American Soccer League (1921-1933) attendance

games with a crowd average total
2,170 495 (23%) 3,122 1,545,591

By season

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 1921-1922: 3,143 average over 7 of 87 games 1922-1923: 3,033 average over 15 of 105 games 1923-1924: 3,953 average over 30 of 106 games 1924-1925: 4,183 average over 48 of 260 games 1925-1926: 3,629 average over 61 of 236 games 1926-1927: 3,772 average over 46 of 239 games 1927-1928: 3,182 average over 78 of 308 games 1928-1929: 2,981 average over 42 of 235 games 1929 Fall: 2,404 average over 24 of 99 games 1929-1930: 2,557 average over 41 of 157 games 1930 Fall: 2,457 average over 47 of 152 games 1931 Spring: 2,118 average over 17 of 67 games 1931 Fall: 2,338 average over 24 of 66 games 1932 Spring: 1,750 average over 2 of 10 games 1932 Fall: 1,330 average over 10 of 36 games 1933 Spring: 1,167 average over 3 of 7 games median 2,769 1921-1922 1923-1924 1925-1926 1927-1928 1929 Fall 1930 Fall 1931 Fall 1932 Fall
Average attendance by season. Outlined columns are seasons with a crowd on record for fewer than half their games. The labeled line is the median season. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season games with a crowd average total largest
1921-1922 87 7 (8%) 3,143 22,000 4,000
1922-1923 105 15 (14%) 3,033 45,500 10,000
1923-1924 106 30 (28%) 3,953 118,600 10,000
1924-1925 260 48 (18%) 4,183 200,800 10,000
1925-1926 236 61 (26%) 3,629 221,341 12,000
1926-1927 239 46 (19%) 3,772 173,500 10,000
1927-1928 308 78 (25%) 3,182 248,200 10,000
1928-1929 235 42 (18%) 2,981 125,200 7,000
1929 Fall 99 24 (24%) 2,404 57,700 5,000
1929-1930 157 41 (26%) 2,557 104,850 5,000
1930 Fall 152 47 (31%) 2,457 115,500 4,500
1931 Spring 67 17 (25%) 2,118 36,000 4,000
1931 Fall 66 24 (36%) 2,338 56,100 4,000
1932 Spring 10 2 (20%) 1,750 3,500 2,000
1932 Fall 36 10 (28%) 1,330 13,300 2,000
1933 Spring 7 3 (43%) 1,167 3,500 1,500

By club, home games

median 3,140 Fall River Marksmen Fall River Marksmen: 5,771 average over 28 home games, 161,600 in all 5,771 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford Whalers: 4,995 average over 13 home games, 64,941 in all 4,995 Indiana Flooring Indiana Flooring: 3,326 average over 31 home games, 103,100 in all 3,326 New York Giants (1923-1930) New York Giants (1923-1930): 3,214 average over 77 home games, 247,500 in all 3,214 Hakoah All-Stars Hakoah All-Stars: 3,140 average over 25 home games, 78,500 in all 3,140 New York Field Club New York Field Club: 3,133 average over 15 home games, 47,000 in all 3,133 Brooklyn Wanderers Brooklyn Wanderers: 3,098 average over 107 home games, 331,500 in all 3,098 New York Nationals New York Nationals: 2,065 average over 65 home games, 134,250 in all 2,065 Newark Skeeters Newark Skeeters: 1,929 average over 21 home games, 40,500 in all 1,929
Average home attendance by club. The labeled line is the median club. Hover or focus a bar for its figures; the table below has every club.

The chart shows clubs with at least ten home games on record; the table has every club.

club home games average total
Fall River Marksmen 28 5,771 161,600
New Bedford Whalers 13 4,995 64,941
Providence Clamdiggers 7 4,700 32,900
Boston Wonder Workers 5 4,200 21,000
Philadelphia Field Club 6 3,333 20,000
Indiana Flooring 31 3,326 103,100
Pawtucket Rangers 6 3,250 19,500
New York Giants (1923-1930) 77 3,214 247,500
Hakoah All-Stars 25 3,140 78,500
New York Field Club 15 3,133 47,000
Brooklyn Wanderers 107 3,098 331,500
Todd Shipyard 2 3,000 6,000
Erie A.A. 2 3,000 6,000
Newark Americans 5 2,900 14,500
Brooklyn Hakoah 6 2,500 15,000
Paterson FC 1 2,500 2,500
New York Nationals 65 2,065 134,250
New York Americans 7 2,014 14,100
Newark Skeeters 21 1,929 40,500
Bethlehem Steel 8 1,525 12,200
Jersey City (ASL) 1 1,000 1,000

57 of the 495 crowds on record are not counted above: the source did not say which side was at home, and listing order is not taken as evidence.

Largest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
Oct. 4, 1925 1925-1926 Boston Wonder Workers 2 - 3 Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium 12000 2
Oct. 12, 1925 1925-1926 Fall River Marksmen 3 - 1 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA 11141 2
Sept. 25, 1927 1927-1928 Fall River 2 - 4 New Bedford Whalers Tiverton, RI 10000 1
Feb. 8, 1925 1924-1925 Bethlehem Steel 2 - 2 Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium 10000 2
Oct. 22, 1922 1922-1923 Fall River Marksmen 2 - 4 New York Field Club Mark's Stadium 10000 2
April 19, 1927 1926-1927 Fall River Marksmen 1 - 2 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA 10000 2
Jan. 20, 1924 1923-1924 Fall River Marksmen 3 - 2 J & P Coats Mark's Stadium 10000 2
Nov. 25, 1923 1923-1924 Fall River 1 - 1 New York Field Club Tiverton, RI 10000 1
Nov. 8, 1925 1925-1926 Fall River Marksmen 4 - 2 Providence Clamdiggers Mark's Stadium 10000 2
Oct. 12, 1927 1927-1928 Fall River 0 - 0 New Bedford Whalers New Bedford, MA 10000 1

Smallest crowds

date season team score team venue attendance sources
Dec. 22, 1923 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 6 - 0 J & P Coats Steel Field 200 3
Nov. 17, 1923 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 2 - 1 Brooklyn Wanderers Steel Field 400 2
Jan. 6, 1923 1922-1923 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 1 J & P Coats Steel Field 500 3
Nov. 1, 1924 1924-1925 Bethlehem Steel 2 - 1 Fall River Marksmen Steel Field 500 3
Dec. 27, 1925 1925-1926 Newark Skeeters 1 - 4 Shawsheen Indians Newark, NJ 500 2
Nov. 15, 1924 1924-1925 Bethlehem Steel 6 - 1 Brooklyn Wanderers Steel Field 600 2
March 28, 1926 1925-1926 Indiana Flooring 2 - 0 Newark Skeeters Newark, NJ 1000 2
Dec. 15, 1923 1923-1924 Bethlehem Steel 1 - 0 Fall River Marksmen Steel Field 1000 3
Nov. 3, 1925 1925-1926 Indiana Flooring 1 - 0 Newark Skeeters New York Oval 1000 2
May 2, 1926 1925-1926 Boston Wonder Workers 4 - 2 Newark Skeeters Newark, NJ 1000 2