games
with a crowd
average
total
222
185 (83%)
8,703
1,610,054
By season
average
total
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
1960: 10,603 average, 10,444 median, over 27 of 31 games 1961: 8,214 average, 7,416 median, over 42 of 58 games 1962: 10,156 average, 9,881 median, over 28 of 34 games 1963: 8,686 average, 8,046 median, over 38 of 46 games 1964: 8,325 average, 7,900 median, over 23 of 24 games 1965: 6,402 average, 5,679 median, over 27 of 29 games 1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
Average attendance by season. The rule across each column is that season's median crowd: the further the column rises above its rule, the more a few big games carried the average. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1960: 286,275 total over 27 of 31 games 1961: 344,990 total over 42 of 58 games 1962: 284,363 total over 28 of 34 games 1963: 330,084 total over 38 of 46 games 1964: 191,479 total over 23 of 24 games 1965: 172,863 total over 27 of 29 games 1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
Total attendance by season. Hover or focus a column for its figures; the table below has every season.
season
games
with a crowd
average
median
total
largest
1960 31
27 (87%)
10,603
10,444
286,275
25,440
1961 58
42 (72%)
8,214
7,416
344,990
18,737
1962 34
28 (82%)
10,156
9,881
284,363
20,185
1963 46
38 (83%)
8,686
8,046
330,084
15,231
1964 24
23 (96%)
8,325
7,900
191,479
14,069
1965 29
27 (93%)
6,402
5,679
172,863
12,736
By club, home games
166 of the 185 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
round
group
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
Aug. 6, 1960 1960 f
II
Bangu 2 - 0 Kilmarnock F.C. Polo Grounds 25440
1
Aug. 12, 1962 1962 f
II
América (RJ) 1 - 2 Dukla Prague Downing Stadium 20185
1
July 10, 1960 1960 II
IFK Norrköping 3 - 4 Sporting CP Polo Grounds 19804
2
July 10, 1960 1960 II
Bangu 3 - 2 Rapid Vienna Polo Grounds 19804
1
Aug. 6, 1961 1961 f
II
Dukla Prague 2 - 0 Everton Polo Grounds 18737
1
May 20, 1962 1962 I
Dundee FC 0 - 2 SSV Reutlingen 05 Polo Grounds 17444
1
May 20, 1962 1962 I
Hajduk Split 1 - 2 Palermo Polo Grounds 17444
1
July 13, 1961 1961 II
Dukla Prague 2 - 0 Monaco Polo Grounds 16328
1
July 16, 1961 1961 II
Dukla Prague 5 - 1 RCD Espanyol Polo Grounds 16328
1
July 13, 1961 1961 II
RCD Espanyol 2 - 7 Red Star Belgrade Polo Grounds 16328
1
Smallest crowds
date
season
group
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
June 13, 1961 1961 I
Karlsruher SC 1 - 2 Montreal Concordia Montreal, QC 1000
1
June 21, 1964 1964 I
Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 EC Bahia Downing Stadium 1358
1
June 9, 1960 1960 I
FC Bayern Munich 1 - 2 New York Americans Roosevelt Stadium 1760
1
July 7, 1965 1965 II
Kilmarnock F.C. 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Downing Stadium 2278
1
June 23, 1965 1965 I
Varese 2 - 2 West Ham United Downing Stadium 2475
1
June 6, 1961 1961 I
Kilmarnock F.C. 4 - 2 Montreal Concordia Percival Molson Memorial Stad… 3000
1
May 26, 1960 1960 I
Glenavon F.C. 5 - 1 New York Americans Roosevelt Stadium 3000
1
July 26, 1961 1961 II
Rapid Vienna 0 - 3 Red Star Belgrade Polo Grounds 3106
1
July 26, 1961 1961 II
Hapoel Petah Tikva 1 - 4 RCD Espanyol Polo Grounds 3106
1
June 16, 1960 1960 I
Glenavon F.C. 2 - 3 OGC Nice Roosevelt Stadium 3391
1