Revealed! Where Newcastle United and Sunderland rank among the world's best-supported football clubs

Newcastle and Sunderland are among the best-supported clubs in world footballNewcastle and Sunderland are among the best-supported clubs in world football
Newcastle and Sunderland are among the best-supported clubs in world football
The North East is an area renowned for it's passionate support of its football teams - and these staggering statistics emphasise that point.

Data from the Football Observatory shows the average attendances of some of the world's biggest football clubs over the five-year period between 2013 and 2018. And while it's no surprise that both Sunderland and Newcastle United feature on the list, it's perhaps surprising to see just how highly they rank - and some of the clubs who are left in their wake. Scroll down and click through the pages to see where the North East pair rank among the best-supported clubs in world football:

Average attendance: 35,664Average attendance: 35,664
Average attendance: 35,664
Average attendance: 36,025Average attendance: 36,025
Average attendance: 36,025
Average attendance: 36,468Average attendance: 36,468
Average attendance: 36,468
Average attendance: 37,615Average attendance: 37,615
Average attendance: 37,615
Average attendance: 37,621Average attendance: 37,621
Average attendance: 37,621
Average attendance: 38,451Average attendance: 38,451
Average attendance: 38,451
Average attendance: 38,475Average attendance: 38,475
Average attendance: 38,475
Average attendance: 38,761Average attendance: 38,761
Average attendance: 38,761
Average attendance: 38,778Average attendance: 38,778
Average attendance: 38,778
Average attendance: 38,974Average attendance: 38,974
Average attendance: 38,974
Average attendance: 38,995Average attendance: 38,995
Average attendance: 38,995
Average attendance: 39,068Average attendance: 39,068
Average attendance: 39,068
Average attendance: 39,249Average attendance: 39,249
Average attendance: 39,249
Average attendance: 40,658Average attendance: 40,658
Average attendance: 40,658
Average attendance: 40,860Average attendance: 40,860
Average attendance: 40,860
Average attendance; 41,091Average attendance; 41,091
Average attendance; 41,091
Average attendance: 41,335Average attendance: 41,335
Average attendance: 41,335
Average attendance: 41,463Average attendance: 41,463
Average attendance: 41,463
Average attendance: 41,495Average attendance: 41,495
Average attendance: 41,495
Average attendance; 41,527Average attendance; 41,527
Average attendance; 41,527
Average attendance: 41,966Average attendance: 41,966
Average attendance: 41,966
Average attendance: 42,797Average attendance: 42,797
Average attendance: 42,797
Average attendance: 43,567Average attendance: 43,567
Average attendance: 43,567
Average attendance: 44,169Average attendance: 44,169
Average attendance: 44,169
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