Championship Attendances Down...QPR Attendances Increase

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The Football League announced an increase in attendance at Football League games as a whole, although in the Championship as a whole there was a decline (a point the League statement doesn't actually accentuate! "Championship: Total: 9,396,316 (10,058,018) Average: 17,022 (18,221) % Change: -6.6%" For QPR itself, attendances were up again by 1,000 a game over the 2006-2007 season - although they are the 9th worst (or 16th best) in the Championship:

QPR's Attendance Numbers
2007/08 13,958
2006/07 12,936
2005/06 13,440
2004/05 16,055
2003/04 14,784 (Promotion season)
2002/03 13,206
[See QPR Stats as a whole, compared to 2006/07)

Football League - LEAGUE CROWDS BREAK 16m BARRIER YET AGAIN
Crowds at matches in the Coca-Cola Football League have broken the sixteen million barrier for the fourth consecutive season. In total, more than 16.2m supporters attended the 1,656 matches played during 2007/08.
The Football League has enjoyed a sustained period of attendance growth since the mid-eighties with crowds more than doubling in that time. In recent seasons gates have reached their highest levels for nearly 50 years.
The Coca-Cola Championship is now the 4th most watched League in Europe, with its total audience of 9.4m fans being bettered only by the Premiership, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.
Audiences for matches in The League's top division averaged 17,022 during 2007/08 with 195 matches being watched by a crowd of more than 20,000 and six by more than 30,000.
This season also saw Coca-Cola League 1 record its highest set of attendance figures for 36 years with nearly four and a half million fans going through the turnstiles. In total, crowds rose by 6.7%, taking the average crowds up to just under the 8,000 mark.
There was similar good news in Coca-Cola League 2, where a 5.1% increase took average crowds beyond the 4,300 mark.
It was also another good season for The League's two showpiece Cup competitions. Crowds for matches in the Carling Cup and Johnstone's Paint Trophy rose by 21.2% and 13.7% respectively.
In welcoming these figures Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney said:
"These are another set of impressive figures. I would like to offer my appreciation to everybody that has gone to watch League football this season. Our competitions thrive on the passion and loyalty that fans give to their clubs.
"I would also like to congratulate League clubs on the efforts they have made to fill their grounds. On the pitch, they have provided another season of exciting, competitive football. Off the pitch, innovative community programmes have enabled clubs to engage better with people living locally.
"It is particularly encouraging that more families and young supporters are attending our matches. Through The League's 'Fans of the Future' initiative, our clubs are making a real effort to get the next generation of fans watching their local League clubs.
"In its first three seasons 'Fans of the Future' has enabled more than 750,000 youngsters to watch matches for free or at significantly reduced prices."

2007/08 Football League Attendance Figures

Figures for 2006/07 in brackets

Coca-Cola Football League:
Total: 16,204,795 (16,473,930)
Average: 9,786 (9,948)
% Change: -1.6%

Coca-Cola Championship:
Total: 9,396,316 (10,058,018)
Average: 17,022 (18,221)
% Change: -6.6%

Coca-Cola League 1:
Total: 4,411,413 (4,135,690)
Average: 7,992 (7,492)
% Change: +6.7%

Coca-Cola League 2:
Total: 2,397,066 (2,280,222)
Average: 4,343 (4,131)
% Change: +5.1%

Carling Cup:
Total: 1,333,889 (1,100,403)
Average: 14,343 (11,832)
% Change: +21.2%

Johnstone's Paint Trophy:
Total: 240, 003 (211,047)
Average: 4,898 (4,307)
% Change: +13.7%
Attendances


Championship Attendances
Club High High Opponent Low Low Opponent Average

Sheffield Utd 31760 Sheffield Wed(08/04/08) 3161 Watford(29/01/08) 25630
Norwich City 25497 QPR(26/04/08) 23176 Scunthorpe(02/10/07) 24527
Leicester City 31892 Sheffield Wed(26/04/08) 19264 Preston(04/03/08) 23508
Wolves 27883 WBA(15/04/08) 20763 Burnley(08/12/07) 23498
Charlton 26337 Watford(16/02/08) 20737 Sheffield Utd(27/11/07) 23159
WBA 27493 Wolves(25/11/07) 18310 Barnsley(01/09/07) 22311
Ipswich Town 29656 Norwich City(13/04/08) 17938 Leicester City(11/12/07) 21932
Sheffield Wed 36208 Norwich City(04/05/08) 17211 Charlton(12/02/08) 21418
Southampton 31957 Sheffield Utd(04/05/08)17741 Leicester City(11/03/08) 21253
Coventry City 27992 Wolves(26/04/08) 14036 Scunthorpe(27/11/07) 19123
Hull City 24350 Crystal Palace(26/04/08) 14822 Coventry City(29/01/08) 18024
Watford 18698 QPR(29/12/07) 15021 Burnley(27/11/07) 16876
Stoke City 26609 Leicester City(04/05/08) 11147 QPR(27/11/07) 16823
Bristol City 19332 Wolves(12/04/08) 12474 Scunthorpe(25/08/07) 16275
Crystal Palace 23950 Burnley(04/05/08) 13048 Preston(27/11/07) 16030
QPR 18309 WBA(04/05/08) 10514 Norwich City(08/10/07) 13958
Cardiff City 18840 Stoke City(11/08/07) 11006 Colchester(08/12/07) 13938
Plymouth 17511 Watford(22/03/08) 10451 Crystal Palace(02/10/07) 13000
Preston 17807 Blackpool(08/12/07) 10279 Southampton(02/10/07) 12753
Burnley 16843 Blackpool(15/09/07) 9779 Coventry City(26/02/08) 12380
Barnsley 18257 Sheffield Wed(01/03/08) 8531 Blackpool(05/11/07) 11424
Blackpool 9640 Watford(04/05/08) 7214 Cardiff City(11/12/07) 8860
Scunthorpe 8801 Sheffield Utd(01/09/07) 4407 Blackpool(03/12/07) 6434
Colchester 6300 Stoke City(26/04/08) 4450 Barnsley(18/08/07) 5508

Club-by-club Championship Attendance