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.
Carabao Cup – Fourth Round
Manchester United (4) 5-2 (2) Leicester City – 73,470
Tottenham Hotspur (2) 2-1 (1) Manchester City – 60,797
Newcastle United (2) 2-0 (0) Chelsea – 51,934
Aston Villa (1) 1-2 (1) Crystal Palace – 35,000*
Brighton & Hove Albion (0) 2-3 (0) Liverpool – 28,441
Preston North End (0) 0-3 (2) Arsenal – 21,811
Brentford (1) 1-1 (5-4p) (0) Sheffield Wednesday – 16,701
Southampton (2) 3-2 (1) Stoke City – 16,092
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EFL – Leagues One + Two
Blackpool (1) 2-2 (2) Wigan Athletic – 10,226
Lincoln City (1) 2-1 (1) Northampton Town – 8,219
Stockport County (3) 4-1 (1) Reading – 8,128
Stevenage (0) 1-4 (2) Bolton Wanderers – 3,611
Fleetwood Town 2-2 Salford City – 2,549
EFL Trophy
Birmingham City 7–1 Fulham U21 – 6,900
Charlton Athletic 3–0 Chelsea U21 – 2,004
Barnsley 1–3 Doncaster Rovers – 1,813
Cheltenham Town 3–1 West Ham United U21 – 1,318
Mansfield Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21 – 1,311
Bristol Rovers 2–3 Exeter City – 1,257
AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 – 1,066
Grimsby Town 1–1 (4–5 p) Manchester City U21 – 927
Accrington Stanley 2–1 Everton U21 – 450
National League Cup
Ebbsfleet United 1–1 (3–4 p) Tottenham Hotspur U21 – 865
National League North
Radcliffe (0) 0-2 (0) Buxton – 817
Scunthorpe United (3) 6-0 (0) Farsley Celtic – 3,329
Southport (1) 2-0 (0) Rushall Olympic – 1,068
Spennymoor Town (1) 1-2 (0) King’s Lynn Town – 1,155
National League South
Bath City (0) 0-2 (0) Worthing – 1,028
Step 7
Matlock Town (2) 2-3 (2) Macclesfield – 1,200
Cheshunt (0) 0-1 (0) Canvey Island – 315
Plymouth Parkway 2-1 Wimborne Town – 347
Bridlington Town (0) 0-1 (1) Bradford (Park Avenue) – 384
Carlton Town (0) 0-0 (0) Ashington AFC – 171
Consett AFC (0) 1-0 (0) Stocksbridge Park Steels – 303
Emley AFC (0) 0-3 (1) Cleethorpes Town – 573
Newton Aycliffe (1) 3-1 (1) Pontefract Collieries – 218
Level 8
Heaton Stannington (0) 0-0 (0) Sheffield – 249
Sherwood Colliery (0) 4-1 (0) Liversedge – 104
Anstey Nomads (1) 1-0 (0) Sutton Coldfield Town – 193
Grantham Town (0) 0-0 (0) Coleshill Town – 219
Quorn (4) 4-3 (1) Coventry Sphinx – 213
City of Liverpool (0) 0-1 (0) Newcastle Town – 292
Congleton Town (0) 3-1 (1) Stalybridge Celtic – 528
Wythenshawe Town (2) 4-1 (1) Witton Albion – 340
Gorleston (2) 2-2 (0)Brentwood Town – 92
Sporting Bengal United (1) 2-0 (0) Brightlingsea Regent – 39
Ashford Town (Middx) (0) 0-2 (1) Farnham Town – 134
Ashford United (0) 0-3 (2) Beckenham Town – 346
Littlehampton Town (0) 2-4 (3) Deal Town – 219
Ramsgate (3) 5-1 (1) Sevenoaks Town – 937
Sittingbourne (2) 5-0 (0) Steyning Town Community – 195
Aylesbury United 2-0 Kings Langley – 187
Barton Rovers 2-1 Berkhamsted – 311
Beaconsfield Town 3-0 North Leigh – 89
Leverstock Green 0-1 Ware – 112
Stotfold 1-0 Hertford Town – 239
Thame United 2-3 AFC Dunstable – 112
Welwyn Garden City (0) 0-0 (0) Biggleswade – 162
Enfield 1-3 Real Bedford – 153
Kidlington 1-0 Leighton Town – 121
Bashley 0-4 Exmouth Town – 375
Bideford 1-2 Cribbs – 132
Bishops Cleeve 4-2 Cinderford Town – 194
Evesham United 0-2 Malvern Town – 375
Helston Athletic 2-1 Falmouth Town – 623
Mousehole AFC 1-2 Tavistock – 208
Shaftesbury 1-0 Willand Rovers – 123
Yate Town 2-0 Thatcham Town – 459
Now it’s time to take a look at the biggest away attendances in the Carabao Cup and English Football League during midweek…
Carabao Cup – Fourth Round
Arsenal fans at Preston North End – 5,600
Chelsea fans at Newcastle United – 4,298
Manchester City fans at Tottenham Hotspur – 3,848*
Leicester City fans at Manchester United – 3,000*
Liverpool fans at Brighton & Hove Albion – 3,000*
Sheffield Wednesday fans at Brentford – 2,461
Crystal Palace fans at Aston Villa – 1,000*
Stoke City fans at Southampton – 900*
EFL – Leagues One + Two
Wigan Athletic fans at Blackpool – 1,500*
Reading fans at Stockport County – 860
Bolton Wanderers fans at Stevenage – 590
Northampton Town fans at Lincoln City – 463
Salford City fans at Fleetwood Town – TBC
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.
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