In this article, we take a look at the average away attendance of every Championship club for the 2023/24 season as it comes to an end.
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) ROTHERHAM UNITED
They have an average away attendance of 743 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 24th in the league standing with 27 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 17,082, the highest is 3,225 while the lowest is 145.
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.
The 10 lowest Championship away attendances of the 2023/24 season…
1. Rotherham at Ipswich: 145
2. Rotherham at Swansea: 175
3. Rotherham at West Brom: 179
4. Swansea at Middlesbrough: 180
5. Rotherham at Norwich: 226
6. Preston at Swansea: 246
7. Rotherham at Coventry: 247
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23) SWANSEA CITY
They have an average away attendance of 926 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 14th in the league standing with 57 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 21,302, the highest is 2,029 while the lowest is 180.
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.
22) MILLWALL
They have an average away attendance of 1,111 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 13th in the league standing with 59 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 25,542, the highest is 2,792 while the lowest is 331.
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.
21) HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
They have an average away attendance of 1,165 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 23rd in the league standing with 45 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 26,792, the highest is 3,006 while the lowest is 250.
The Championship average amount of miles is 158.4, for Huddersfield, their average across a full season is 138.
They had an average away attendance of 1,083 for the 2022/23 Championship season, finishing 18th with 53 points from 46 games played.
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.
20) CARDIFF CITY
They have an average away attendance of 1,312 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 12th in the league standing with 62 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 30,165, the highest is 2,800 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
19) BLACKBURN ROVERS
They have an average away attendance of 1,326 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 19th in the league standing with 53 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 30,508, the highest is 4,722 while the lowest is 350.
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.
18) HULL CITY
They have an average away attendance of 1,389 for the 2023/24 season, in which the club finished 7th in the league standing with 70 points.
The total amount of travellers for the club sits at 31,492, the highest is 3,500 while the lowest is 400.
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.
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