With fans back in the stands, we look at every attendance including the biggest in midweek in the European, and those in English football.
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.
Find out the numbers and which was biggest away following by scrolling below…
Champions League knockout play-off round second leg
1) Borussia Dortmund 0-0 (3-0 agg) Sporting Lisbon – 80,300
2) Real Madrid 3-1 (6-3 agg) Manchester City – 77,023
3) Bayern Munich 1-1 (3-2 agg) Celtic – 75,000
4) Benfica 3-3 (4-3 agg) Monaco – 60,776
5) AC Milan 1-1 (1-2 agg) Feyenoord – 54,749
6) Paris St Germain 7-0 (10-0 agg) Brest – 47,211
7) PSV Eindhoven 3-1 (4-3 agg) Juventus – 35,000
8) Atalanta 1-3 Club Brugge – 21,727
Premier League
1) Aston Villa (2) 2-2 (1) Liverpool – 41,910
Championship
1) Preston North End (0) 1-1 (1) Millwall – 13,290
2) Luton Town (0) 1-1 (0) Plymouth Argyle – 11,752
Championship Away Attendances
Plymouth Argyle fans at Luton Town – 1,300
Millwall fans at Preston North End – 349
League One
1) Wrexham (1) 1-2 (1) Leyton Orient – 11,703
2) Mansfield Town (0) 0-3 (1) Lincoln City – 8,326
3) Shrewsbury Town (0) 0-1 (0) Huddersfield Town – 6,862
4) Wycombe Wanderers (0) 2-0 (0) Bristol Rovers – 4,419
5) Crawley Town (1) 1-1 (1) Wigan Athletic – 3,733
6) Stevenage (0) 0-1 (1) Burton Albion – 2,801
League One Away Attendances
Lincoln City fans at Mansfield Town – 1,449
Huddersfield Town fans at Shrewsbury Town – 1,058
Leyton Orient fans at Wrexham – 567
Bristol Rovers fans at Wycombe Wanderers – 419
Burton Albion fans at Stevenage – 117
Wigan Athletic fans at Crawley Town – TBC
League Two
1) Notts County (1) 1-1 (0) Colchester United – 9,467
2) Morecambe (0) 0-1 (1) Doncaster Rovers – 2,951
3) Fleetwood Town (0) 0-0 (0) AFC Wimbledon – 2,106
League Two Away Attendance
Colchester United fans at Notts County – 431
Doncaster Rovers fans at Morecambe – 423
AFC Wimbledon fans at Fleetwood Town – 158
National League
1) Southend United (0) 2-1 (0) Aldershot Town – 6,632
2) Oldham Athletic (0) 0-1 (0) Maidenhead United – 5,181
3) Barnet (1) 3-1 (0) York City – 4,050
4) Hartlepool United 1-2 Altrincham – 3,302
5) FC Halifax Town (0) 0-0 (0) Rochdale – 2,682
6) Yeovil Town (0) 2-1 (1) Tamworth – 2,649
7) Eastleigh (2) 3-0 (0) Dagenham & Redbridge – 1,865
8) Woking (1) 1-0 (0) Solihull Moors – 1,526
9) Ebbsfleet United (0) 0-0 (0) Forest Green Rovers – 1,057
10) AFC Fylde (1) 1-2 (2) Boston United – 1,050
11) Braintree Town (1) 1-2 (0) Wealdstone – 888
12) Gateshead (2) 4-3 (1) Sutton United – 668
National League Away Attendances
1) York City fans at Barnet – 1,185
2) Rochdale fans at FC Halifax Town – 904
3) Aldershot Town fans at Southend United – 196
4) Altrincham fans at Hartlepool United – 169
5) Boston United fans at AFC Fylde – 150
6) Tamworth fans at Yeovil Town – 119
7) Wealdstone fans at Braintree Town – 118
8) Forest Green Rovers fans at Ebbsfleet United – 114
9) Sutton United fans at Gateshead – 84
10) Dagenham & Redbridge fans at Eastleigh – 75
11) Solihull Moors fans at Woking – 68
12) Maidenhead United fans at Oldham Athletic – 25
National League North
