Park	68,386	Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea	1st Division	1930
24	Sheffield United Bramall Lane	68,287	Sheffield United 3-1 Leeds United	FA Cup	1936
25	Huddersfield Town Leeds Road	67,037	Huddersfield Town 0-1 Arsenal	FA Cup	1932
26	Birmingham City St Andrew's	66,844	Birmingham City 2-2 Everton	FA Cup	1939
27	Hibernian Easter Road	65,860	Hibernian 1-2 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish 1st Division	1950
28	West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns	64,815	West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Arsenal	FA Cup	1937
29	Wales Ninian Park	62,634	Wales 1-1 England	British Home Championship	1959
30	Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park	62,522	Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Bolton Wanderers	FA Cup	1929
31	West Ham United London Stadium (Olympic Stadium)	62,449	West Ham United 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	2022
32	Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	62,027	Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Arsenal	Premier League	2022
33	Liverpool Anfield	61,905	Liverpool 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA Cup	1952
34	Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux	61,315	Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Liverpool	FA Cup	1939
35	Arsenal The Emirates Stadium	60,161	Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United	Premier League	2007
36	Cardiff City Ninian Park	57,893	Cardiff City 0-0 Arsenal	1st Division	1953
37	Leeds United Elland Road	57,892	Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland	FA Cup	1967
38	Hull City Boothferry Park	55,019	Hull City 0-1 Manchester United	FA Cup	1949
39	Burnley Turf Moor	54,775	Burnley 1-0 Huddersfield Town	FA Cup	1924
40	Manchester City Etihad Stadium	54,693	Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City	Premier League	2016
41	Middlesbrough Ayresome Park	53,802	Middlesbrough 1-0 Newcastle United	1st Division	1949
42	Heart of Midlothian Tynecastle	53,396	Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1932
43	Clyde Shawfield	52,000	Clyde 0-1 Rangers	Scottish 1st Division	1908
44	Crystal Palace Selhurst Park	51,482	Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley	2nd Division	1979
45	Coventry City Highfield Road	51,455	Coventry City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers	2nd Division	1967
46	Portsmouth Fratton Park	51,385	Portsmouth 2-1 Derby County	FA Cup	1949
47	Stoke City The Victoria Ground	51,380	Stoke City 0-0 Arsenal	1st Division	1937
48	Nottingham Forest The City Ground	49,946	Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester United	1st Division	1967
49	Partick Thistle Firhill	49,838	Partick Thistle 0-1 Rangers	Scottish 1st Division	1922
50	Port Vale Vale Park	49,768	Port Vale 1-2 Aston Villa	FA Cup	1960
51	Fulham Craven Cottage	49,335	Fulham 2-1 Millwall	2nd Division	1938
52	Millwall The Old Den	48,672	Millwall 2-1 Derby County	FA Cup	1937
53	Sunderland The Stadium of Light	48,353	Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool	Premier League	2002
54	Oldham Athletic Boundary Park	47,671	Oldham Athletic 3-4 Sheffield Wednesday	FA Cup	1930
55	St Mirren Love Street	47,438	St Mirren 2-1 Celtic	Scottish League Cup	1949
56	Notts County Meadow Lane	47,310	Notts County 0-1 York City	FA Cup	1955
57	Leicester City Filbert Street	47,298	Leicester City 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur	FA Cup	1928
58	Third Lanark Cathkin Park	45,455	Third Lanark 0-0 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1954
59	Aberdeen Pittodrie	45,061	Aberdeen 3-0 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	1954
60	Norwich City Carrow Road	43,984	Norwich City 0-2 Leicester City	FA Cup	1963
61	Plymouth Argyle Home Park	43,596	Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Aston Villa	2nd Division	1936
62	Bristol City Ashton Gate	43,335	Bristol City 0-0 Preston North End	FA Cup	1935
63	Dundee Dens Park	43,024	Dundee 0-2 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1953
64	Preston North End Deepdale	42,684	Preston North End 1-3 Arsenal	1st Division	1938
65	West Ham United Upton Park (Boleyn Ground)	42,322	West Ham United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur	1st Division	1970
