The total aggregate attendance at stadiums during football matches in the United Kingdom (UK) was highest in the Premier League in 2019. The Premier League is the most successful football league worldwide and in total there were 14.5 million spectators in 2019. The UK is a prominent football nation and aggregate attendance in the Championship had a slight increase in recent years from 9.19 million in the 2013/14 season to 11.12 million in the 2018/19 season.
Average attendance
The average matchday attendance also increased overall in the past years. In the Premier League it increased from approximately 36 thousand attendees to around 38.4 thousand. In the Championship it increased from close to 18 thousand to over 20 thousand.
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worldfootball.net. (June 10, 2020). Number of football attendances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by league (aggregate attendance in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-league-united-kingdom/
worldfootball.net. "Number of football attendances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by league (aggregate attendance in millions)." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-league-united-kingdom/
worldfootball.net. (2020). Number of football attendances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by league (aggregate attendance in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-league-united-kingdom/
worldfootball.net. "Number of Football Attendances in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by League (Aggregate Attendance in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686981/football-aggregate-attendance-by-league-united-kingdom/
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