games
with a crowd
average
total
270
56 (21%)
4,471
250,400
By season
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
1925: 7,900 average over 5 of 12 games 1926: 3,312 average over 8 of 19 games 1927: 7,786 average over 7 of 14 games 1928: 2,100 average over 7 of 24 games 1929: 4,500 average over 2 of 16 games 1930: 5,429 average over 7 of 12 games 1930 Fall: 2,500 average over 1 of 2 games 1940: 3,500 average over 2 of 2 games 1941: 3,500 average over 1 of 3 games 1942: 4,200 average over 5 of 6 games 1943: 3,500 average over 1 of 9 games 1944: 1,750 average over 2 of 13 games 1945: 3,000 average over 2 of 13 games 1946: 3,875 average over 4 of 22 games 1947: 3,200 average over 1 of 3 games 1949: 2,500 average over 1 of 13 games median 3,500
1925
1928
1930 Fall
1942
1945
1948
1951
1954
1957-1958
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
1925 12
5 (42%)
7,900
39,500
15,000
1926 19
8 (42%)
3,313
26,500
8,000
1927 14
7 (50%)
7,786
54,500
12,000
1928 24
7 (29%)
2,100
14,700
5,000
1929 16
2 (12%)
4,500
9,000
5,000
1930 12
7 (58%)
5,429
38,000
14,000
1930 Fall 2
1 (50%)
2,500
2,500
2,500
1940 2
2 (100%)
3,500
7,000
5,000
1941 3
1 (33%)
3,500
3,500
3,500
1942 6
5 (83%)
4,200
21,000
5,000
1943 9
1 (11%)
3,500
3,500
3,500
1944 13
2 (15%)
1,750
3,500
2,000
1945 13
2 (15%)
3,000
6,000
3,000
1946 22
4 (18%)
3,875
15,500
5,000
1947 3
1 (33%)
3,200
3,200
3,200
1948 6
— — — —
1949 13
1 (8%)
2,500
2,500
2,500
1950 19
— — — —
1951 17
— — — —
1952 7
— — — —
1953 16
— — — —
1954 3
— — — —
1955 5
— — — —
1957 7
— — — —
1957-1958 5
— — — —
1963 2
— — — —
By club, home games
club
home games
average
total
Providence Clamdiggers 1
10,000
10,000
Fall River Marksmen 8
8,750
70,000
Brooklyn Wanderers 7
5,500
38,500
Indiana Flooring 2
4,000
8,000
Hakoah All-Stars 2
3,750
7,500
New Bedford Whalers 2
3,100
6,200
New York Nationals 1
2,000
2,000
Newark Skeeters 1
1,000
1,000
32 of the 56 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
March 29, 1925 1925 Boston Wonder Workers 2 - 1 Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium 15000
1
May 4, 1930 1930 New York Soccer Club 1 - 1 New Bedford Whalers Mark's Stadium 14000
1
March 6, 1927 1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 - 1 Fall River Marksmen Mark's Stadium 12000
1
March 13, 1927 1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 - 1 Indiana Flooring Hawthorne Field 10000
1
Feb. 13, 1927 1927 New Bedford Whalers 3 - 5 Providence Clamdiggers Providence, RI 10000
1
March 15, 1925 1925 Fall River Marksmen 3 - 0 New Bedford Whalers Mark's Stadium 9000
1
April 3, 1927 1927 Boston Wonder Workers 3 - 0 Brooklyn Wanderers Hawthorne Field 8000
1
April 18, 1926 1926 Boston Wonder Workers 2 - 2 Fall River Marksmen Fall River, MA 8000
1
Feb. 15, 1925 1925 Fall River Marksmen 3 - 0 J & P Coats Fall River, MA 7000
1
Feb. 27, 1927 1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 - 1 Fall River Marksmen Hawthorne Field 7000
1
Smallest crowds
date
season
round
team
score
team
venue
attendance
sources
March 4, 1928 1928 sf
Bethlehem Steel 4 - 0 Newark Newark, NJ 1000
0
May 16, 1926 1926 Bethlehem Steel 3 - 9 New York Giants New York Oval 1000
2
March 4, 1928 1928 3
Bethlehem Steel 4 - 0 Newark Skeeters Newark, NJ 1000
3
Jan. 21, 1928 1928 1
New Bedford Whalers 1 - 0 Providence Clamdiggers New Bedford, MA 1200
0
Jan. 21, 1928 1928 1
New York Giants 1 - 0 Newark Skeeters Starlight Park 1500
1
April 9, 1944 1944 Brookhattan 4 - 4 New York Americans Starlight Park 1500
1
May 15, 1930 1930 Hakoah All-Stars 2 - 2 New York Nationals Polo Grounds 2000
1
Jan. 22, 1928 1928 1
Bethlehem Steel 0 - 1 New York Nationals Polo Grounds 2000
1
May 16, 1926 1926 Fall River Marksmen 4 - 0 Newark Skeeters Fall River, MA 2000
2
May 11, 1930 1930 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 - 6 New York Nationals Hawthorne Field 2000
1