66	Derby County The Baseball Ground	41,826	Derby County 5-0 Tottenham Hotspur	1st Division	1969
67	Queens Park Rangers White City Stadium	41,097	Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Leeds United	FA Cup	1932
68	Barnsley Oakwell	40,255	Barnsley 2-1 Stoke City	FA Cup	1936
69	Bury FC Gigg Lane	40,000	Bury FC 0-2 Manchester City	1st Division	1924
70	Bradford City Valley Parade	39,146	Bradford City 1-0 Burnley	FA Cup	1911
71	Brentford Griffin Park	38,678	Brentford 0-2 Leicester City	FA Cup	1949
72	Bristol Rovers Eastville	38,472	Bristol Rovers 3-3 Preston North End	FA Cup	1960
73	Blackpool Bloomfield Road	38,098	Blackpool 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers	1st Division	1955
74	Ipswich Town Portman Road	38,010	Ipswich Town 0-0 Leeds United	FA Cup	1975
75	Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue	37,149	Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Hull City	2nd Division North	1948
76	FC Halifax Town The Shay	36,885	FC Halifax Town 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur	FA Cup	1953
77	Brighton & Hove Albion The Goldstone Ground	36,747	Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Fulham	2nd Division	1958
78	Kilmarnock Rugby Park	35,995	Kilmarnock 2-4 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1962
79	Motherwell Fir Park	35,632	Motherwell 2-1 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1952
80	Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road	35,353	Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Leeds United	1st Division	1974
81	England The Riverside Stadium	35,000	England 2-1 Slovakia	Euro 2004 Qualifier	2003
82	Middlesbrough The Riverside Stadium	34,836	Middlesbrough 2-0 Norwich City	Premier League	2004
83	Wrexham The Racecourse Ground	34,445	Wrexham 0-5 Manchester United	FA Cup	1957
84	Leyton Orient Brisbane Road (Breyer Group Stadium)	34,345	Leyton Orient 0-3 West Ham United	FA Cup	1964
85	Port Vale Vicarage Road	34,099	Port Vale 0-2 Manchester United	FA Cup	1969
86	England Pride Park	33,597	England 4-0 Mexico	Friendly	2001
87	Derby County Pride Park	33,475	Derby County v Rangers	Friendly	2006
88	Wales Cardiff City Stadium	33,280	Wales 1-0 Belgium	Euro 2016 Qualifier	2015
89	Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium	33,082	Cardiff City 0-2 Liverpool	Premier League	2019
90	Reading Elm Park	33,042	Reading 1-0 Brentford	FA Cup	1927
91	Swansea City Vetch Field	32,796	Swansea City 0-1 Arsenal	FA Cup	1968
92	Southampton St Mary's Stadium	32,363	Southampton 4-0 Coventry City	Championship	2012
93	Leicester City The King Power Stadium	32,242	Leicester City 4-2 Sunderland	Premier League	2015
94	Swindon Town The County Ground	32,000	Swindon Town 0-2 Arsenal	FA Cup	1972
95	Brighton & Hove Albion Amex Stadium	31,746	Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Chelsea	Premier League	2022
96	Grimsby Town Blundell Park	31,651	Grimsby Town 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers	FA Cup	1937
97	Coventry City The Coventry Building Society Arena	31,407	Coventry City 0-2 Chelsea	FA Cup	2009
98	Raith Rovers Stark's Park	31,306	Raith Rovers 0-1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	1953
99	Southampton The Dell	31,044	Southampton 0-3 Manchester United	1st Division	1969
	Southampton are one of few teams to have set a record attendance at their new stadium (St Mary's is bigger than The Dell ever was)
100	Southend United Roots Hall	31,033	Southend United 0-0 Liverpool	FA Cup	1979
101	Chesterfield Saltergate	30,561	Chesterfield 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur	FA Cup	1938
102	Peterborough United London Road	30,096	Peterborough United 0-0 Swansea City	FA Cup	1965
103	Luton Town Kenilworth Road	30,069	Luton Town 1-0 Blackpool	FA Cup	1959
104	Stoke City bet365 Stadium (The Britannia Stadium)	30,022	Stoke City 1-2 Everton	Premier League	2018
105	St Johnstone Muirton Park	29,942	St Johnstone 1-3 Dundee	Scottish Cup	1951
106	AFC Bournemouth Dean Court (The Vitality Stadium)	28,799	AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Manchester United	FA Cup	1957
107	Hamilton Academical Douglas Park	28,690	Hamilton Academical 2-1 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	1937
