In this article, we take a look at the average away attendance of every Championship club for the 2023/24 season so far.
It’s fact, the biggest away attendances for the second tier can be found in English football, you’ll find no better in the world.
Each club’s travelling support have racked up the miles following their side up and down the country, some taking advantage of the shorter away days, others opting to fill up their cars with petrol for the more lengthy journeys, including some gruelling midweek fixtures and the busy festive period. Not to mention Sky causing havoc for many in some ways over their picks and TV times.
Before we get started, here’s a brilliant poem about away days, written by Matt Abbott.
Paper boys rest weary legs
as you start your journey
It’s slim pickings when it comes to pubs
because in most you’re not allowed
the bookies lengthen your odds
the coppers mark your cards
and bum fluffs where thick stone island just to prove their hard
from car, coach or train
we lumber up for foreign ground
Terraced streets and retail parks are familiar in a Rubik’s cube
your lungs are working twice as hard
your bladder will as well
shoppers wins from a distance
as football casts its spell
Some feel the need to mark the territory by being assholes to bar staff
and such others start the drinking as soon as they’ve departed
left to convince a steward they haven’t had too much
Every goal is a 90th minute winner
Create a vacuum in a whole entire stadium
and even when your favourites
a point is worth a trophy
Heroes in a weird kit
gallant knights with grace and grit
the sickly smell of processed meat
and plastic cheese and frazzled onions
watered lager pissy sink sand crafty bags galore
change the postcodes for floodlights
and the tiny prematch song doesn’t matter
because behind our team is a place where where we belong
Here’s a list, ranking those with the lowest average away support, to the largest, some are predictable, others are more surprising: –
24) BLACKBURN ROVERS
They have an average away attendance of 981 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 7,845, the highest is 1,763 while the lowest is 429.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Blackburn, their average across a full season is 153.
They had an average away attendance of 1,596 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 7th with 69 points from 46 games played.
Blackburn Rovers had an average away attendance of 1,536, with the club finishing 8th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 69 points from 46 games.
The average away attendance for Blackburn Rovers for the 2019/20 season was 1,263. They had 1,416 for the 2018/19 season.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
23) CARDIFF CITY
They have an average away attendance of 1,124 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 8,990, the highest is 2,206 while the lowest is 283.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Cardiff, their average across a full season is 180.
They had an average away attendance of 1,102 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 21st with 49 points from 46 games played.
Cardiff City had an average away attendance of 1,247, with the club finishing 18th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 53 points from 46 games.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
The average away attendance for Cardiff City for the 2019/20 season was 1,532
22) SWANSEA CITY
They have an average away attendance of 1,135 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,076, the highest is 1,974 while the lowest is 561.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Swansea, their average across a full season is 212.
They had an average away attendance of 1,075 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 10th with 66 points from 46 games played.
Swansea City had an average away attendance of 985, with the club finishing 15th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 61 points from 46 games.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
The average away attendance for Swansea City for the 2019/20 season was 1,162. They had 1,049 for the 2018/19 season.
21) HULL CITY
They have an average away attendance of 1,176 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,409, the highest is 1,800 while the lowest is 451.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Hull, their average across a full season is 160.
They had an average away attendance of 1,319 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 15th with 58 points from 46 games played.
Hull City had an average away attendance of 1,028, with the club finishing 19th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 51 points from 46 games.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
The average away attendance for Hull City for the 2019/20 season was 1,045. They had 874 for the 2018/19 season.
20) WATFORD
They have an average away attendance of 1,224 for the 2023/24 season after 7 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 8,567, the highest is 1,982 while the lowest is 250.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Watford, their average across a full season is 143.
They had an average away attendance of 1,361 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 11th with 63 points from 46 games played.
19) ROTHERHAM UNITED
They have an average away attendance of 1,231 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,851, the highest is 3,225 while the lowest is 259.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Rotherham, their average across a full season is 127.
They had an average away attendance of 1,077 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 19th with 50 points from 46 games played.
Rotherham United had an average away attendance of 1,258, with the club finishing 2nd place in the 2021/22 EFL League One table, picking up 90 points from 46 games.
Their highest following was 3,565 to Sheff Wed, their lowest was 247 to Ipswich.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
The average away attendance Rotherham United had for the 2019/20 season was 1,075.
18) MILLWALL
They have an average away attendance of 1,232 for the 2023/24 season after 8 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,858, the highest is 2,102 while the lowest is 606.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Millwall, their average across a full season is 160.
They had an average away attendance of 1,058 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 8th with 68 points from 46 games played.
Millwall had an average away attendance of 1,077, with the club finishing 9th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 69 points from 46 games.
There was no average away attendance figure for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic preventing fans going to games.
The average away attendance for Millwall for the 2019/20 season was 1,040. They had 958 for the 2018/19 season.
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