Premier League attendance table: Where Newcastle United, Sunderland and Leeds United rank
How does Newcastle United’s average home attendance compare to their rivals across the Premier League?
There can be no doubt this has been a challenging season for Newcastle United supporters as their side have struggled to reach anywhere near the heights of a historic campaign last time out.
There were high hopes Eddie Howe’s men could build on the momentum gained by a season that brought the long-awaited end to the Magpies’ 70-year wait for major domestic silverware and qualification for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons. There have been some positives as Newcastle reached the Carabao Cup semi-final before a defeat to Manchester City ended any thoughts of retaining the trophy and the Magpies reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time, only to see their run come to a crashing halt with a heavy aggregate defeat against La Liga giants Barcelona.
However, positives have been few and far-between during the Premier League season and Howe’s side head into the final four games of the season sitting just four places above the relegation zone. Although only a highly unlikely set of results during the final month of the season could cause an unexpected relegation, the fact the Magpies are looking over their shoulders shows just how disappointing the campaign has been.
Yet through it all, supporters have travelled in numbers at home and abroad to get behind their side in the hope an improvement in fortunes could be found. The sell-out signs have gone up at St James Park with regularity throughout the season too as Howe and his players have been roared on at one of English football’s most iconic home grounds.
But how does Newcastle’s average home attendance compare to their rivals across the Premier League?
Premier League average attendances
- Manchester United - 73,979
- West Ham United - 62,453
- Tottenham Hotspur - 60,939
- Liverpool - 60,395
- Arsenal - 60,216
- Manchester City - 52,206
- Newcastle United - 52,165
- Everton - 52,067
- Sunderland - 46,768
- Aston Villa - 41,823
- Chelsea - 39,605
- Leeds United - 36,701
- Brighton - 31,358
- Nottingham Forest - 30,450
- Wolverhampton Wanderers - 29,830
- Fulham - 27,136
- Crystal Palace - 24,903
- Burnley - 20,974
- Brentford - 17,113
- Bournemouth - 11,173