108	Bolton Wanderers Toughsheet Community Stadium	28,353	Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Leicester City	Premier League	2003
109	Milton Keynes Dons Stadium:MK	28,127	Milton Keynes Dons 1-5 Chelsea	FA Cup	2016
110	York City Bootham Crescent	28,123	York City 0-0 Huddersfield Town	FA Cup	1938
111	Dundee United Tannadice	28,000	Dundee United 2-0 Barcelona	Inter City Fairs Cup	1966
112	Stockport County Edgeley Park	27,833	Stockport County 1-2 Liverpool	FA Cup	1950
113	Dunfermline Athletic East End Park	27,816	Dunfermline Athletic 1-2 Celtic	Scottish 1st Division	1968
114	Wigan Athletic Springfield Park	27,526	Wigan Athletic 4-1 Hereford United	FA Cup	1953
115	Carlisle United Brunton Park	27,500	Carlisle United 3-3 Birmingham City	FA Cup	1957
116	Albion Rovers The Cliftonhill Stadium	27,381	Albion Rovers 1-3 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1936
117	Queen Of The South Palmerston Park	26,552	Queen Of The South 1-3 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	1952
118	Stirling Albion Annfield	26,400	Stirling Albion 1-3 Celtic	Scottish Cup	1959
119	Walsall Fellows Park	25,453	Walsall 1-0 Newcastle United	2nd Division	1961
120	Ayr United Somerset Park	25,255	Ayr United 2-1 Rangers	Scottish 1st Division	1969
121	Rotherham United Millmoor	25,170	Rotherham United 3-1 Sheffield United	2nd Division	1952
	Rotherham's record attendances at Milmoor and the New York Stadium have both been against Sheffield United. Both have resulted in 3-1 victories for Rotherham
122	Wigan Athletic DW Stadium	25,133	Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United	Premier League	2008
123	Hull City The KCOM Stadium	25,030	Hull City 0-0 Liverpool	Premier League	2010
124	Northampton Town The County Ground	24,523	Northampton Town 2-4 Fulham	1st Division	1966
125	Mansfield Town Field Mill	24,467	Mansfield Town 0-1 Nottingham Forest	FA Cup	1953
126	Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park	24,424	Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Stoke City	FA Cup	1972
127	Rochdale Spotland	24,371	Rochdale 1-2 Notts County	FA Cup	1949
128	Newport County Somerton Park	24,268	Newport County 1-1 Cardiff City	3rd Division South	1937
129	Reading Select Car Leasing Stadium	24,184	Reading 2-1 Everton	Premier League	2012
130	Huddersfield Town The John Smith's Stadium	24,169	Huddersfield Town 1-1 Leicester City	Premier League	2017
131	Airdrieonians Broomfield Park	24,000	Airdrieonians 2-2 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Cup	1952
132	Scunthorpe United The Old Showground	23,935	Scunthorpe United 1-1 Portsmouth	FA Cup	1954
133	Greenock Morton Cappielow Park	23,500	Greenock Morton 1-1 Celtic	Scottish 1st Division	1922
134	Lincoln City Sincil Bank	23,196	Lincoln City 0-3 Derby County	League Cup	1967
135	Falkirk Brockville Park	23,100	Falkirk 2-3 Celtic	Scottish Cup	1953
136	Gillingham Priestfield	23,002	Gillingham 1-1 Queens Park Rangers	FA Cup	1948
137	Oxford United The Manor Ground	22,750	Oxford United 1-2 Preston North End	FA Cup	1964
138	East Fife Bayview Park	22,515	East Fife 3-0 Raith Rovers	Scottish 1st Division	1950
139	Torquay United Plainmoor	21,908	Torquay United 0-1 Huddersfield Town	FA Cup	1955
140	Exeter City St James Park	21,014	Exeter City 2-4 Sunderland	FA Cup	1931
141	Swansea City The Liberty Stadium	20,972	Swansea City 3-1 Liverpool	Premier League	2016
142	Chester City Sealand Road	20,500	Chester City 2-3 Chelsea	FA Cup	1952
143	Millwall The Den	20,093	Millwall 0-1 Arsenal	FA Cup	1994
144	Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road (The Alexandra Stadium)	20,000	Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur	FA Cup	1960
	Replay result: Spurs 13-2 Crewe
145	Colchester United Layer Road	19,072	Colchester United 2-4 Reading	FA Cup	1948
146	Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow	18,917	Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Walsall	3rd Division	1961
147	Bath City Twerton Park	18,120	Bath City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion	FA Cup	1960
148	Hereford United Edgar Street	18,114	Hereford United 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday	FA Cup	1958
