Every Attendance in Midweek – 13th November 2024

With fans back in the stands, we look at every attendance in the English football fixtures including the biggest in midweek.

It was a busy few days of football with supporters up and down the country going through the turnstiles to watch their sides all in action.

We saw the most highly anticipated clashes, local derbies, managerial debuts and with that in mind, you can see all the scores too.

EFL Trophy
1) Colchester United 3–0 Arsenal U21 – 4,265
2) Lincoln City 5–0 Manchester City U21 – 3,055
3) Huddersfield Town 4–1 Manchester United U21 – 3,021
4) Charlton Athletic 1–0 Bromley – 2,916
5) Reading 3–0 Newport County – 1,870
6) Port Vale 1–1 (3–1 p) Wrexham – 1,837
7) Barrow 3–0 Aston Villa U21 – 1,607
7) Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fleetwood Town – 1,607
9) Chesterfield 3–2 Grimsby Town – 1,538
10) Walsall 3–0 Shrewsbury Town – 1,507
11) Wigan Athletic 0–0 (3–0 p) Nottingham Forest U21 – 1,449
12) Harrogate Town 2–2 (4–5 p) Blackpool – 1,343
13) Stockport County 0–2 Tranmere Rovers – 1,236
14) Notts County 1–0 Leicester City U21 – 1,178
15) Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Leyton Orient – 1,127
16) Stevenage 1–1 (4–5 p) Gillingham – 832
17) Morecambe 1–2 Carlisle United – 788
18) Northampton Town 2–5 Burton Albion – 778
19) Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Crawley Town – 723
20) Salford City 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 – 503

National League Cup
FC Halifax Town 1-4 Middlesbrough U21 – 256
Wealdstone 3-1 Southampton U21 – 200*

National League North
Buxton (0) 0-2 (0) Brackley Town – 635
Darlington (0) 2-2 (1) Peterborough Sports – 1,102
Kidderminster Harriers (3) 4-0 (0) South Shields – 1,920
Marine (0) 0-2 (0) Curzon Ashton – 1,016

National League South
Hemel Hempstead Town 0-1 Weston-super-Mare – 567
Boreham Wood (0) 1-0 (0) Truro City – 601
Slough Town (2) 3-2 (1) Dorking Wanderers – 1,047
Torquay United (0) 1-1 (1) Maidstone United – 2,855

Northern Premier League – Premier Division
Basford United (1) 2-1 (1) Stockton Town – 243
Guiseley (1) 2-0 (0) Prescot Cables – 626
Worksop Town (1) 3-0 (0) Whitby Town – 680

Isthmian League – Premier Division
Chatham Town (0) 2-0 (0) Horsham – 827
Hashtag United (0) 3-3 (1) Dartford – 300
Lewes (1) 4-1 (1) Bognor Regis Town – 590

Southern League – Premier Central
AFC Telford United 1-3 Kettering Town – 1,293
Harborough Town (0) 1-2 (1) Bishop’s Stortford – 283
Leiston 2-1 Alvechurch – 122

Southern League – Premier South
Chertsey Town 3-0 Basingstoke Town – 475
Gosport Borough v Dorchester Town

Northern Premier League – East Division
Bridlington Town (0) 2-5 (4) Ossett United – 267
Dunston (3) 6-1 (0) Consett AFC – 268
Newton Aycliffe (1) 2-3 (3) Ashington AFC – 234
North Ferriby (1) 2-0 (0) Garforth Town – 308

Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
Coleshill Town 2 – 2 Coventry Sphinx – 142
Anstey Nomads A-A Shepshed Dynamo
Quorn (1) 1-0 (0) Sporting Khalsa – 250

Northern Premier League – West Division
Mossley (1) 2-0 (0) City of Liverpool – 360
Newcastle Town (0) 2-1 (1) Clitheroe – 151
Vauxhall Motors (2) 2-0 (0) Chasetown – 187
Witton Albion (0) 0-1 (0) Trafford – 268

Isthmian League – North Division
Cambridge City (2) 2-0 (0) Concord Rangers – 157
Felixstowe & Walton United (2) 4-0 (0) Redbridge – 279
Haringey Borough (1) 3-4 (1) Bury Town – 189
Ipswich Wanderers (0) 0-2 (2) Witham Town – 197
Sporting Bengal United v Brentwood Town

Isthmian League – South Central Division
Hanworth Villa (3) 5-3 (2) Harrow Borough – 130
Uxbridge (1) 2-2 (0) Hayes & Yeading United – 355
Kingstonian v Sutton Common Rovers

Southern League – South Division
Bristol Manor Farm 0-0 Westbury United 228
Didcot Town (2) 3-2 (1) Falmouth Town – 108
Yate Town 1-1 Mousehole AFC 365

FA STATEMENT:

The FA, Premier League and EFL are together introducing new measures and stronger sanctions across the game to tackle the increased anti-social and criminal behaviours recently seen within football grounds and underline the importance of a safe matchday environment.

