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

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:

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Newcastle and Sunderland are among the best-supported clubs in world football
Average attendance: 35,664placeholder image
Average attendance: 35,664
Average attendance: 36,025placeholder image
Average attendance: 36,025
Average attendance: 36,468placeholder image
Average attendance: 36,468
Average attendance: 37,615placeholder image
Average attendance: 37,615
Average attendance: 37,621placeholder image
Average attendance: 37,621
Average attendance: 38,451placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,451
Average attendance: 38,475placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,475
Average attendance: 38,761placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,761
Average attendance: 38,778placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,778
Average attendance: 38,974placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,974
Average attendance: 38,995placeholder image
Average attendance: 38,995
Average attendance: 39,068placeholder image
Average attendance: 39,068
Average attendance: 39,249placeholder image
Average attendance: 39,249
Average attendance: 40,658placeholder image
Average attendance: 40,658
Average attendance: 40,860placeholder image
Average attendance: 40,860
Average attendance; 41,091placeholder image
Average attendance; 41,091
Average attendance: 41,335placeholder image
Average attendance: 41,335
Average attendance: 41,463placeholder image
Average attendance: 41,463
Average attendance: 41,495placeholder image
Average attendance: 41,495
Average attendance; 41,527placeholder image
Average attendance; 41,527
Average attendance: 41,966placeholder image
Average attendance: 41,966
Average attendance: 42,797placeholder image
Average attendance: 42,797
Average attendance: 43,567placeholder image
Average attendance: 43,567
Average attendance: 44,169placeholder image
Average attendance: 44,169
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