149	Dumbarton Boghead Park	18,000	Dumbarton 0-4 Raith Rovers	Scottish Cup	1957
150	Hartlepool United Victoria Park	17,426	Hartlepool United 3-4 Manchester United	FA Cup	1957
151	Brentford Brentford Community Stadium	17,122	Brentford 0-3 Arsenal	Premier League	2022
152	Barrow Holker Street	16,874	Barrow 2-2 Swansea City	FA Cup	1954
153	Yeovil Town The Huish	16,318	Yeovil Town 2-1 Sunderland	FA Cup	1949
154	Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Stadium	16,258	Dulwich Hamlet v Nunhead	FA Cup	1931
155	Wycombe Wanderers Loakes Park	15,850	Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 St Albans City	FA Amateur Cup	1950
156	Alloa Athletic Recreation Park	15,467	Alloa Athletic 2-4 Celtic	Scottish Cup	1955
157	Doncaster Rovers The Keepmoat Stadium	15,001	Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Leeds United	League One	2008
158	Clydebank New Kilbowie	14,900	Clydebank 0-2 Hibernian	Scottish Cup	1965
159	Sutton United VBS Stadium	14,000	Sutton United 0-6 Leeds United	FA Cup	1970
160	Cambridge United The Abbey Stadium	14,000	Cambridge United 4-3 Chelsea	Friendly	1970
161	Arbroath Gayfield Park	13,510	Arbroath 0-2 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1952
162	Berwick Rangers Shielfield Park	13,365	Berwick Rangers 1-0 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1967
163	Elgin City Borough Briggs	12,608	Elgin City 2-0 Arbroath	Scottish Cup	1968
164	Weymouth The Bob Lucas Stadium	12,512	Weymouth 0-4 Yeovil Town	FA Cup	1948
165	Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park	12,500	Stenhousemuir 0-3 East Fife	Scottish Cup	1950
166	Oxford United The Kassam Stadium	12,243	Oxford United 2-3 Leyton Orient	League Two	2006
167	Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium	12,011	Bristol Rovers 1-5 West Bromwich Albion	FA Cup	2008
168	East Stirlingshire Firs Park	12,000	East Stirlingshire 1-2 Partick Thistle	Scottish Cup	1921
169	Rotherham United New York Stadium	11,758	Rotherham United 3-1 Sheffield United	League One	2013
170	Darlington The Darlington Arena	11,600	Darlington 0-2 Kidderminster Harriers	League Two	2003
171	Scarborough The McCain Stadium	11,162	Scarborough 1-1 Luton Town	FA Cup	1938
172	Walsall The Bescot	11,049	Walsall 3-2 Rotherham United	League One	2004
173	Barnet Underhill	11,026	Barnet 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers	FA Amateur Youth Cup	1952
174	Boston United York Street (The Jakemans Stadium)	11,000	Boston United 1-6 Derby County	FA Cup	1974
175	Accrington Stanley Ewood Park	10,801	Accrington Stanley 1-6 Crewe Alexandra	FA Cup	1992
	Accrington chose to play this match at Blackburn's Ewood Park - this is technically Accrington's record home attendance
176	St Johnstone McDiarmid Park	10,721	St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers	Scottish Premiership	1991
177	Forfar Athletic Station Park (Forfar)	10,708	Forfar Athletic 0-7 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1970
178	Shrewsbury Town The New Meadow	10,210	Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Chelsea	League Cup	2014
179	Livingston Tony Macaroni Arena	10,112	Livingston 0-2 Rangers	Scottish Premiership	2001
180	Chesterfield SMH Group Stadium	10,089	Chesterfield 5-0 Rotherham United	League Two	2011
181	Colchester United JobServe Community Stadium	10,064	Colchester United 0-5 Norwich City	League One	2010
182	Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park	10,000	Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Chelsea	Friendly	2005
183	Newport County Rodney Parade	9,836	Newport County 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur	FA Cup	2018
184	Inverness Caledonian Thistle Pittodrie	9,530	Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Aberdeen	Scottish Premiership	2004
	Inverness were groundsharing with Aberdeen at the time
185	Yeovil Town Huish Park	9,527	Yeovil Town 0-1 Leeds United	League One	2008
186	Morecambe Christie Park	9,383	Morecambe 0-1 Weymouth	FA Cup	1962
187	Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough	9,155	Kidderminster Harriers 0-3 Hereford United	FA Cup	1948
188	Scunthorpe United Glanford Park	9,077	Scunthorpe United 2-5 Manchester United	League Cup	2010
189	Airdrieonians New Broomfield (Excelsior Stadium)	9,044	Airdrieonians 0-6 Rangers	Scottish League Cup	2013
