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.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 4
PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Girona – 34,400
Slovan Bratislava 1–4 Dinamo Zagreb – 22,132
Bologna 0–1 Monaco – 23,084
Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Sturm Graz – 81,365
Celtic 3–1 RB Leipzig – 57,551
Liverpool 4–0 Bayer Leverkusen – 59,790
Lille 1–1 Juventus – 48,312
Real Madrid 1–3 AC Milan – 75,561
Sporting CP 4–1 Manchester City – 47,452
Club Brugge 1–0 Aston Villa – 23,466
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Young Boys – 17,420
Sparta Prague 1–2 Brest – 18,033
Inter Milan 1–0 Arsenal – 75,222
Feyenoord 1–3 Red Bull Salzburg – 42,774
Red Star Belgrade 2–5 Barcelona – 48,886
Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Atlético Madrid – 47,369
VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Atalanta – 60,000
Bayern Munich 1–0 Benfica – 75,000
UEFA Europa League Matchday 4
Beşiktaş 2–1 Malmö FF – 24,652
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Slavia Prague – 57,350
Bodø/Glimt 1-2 Qarabağ – 6,011
Steaua Bucharest 2-0 Midtjylland – 37,152
Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur – 51,739
IF Elfsborg 1-1 Braga – 9,402
Nice 2-2 Twente – 11,144
Olympiacos 1-1 Rangers – 31,795
Ludogorets Razgrad 1-2 Athletic Bilbao – 9,725
Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Roma – 13,875
Ajax 5-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv – TBC
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Fenerbahçe – 15,383
Dynamo Kyiv 0-4 Ferencváros – 5,338
Rigas 1-1 Anderlecht – 4,820
Viktoria Plzeň 2-1 Real Sociedad – 11,130
Manchester United 2-0 PAOK – 73,174
Lazio 2-1 Porto – 29,576
TSG Hoffenheim 2-2 Lyon – 18,227
UEFA Europa Conference League Matchday 3
Víkingur Reykjavík 2–0 Borac Banja Luka – 902
Petrocub Hîncești 0-3 Rapid Wien – 3,879
Backa Topola 4-1 Lugano – 1,984
HJK Helsinki 0-2 Olimpija Ljubljana – 6,394
Gent 1-0 Omonia – 8,584
Legia Warsaw 4-0 Dinamo Minsk – 22,723
Pafos 1-0 Astana – 3,062
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 The New Saints – 6,108
APOEL 2-1 Fiorentina – 9,300
Chelsea 8-0 Noah – 38,305
Djurgårdens IF 2-1 Panathinaikos – 17,376
Copenhagen 2-2 İstanbul Başakşehir – 23,070
Heart of Midlothian 0-2 1. FC Heidenheim – 17,692
Jagiellonia Białystok 3-0 Molde – 12,478
Larne 1-2 St. Gallen – 4,448
LASK Linz 0-0 Cercle Brugge – 8,500
Real Betis 2-1 Celje -m 37,618
Vitória de Guimarães 2-1 Mladá Boleslav – 12,941
Championship
Coventry City (0) 1-2 (1) Derby County – 27,243
West Bromwich Albion v Burnley – 24,000*
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 2-0 (0) Norwich City – 22,731
Bristol City (0) 1-2 (0) Sheffield United – 18,736
Preston North End (0) 0-0 (0) Sunderland – 18,064
Millwall (1) 1-0 (0) Leeds United – 16,693
Plymouth Argyle (0) 1-0 (0) Portsmouth – 16,647
Queens Park Rangers (0) 1-4 (2) Middlesbrough – 14,054
Blackburn Rovers (0) 0-2 (0) Stoke City – 13,144
Swansea City (1) 1-0 (0) Watford – 12,869
Luton Town (0) 1-0 (0) Cardiff City – 10,656
Oxford United (0) 1-0 (0) Hull City – 10,213
League One
Stockport County (0) 0-5 (3) Wycombe Wanderers – 8,034
Burton Albion (0) 0-0 (0) Crawley Town – 1,810
Now it’s time to take a look at the biggest away attendances in the English Football League during midweek…
Championship
Sunderland fans at Preston North End – 5,072
Derby County fans at Coventry City – 3,000*
Leeds United fans at Millwall – 2,035
Middlesbrough fans at Queens Park Rangers – 1,709*
Stoke City fans at Blackburn Rovers – 1,500*
Portsmouth fans at Plymouth Argyle – 1,143
Norwich City fans at Sheffield Wednesday – 1,100*
Cardiff City fans at Luton Town – 1,035
Hull City fans at Oxford United – 863
Sheffield United fans at Bristol City – TBC
Watford fans at Swansea City – TBC
Burnley fans at West Bromwich Albion – TBC
League One
Crawley Town fans at Burton Albion – TBC
Wycombe Wanderers fans at Stockport County – 274
Time to continue with all the other attendances…
EFL Trophy
Blackpool 0–0 (7–8 p) Liverpool U21 – 1,958