Farsley Celtic (0) 0-2 (1) Southport – 75
Hereford (2) 3-2 (2) Warrington Town – 2,289
King’s Lynn Town (2) 2-1 (0) Oxford City – 1,606
Leamington (1) 1-1 (0) Buxton – 485
Marine (3) 3-1 (1) Kidderminster Harriers – 1,125
Radcliffe (0) 2-0 (0) Chorley – 999
Spennymoor Town (2) 3-1 (0) Alfreton Town – 1,058
National League South
Hemel Hempstead Town (0) 2-1 (0) St Albans City – 1,533
Chesham United (0) 2-2 (1) Salisbury – TBC
Enfield Town (0) 0-5 (3) Eastbourne Borough – TBC
Northern Premier League – Premier Division
Ilkeston Town (0) 1-2 (2) Stockton Town – 372
Matlock Town (0) 2-2 (1) Ashton United – 617
Prescot Cables (0) 1-0 (0) Bamber Bridge – 398
Warrington Rylands (1) 2-0 (0) Leek Town – 388
Whitby Town (1) 1-1 (1) Hebburn Town – 389
Isthmian League – Premier Division
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Southern League – Premier Central
Banbury United 0-0 Alvechurch – 403
Biggleswade Town 1-1 AFC Sudbury – 121
Bishop’s Stortford 2-0 Spalding United – 282
Southern League – Premier South
AFC Totton 3-1 Havant & Waterlooville – 1,886
Frome Town 0-0 Gosport Borough – 379
Sholing 1-2 Walton & Hersham – 373
Taunton Town 1-1 Winchester City – 502
Wimborne Town 1-0 Poole Town – 2,094
Northern Premier League – East Division
Bishop Auckland (2) 2-3 (1) Sherwood Colliery – 244
Bradford (Park Avenue) (0) 1-3 (2) Garforth Town – 200
Cleethorpes Town (1) 3-1 (0) Consett AFC – 301
Newton Aycliffe (1) 3-1 (0) Liversedge – 173
Ossett United (1) 1-0 (0) Bridlington Town – 264
Pontefract Collieries (0) 0-0 (0) Belper Town – 206
Sheffield (1) 1-2 (0) Carlton Town – 263
Brighouse Town (1) 1-0 (0) Dunston – 135
Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
Bedworth United (0) 1-3 (1) Long Eaton United – 170
Hinckley LRFC (1) 2-1 (0) Racing Club Warwick – 153
Northern Premier League – West Division
City of Liverpool (0) 0-2 (0) Mossley – 169
Stafford Rangers (0) 1-2 (1) Bootle – 522
Stalybridge Celtic (1) 2-1 (0) Newcastle Town – 332
Witton Albion (1) 2-2 (1) Hanley Town – 316
Isthmian League – North Division
Basildon United (0) 0-2 (0) Concord Rangers – 83
Grays Athletic (0) 1-2 (2) Brightlingsea Regent – 148
Witham Town A-A Heybridge Swifts
Gorleston (0) 2-1 (0) Newmarket Town – 65
Sporting Bengal United (1) 2-3 (0) Tilbury – 72
Isthmian League – South Central Division
Guernsey (1) 2-2 (1) Horndean – 304
Kingstonian (0) 0-4 (2) Farnham Town – 387
Isthmian League – South East Division
Broadbridge Heath (1) 1-5 (3) Ramsgate – 212
Burgess Hill Town (0) 1-0 (0) AFC Croydon Athletic – 274
East Grinstead Town (1) 2-1 (1) Sheppey United – 96
Merstham (2) 2-1 (1) Hythe Town – 313
Sittingbourne (2) 3-0 (0) Margate – 414
Southern League – Central Division
Leighton Town (3) 3-2 (2) Flackwell Heath – 235
Leverstock Green 0-1 Barton Rovers – 83
North Leigh 2-3 Stotfold – 40
Thame United 3-1 Kings Langley – 127
Aylesbury United 1-0 Northwood – 103
Southern League – South Division
Didcot Town 0-0 Bashley – 170
Shaftesbury 0-2 Cribbs – 110
Thatcham Town 1-5 Westbury United – 118
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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