190	Macclesfield Town Moss Rose	9,003	Macclesfield Town v Winsford United	Cheshire Senior Cup	1948
191	Montrose Links Park	8,983	Montrose 1-4 Dundee	Scottish Cup	1973
192	Peterhead Recreation Park	8,643	Peterhead 3-3 Raith Rovers	Scottish Cup	1987
193	AFC Wimbledon Plough Lane	8,568	AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Sutton United	League Two	2022
194	Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road	8,326	Cheltenham Town 1-2 Reading	FA Cup	1956
195	Brechin City Glebe Park	8,122	Brechin City 2-4 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	1973
196	Stevenage Broadhall Way (Lamex Stadium)	8,040	Stevenage 1-1 Newcastle United	FA Cup	1998
	Technically Stevenage's record attendance was set at St Andrews when the club elected to play their FA Cup tie away in 1997. 15,536 saw the 2-0 Birmingham victory
197	Clyde New Douglas Park	8,000	Clyde 2-1 Celtic	Scottish Cup	2006
198	Ross County Victoria Park	8,000	Ross County 0-2 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1966
199	Falkirk The Falkirk Stadium	7,926	Falkirk 1-2 Dundee United	Scottish Premiership Play-Offs	2017
200	Northampton Town Sixfields	7,798	Northampton Town 1-3 Manchester United	League Cup	2016
201	St Mirren St Mirren Park (The Simple Digital Arena)	7,732	St Mirren 1-1 Dundee United	Scottish Premiership Play-Off Semi-Final	2019
202	Inverness Caledonian Thistle The Tulloch Caledonian Stadium	7,711	Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-3 Rangers	Scottish Premiership	2007
203	Aldershot Town EBB Stadium	7,500	Aldershot Town 2-6 Brighton & Hove Albion	FA Cup	2000
204	York City LNER Community Stadium	7,448	York City 2-0 Boston United	National League North Play-Off Final	2022
205	Burton Albion The Pirelli Stadium	6,746	Burton Albion 1-0 Derby County	Championship	2016
206	Stranraer Stair Park	6,500	Stranraer 0-1 Rangers	Scottish Cup	1948
207	Fleetwood Town Highbury Stadium	6,150	Fleetwood Town 2-2 Rochdale	FA Cup	1965
208	Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park	6,001	Hamilton Academical 0-2 Celtic	Scottish Premiership	2015
209	Chester City The Deva Stadium	5,987	Chester City 1-0 Scarborough	Football Conference	2004
210	Dagenham & Redbridge Victoria Road (Chigwell Construction Stadium)	5,949	Dagenham & Redbridge 1-4 Ipswich Town	FA Cup	2002
211	Crawley Town The Broadfield Stadium	5,880	Crawley Town 1-3 Reading	FA Cup	2013
212	Morecambe Globe Arena	5,831	Morecambe 0-1 Sunderland	League One	2022
213	Accrington Stanley Edgar Street	5,397	Accrington Stanley 0-1 Derby County	FA Cup	2019
214	Barnet The Hive	5,233	Barnet 2-0 Gateshead	National League	2015
215	Peterhead Balmoor Stadium	4,855	Peterhead 2-2 Rangers	3rd Division	2013
216	Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn	4,836	Forest Green Rovers 3-4 Derby County	FA Cup	2009
217	East Fife Bayview Stadium	4,700	East Fife 0-4 Rangers	Scottish League One	2013
218	Gedling Town Moor Lane	4,518	Gedling Town 0-3 Leeds United	League Cup	2019
219	Harrogate Town The EnviroVent Stadium	4,280	Harrogate Town 0-3 Harrogate Railway Athletic	Whitworth Cup Final	1905
220	Stirling Albion The Forthbank Stadium	3,808	Stirling Albion 0-2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	1996
221	Gretna 2008 Raydale Park	3,000	Gretna 2008 3-4 Dundee United	Scottish Cup	2005
222	Scarborough Athletic Flamingo Land Stadium	2,805	Scarborough Athletic 2-1 Warrington Town	Northern Premier League Play-Off Final	2022
223	Edinburgh City Meadowbank Stadium	2,522	Edinburgh City 1-6 Hibernian	Friendly	2016
224	Annan Athletic Galabank	2,517	Annan Athletic 0-0 Rangers	Scottish 3rd Division	2012
225	Bonnyrigg Rose New Dundas Park	2,400	Bonnyrigg Rose 1-4 Hibernian	Scottish League Cup	2022
226	Kelty Hearts New Central Park (Kelty)	2,300	Kelty Hearts 1-1 Rangers	Friendly	2012
227	Boston United Jakemans Community Stadium	2,138	Boston United 1-3 Brackley Town	National League North	2021
228	Cove Rangers Allan Park	2,100	Cove Rangers 3-1 Deveronvale	Highland League Play-Off Final	2009
229	Dumbarton The Rock (Cheaper Insurance Direct Ground)	1,978	Dumbarton 1-2 Rangers	Scottish Championship	2015
230	Cove Rangers Balmoral Stadium	1,955	Cove Rangers 4-0 Berwick Rangers	Highland League Play-Off Final	2019