The new set of actions, which will be implemented across all English football leagues and backed by the Football Supporters’ Association, will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects – as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour.

These acts are dangerous, illegal and have severe consequences. They have no place in football, or anywhere.

All identified offenders will be reported by clubs to the police and prosecution could result in a permanent criminal record, which may affect their employment and education, and could result in a prison sentence. The FA will also be enforcing a tougher charging and sanctioning policy for clubs, which will reinforce these measures.

Furthermore, anyone who enters the pitch and those identified carrying or using pyrotechnics or smoke bombs will now receive an automatic club ban. These bans could also be extended to accompanying parents or guardians of children who take part in these activities.

The safety of everyone attending a matchday is the game’s collective priority. We know the behaviours carried out by some fans last season do not represent the majority of supporters and they risk ruining the fantastic experience of a football match for everyone. Therefore, we are working with clubs to highlight the important role that fans, clubs, players and coaches all have to play in helping to create a safe environment.

Our strong and collective approach reflects how seriously we all view this issue and the severity of the risks. Nobody should be intimidated or assaulted in their workplace. The pitch must remain safe for players, managers and match officials, just as the stands should be for supporters.

To further support this action, the FA, Premier League and EFL are working with police forces, the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU), and the Crown Prosecution Service to establish a new principle for cases relating to pyrotechnics and smoke bombs, as well as entering the pitch without permission. This will mean cooperating to achieve a prosecution in these cases will become the default response of the football authorities and criminal justice system, sending a clear and unambiguous message to all who break the law.

Other measures to be implemented include working with clubs to enhance search regimes and increased use of sniffer dogs at grounds. We will also be working in partnership with our clubs, players and managers, the Government, broadcasters, the police and social media platforms in seeking to discourage the further growth or acceptance of these behaviours across English football. This includes working with social media platforms to establish new ways of quicker removal of fan-generated videos of illegal behaviour at football matches, including violent offences and pitch invasions. It also includes asking the Government to reform regulations to restrict the supply of pyrotechnics and smoke bombs.

FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham said: “We all know about the fantastic and unique role that football can play in bringing communities together. However, the rise in anti-social behaviour that we saw in stadiums at the end of last season was entirely unacceptable and put people’s safety at risk. Together, English football has introduced new measures and stronger sanctions, for the start of the coming season, to send out a clear message that we will not tolerate this type of illegal and dangerous behaviour. Football stadiums must be a safe, inclusive and enjoyable environment for all, and it is the responsibility of everyone in the game, including governing bodies, clubs, players, coaches, and fans, to ensure that we all play our part in protecting our game and each other.”

Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Everyone should feel safe and able to enjoy a football match. Together, with clubs and partners across football, we are making clear the type of incidents we saw last season must stop. If we don’t take collective and sustained action, it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured, or worse. These new measures are a strong response to a significant increase in fan behaviour issues, but we know it is the minority who have behaved unacceptably and unlawfully. Premier League football should be a fantastic experience for everyone and we don’t want matches to be marred by these sorts of events in the future.”

EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch said: “This season sees new measures introduced and sanctions implemented that will serve to remind everyone attending games – but particularly the minority of people behaving in an offensive manner – that there are real life consequences for the criminal, dangerous and irresponsible conduct at football. It is wholly appropriate that these unacceptable behaviours will now be dealt with through a combination of police action and automatic club bans. There is nothing like going to watch your team live and that is why the English professional game has taken strong collective action, to ensure the match day experience remains a safe and welcoming environment for all including fans, players, club staff and match officials.”

Football Supporters’ Association Chief Executive Kevin Miles said: “We are contacted by supporters on a fairly regular basis who have been caught jumping on the pitch, or with pyro in the stands, and without exception they regret doing it. Whether they had positive intentions or not is irrelevant in the eyes of the law – pyro and pitch incursions are illegal, you will be prosecuted and you will be banned by your club.”

To support this new package of policies and actions, today marks the launch of an all-football campaign. ‘Love football. Protect the game’ will make clear the consequences of, and sanctions for, illegal and dangerous behaviour as we seek to urge fans to help us protect the game and keep everyone safe.