In this article, we look at the average away attendance for every Championship club in the 2022/23 season now that it’s a World Cup break.
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 smallest average away support, to the largest, some are predictable, others are more surprising: –
24 ) Millwall
They have an average away attendance of 702 for the 2022/23 season after 10 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 7,020, the highest is 1,270 while the lowest is 278.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Millwall, their average across a full season is 168.
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.
23 ) Huddersfield
They have an average away attendance of 838 for the 2022/23 season after 9 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 7,538, the highest is 2,225 while the lowest is 308.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Huddersfield, their average across a full season is 122.
Huddersfield Town had an average away attendance of 1,459, with the club finishing 3rd place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 82 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 Huddersfield Town for the 2019/20 season was 1,718.
22 ) Rotherham
They have an average away attendance of 842 for the 2022/23 season after 11 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,267, the highest is 1,989 while the lowest is 408.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Rotherham, their average across a full season is 119.
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.
21 ) Reading
They have an average away attendance of 922 for the 2022/23 season after 11 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 10,140, the highest is 1,989 while the lowest is 300.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Reading, their average across a full season is 160.
Reading had an average away attendance of 958, with the club finishing 21st place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 41 (-6) 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 Reading for the 2019/20 season was 920. They had 715 for the 2018/19 season.
The lights went out in the away end in the opening minutes. Still not back on, but Royals fans still in great voice #readingfc pic.twitter.com/oUoRi6Kmu1
— Ji-Min Lee (@JmlJourno) November 8, 2022
20 ) Hull
They have an average away attendance of 975 for the 2022/23 season after 10 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,754, the highest is 2,274 while the lowest is 150.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Hull, their average across a full season is 153.
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.
19 ) Wigan
They have an average away attendance of 983 for the 2022/23 season after 10 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 9,833, the highest is 1,695 while the lowest is 350.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Wigan, their average across a full season is 127.
Wigan Athletic had an average away attendance of 1,372, with the club finishing 1st place in the 2021/22 EFL League One table, picking up 92 points from 46 games.
Their highest following was 4,007 to Bolton, their lowest was 402 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 for Wigan Athletic for the 2019/20 season was 746. They had 928 for the 2018/19 season.
18 ) Luton
They have an average away attendance of 1,015 for the 2022/23 season after 10 away games played.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 10,150, the highest is 1,954 while the lowest is 423.
The Championship average amount of miles is 147, for Luton, their average across a full season is 137.
Luton Town had an average away attendance of 1,294, with the club finishing 6th place in the 2021/22 Championship league table, picking up 75 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 Luton Town for the 2019/20 season was 1,649.
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