Record Attendances - Win Percentage

Teams are much more likely to lose their record attendance match. The main reason for this is that most record attendances have been set for either cup matches or league matches against one of the "bigger" teams. Historically, that has resulted in more defeats for the team setting their attendance record.

Record Attendances - Overall Goals Record

Add together all the goals scored by the home teams vs all the goals scored by the away teams and away teams are the winners. Over the 222 matches we've analysed, that makes an average score of 1.26-1.82.

Record Attendances - Biggest Wins, Biggest Defeats and Most Goals

Derby County and Chesterfield both ran riot when setting their record attendances, running out 5-0 winners vs Spurs and Rotherham respoectively. Cove Rangers and Southampton both recorded 4-0 win in their recaord-breaking days too.

Some teams have had a nightmare though. Worst being Forfar Athletic who were turned over 0-7 by Rangers 1970. Rangers were a it again in 2013, handing Airdrieonians a 0-6 beating. Sutton, Boston, Accrington and FC Edinburgh have all shipped in 6 goals in home defeats in front of bumper crowds.

A dozen records have ended in 0-0 draws, but we've had some absolutely goalfests as well - none more so than Aldershot's 2-6 deafat at home to Brighton in 2000. A further 11 games have produced 7 goals including 4-3 thrillers for Cambridge, Forest Green, Oldham, Hartlepool, Gretna and Aston Villa.

Biggest Wins

Derby County 5-0 v Tottenham Hotspur (1969)
Chesterfield 5-0 v Rotherham United (2011)
Southampton 4-0 v Coventry City (2012)
England 4-0 v Mexico (2001)
Cove Rangers 4-0 v Berwick Rangers (2019)

Biggest Defeats

Forfar Athletic 0-7 v Rangers (1970)
Sutton United 0-6 v Leeds United (1970)
Airdrieonians 0-6 v Rangers (2013)
Accrington Stanley 1-6 v Crewe Alexandra (1992)
Boston United 1-6 v Derby County (1974)
Wrexham 0-5 v Manchester United (1957)
Edinburgh City 1-6 v Hibernian (2016)
Colchester United 0-5 v Norwich City (2010)

Most Goals

Aldershot Town 2-6 v Brighton & Hove Albion (2000)
Forest Green Rovers 3-4 v Derby County (2009)
Accrington Stanley 1-6 v Crewe Alexandra (1992)
Boston United 1-6 v Derby County (1974)
Hartlepool United 3-4 v Manchester United (1957)
Oldham Athletic 3-4 v Sheffield Wednesday (1930)
Aston Villa 3-4 v Derby County (1946)
Edinburgh City 1-6 v Hibernian (2016)
Cambridge United 4-3 v Chelsea (1970)
Scunthorpe United 2-5 v Manchester United (2010)
Gretna 2008 3-4 v Dundee United (2005)
Forfar Athletic 0-7 v Rangers (1970)

Record Attendances - By Decade

Football's popularity (and the size of stadiums) grew in the 1930s and 1950s, with most club's record attandances set in these two decades. The 17 records set in the 1940s are particularly impressive, taking into account the league suspension for World War II. A lack of investment in stadiums shows in the 1970s and 1980s before the Hillsbrough Disaster brought around the change in requirement to all-seater stadiums.

