We continue our look at every attendance of the weekend with fans finally back in the stadiums. This was the top attendance for the third tier of English football…
1) Sunderland v Wigan Athletic – 31,549
The rest of the weekend’s League One attendances…
2) Ipswich Town v Morecambe – 21,037
3) Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday – 17,639
4) Bolton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons – 16,087
5) Rotherham United v Plymouth Argyle – 9,417
6) Cambridge United v Oxford United – 6,444
7) Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon – 6,419
8) Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion – 5,903
9) Gillingham v Lincoln City – 5,486
10) Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town – 5,301
11) Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth – 4,562
12) Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley – 4,551
Ian Evatt, manager of newly promoted Bolton Wanderers, spoke on the fans after the game, describing the atmosphere in the stadium as “real football again”.
He said: “It was unbelievable, this game is nothing without its support.
“We know that and it just feels like real football again, proper football – edge of your seats, winning, losing, all the emotions that football can give you.
“Our fans have gone through the mill today but one thing is I’m sure they’ve all been entertained and strip everything back, this is an entertainment business and you have to be entertained when you pay your hard earned money to come and watch football and I think we’ve entertained people today.”
Meanwhile, Burton Albion boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink said: “First of all it’s so nice to pay a competitive match with fans,” said Hasselbaink. “That is first and foremost, and so important – you feel the stress, the tension, and that’s what we love isn’t it?
“We had both sets of fans here – they (Shrewsbury’s fans) made a really good game of it, our fans made a really good game of it and I’m so happy for them to see three points on the board.”
Enjoyed reading the numbers from League One? Why not take a look at the League Two attendances on the next page…
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