Peterborough United 4–1 Crystal Palace U21 – 1,630
Northampton Town 3–0 Leicester City U21 – 1,018
Swindon Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 – 1,816
Cheltenham Town 1–0 Reading – 1,598
Cambridge United 1–0 Chelsea U21 – 1,340
National League Cup
Aldershot Town 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 – 317
Wealdstone 0–2 Fulham U21 – TBC
Woking 4–4 (3–0 p) Southampton U21 – 157
Maidenhead United 3–3 (7–6 p) Derby County U21 – 145
National League North
Brackley Town (0) 0-0 (0 )Warrington Town – 525
Buxton (1) 2-0 (0) Scarborough Athletic – 539
Darlington (0) 1-0 (0) Chester – 1,260
Hereford (0) 0-2 (0) Oxford City – 1,949
King’s Lynn Town (0) 0-2 (2) Farsley Celtic – 787
Marine (1) 3-0 (0) Chorley – 1,104
Peterborough Sports (0) 3-1 (1) Alfreton Town – 193
Radcliffe (1) 2-1 (0) Leamington – 613
Rushall Olympic (0) 1-1 (0) Needham Market – 356
Spennymoor Town (2) 3-2 (1) Scunthorpe United – 1,335
Curzon Ashton (0) 0-1 (1) Kidderminster Harriers – TBC
National League South
Dorking Wanderers (1) 1-1 (0) Maidstone United – 1,338
Eastbourne Borough (0) 4-1 (1) Welling United – 1,172
Hornchurch (1) 1-0 (0) Hemel Hempstead Town – 468
Salisbury (0) 0-1 (0) Torquay United – 1,197
Slough Town (1) 3-0 (0) Bath City – 612
St Albans City (1) 1-1 (0) Chelmsford City – 1,203
Truro City (0) 1-1 (0) Chippenham Town – 2,818
Weston-super-Mare (0) 1-1 (0) Weymouth – 786
Worthing (1) 2-1 (0) Aveley – 1,032
Boreham Wood (2) 3-1 (1) Farnborough – 622
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Northern Premier League – Premier Division
Morpeth Town (1) 3-0 (0) Mickleover – 326
Whitby Town (0) 0-2 (0) Gainsborough Trinity – 352
Isthmian League – Premier Division
Billericay Town (0) 1-1 (0) Chatham Town – 625
Chichester City (0) 1-1 (0) Horsham – 507
Cray Valley PM (0) 2-1 (1) Cray Wanderers – 407
Folkestone Invicta (0) 0-1 (0) Dover Athletic – 2,906
Hastings United (1) 2-0 (0) Whitehawk – 770
Hendon (0) 3-0 (0) Dulwich Hamlet – 254
Potters Bar Town (0) 1-1 (0) Dartford – 166
Wingate & Finchley (2) 2-1 (1) Carshalton Athletic – 212
Southern League – Premier Central
Lowestoft Town 0-5 Halesowen Town – 354
Southern League – Premier South
Walton & Hersham 0-1 Taunton Town – 404
Northern Premier League – East Division
Belper Town (1) 3-0 (0) Pontefract Collieries – 438
Grimsby Borough (0) 2-1 (1) Stocksbridge Park Steels – 178
Heaton Stannington (0) 0-2 (1) Garforth Town – 281
Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
Anstey Nomads (0) 0-0 (0) Coventry Sphinx – 181
Hinckley LRFC (0) 0-0 (0) AFC Rushden & Diamonds – 115
Sporting Khalsa (1) 2-0 (0) Sutton Coldfield Town – 167
Wellingborough Town (0) 0-1 (0) Worcester City – 154
Northern Premier League – West Division
Kidsgrove Athletic (2) 4-1 (0) City of Liverpool – 270
Congleton Town (1) 1-0 (0) Hednesford Town – 491
Isthmian League – North Division
Newmarket Town (0) 1-1 (0) Bury Town – 536
Isthmian League – South Central Division
Sutton Common Rovers (1) 1-3 (1) Raynes Park Vale – 151
Ascot United (3) 3-0 (0) Hartley Wintney – 173
Horndean (3) 3-1 (0) Westfield – 120
South Park (Reigate) (1) 2-1 (0) Badshot Lea – 117
Uxbridge (1) 2-1 (1) Binfield – 133
Kingstonian (1) 1-0 (0) Moneyfields – 225
Isthmian League – South East Division
Ashford United (0) 2-3 (1) Ramsgate – 422
Broadbridge Heath (2) 4-2 (0) East Grinstead Town – 107
Burgess Hill Town (2) 5-0 (0) Lancing – 311
Deal Town (0) 0-1 (0) Margate – 681
Erith Town (0) 1-1 (1) Sheppey United – 162
Herne Bay (1) 1-1 (0) Hythe Town – 308
Merstham (1) 3-3 (1) AFC Croydon Athletic – 349
Phoenix Sports (0) 0-3 (2) Sittingbourne – 149
Steyning Town Community (0) 0-1 (1) Littlehampton Town – 160
Southern League – Central Division
Barton Rovers 0-0 Kidlington – 101
Berkhamsted 3-1 Kings Langley – 229
Southern League – South Division
Malvern Town 0-2 Melksham Town – 195
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 5-1 Tavistock – 121
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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