Some of clubs which built new stadiums are bigger than the ones they replaced, leading to a healthy number of records set since the year 2000.

Record Attendances - Away Teams

Football fans will always argue who is the bigger team, who has the most fans etc. Well, here's the stats we have - who has been the away team when the home side has set their record attendance?

Along with the ones you'd expect (Rangers, Arsenal, Man Utd and Celtic), we also find a few clubs would suprise people - Derby County, Sunderland and Wolves all feature prominently on the list.

Rangers
26 attendance records set as the away team

Arsenal
12 attendance records set as the away team

Manchester United
12 attendance records set as the away team

Celtic
9 attendance records set as the away team

Derby County
9 attendance records set as the away team

Chelsea
8 attendance records set as the away team

Leeds United
8 attendance records set as the away team

Liverpool
8 attendance records set as the away team

Sunderland
7 attendance records set as the away team

Tottenham Hotspur
7 attendance records set as the away team

Heart of Midlothian
6 attendance records set as the away team

Leicester City
5 attendance records set as the away team

Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 attendance records set as the away team

Aberdeen
3 attendance records set as the away team

Aston Villa
3 attendance records set as the away team

Brighton & Hove Albion
3 attendance records set as the away team

Dundee United
3 attendance records set as the away team

Everton
3 attendance records set as the away team

Hibernian
3 attendance records set as the away team

Huddersfield Town
3 attendance records set as the away team

Manchester City
3 attendance records set as the away team

Newcastle United
3 attendance records set as the away team

Preston North End
3 attendance records set as the away team

Raith Rovers
3 attendance records set as the away team

Reading
3 attendance records set as the away team

Stoke City
3 attendance records set as the away team

Burnley
2 attendance records set as the away team

Dundee
2 attendance records set as the away team

England
2 attendance records set as the away team

Fulham
2 attendance records set as the away team

Hereford United
2 attendance records set as the away team

Norwich City
2 attendance records set as the away team

Portsmouth
2 attendance records set as the away team

Rotherham United
2 attendance records set as the away team

Sheffield United
2 attendance records set as the away team

Sheffield Wednesday
2 attendance records set as the away team

Swansea City
2 attendance records set as the away team

West Ham United
2 attendance records set as the away team

Arbroath
1 attendance records set as the away team

Barcelona
1 attendance records set as the away team

Bayer Leverkusen
1 attendance records set as the away team

Belgium
1 attendance records set as the away team

Berwick Rangers
1 attendance records set as the away team

Birmingham City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Blackburn Rovers
1 attendance records set as the away team

Blackpool
1 attendance records set as the away team

Bolton Wanderers
1 attendance records set as the away team

Boston United
1 attendance records set as the away team

Brackley Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

Brentford
1 attendance records set as the away team

Cardiff City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Coventry City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Crewe Alexandra
1 attendance records set as the away team

Deveronvale
1 attendance records set as the away team

East Fife
1 attendance records set as the away team

Gateshead
1 attendance records set as the away team

Grimsby Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

Harrogate Railway Athletic
1 attendance records set as the away team

Hull City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Ipswich Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

Kidderminster Harriers
1 attendance records set as the away team

Leyton Orient
1 attendance records set as the away team

Luton Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

Mexico
1 attendance records set as the away team

Millwall
1 attendance records set as the away team

Nottingham Forest
1 attendance records set as the away team

Notts County
1 attendance records set as the away team

Partick Thistle
1 attendance records set as the away team

Queens Park Rangers
1 attendance records set as the away team

RC Lens
1 attendance records set as the away team

Rochdale
1 attendance records set as the away team

Scarborough
1 attendance records set as the away team

Slovakia
1 attendance records set as the away team

St Albans City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Sutton United
1 attendance records set as the away team

Walsall
1 attendance records set as the away team

Warrington Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

West Bromwich Albion
1 attendance records set as the away team

Weymouth
1 attendance records set as the away team

Winsford United
1 attendance records set as the away team

Wycombe Wanderers
1 attendance records set as the away team

Yeovil Town
1 attendance records set as the away team

York City
1 attendance records set as the away team

Record Attendances - Competitions

Cup competitions used to be a big thing back in the day, pulling in the crowds as teams advanced to later rounds, or played one of the really big boys at home. Across the English and Scottish leagues, over half of all record attendances we set at cup ties.

Looking for more record attendance info? Check out our article on the biggest football attendances ever recorded.