Joined a group mainly about old lost grounds on fb, a guy always posts scores/ attendances in every league from random times over the last 30 years or so. Quite surprised to see how low some are compared to nowadays…..
Birmingham forest less than 13000, Everton 17000, Sunderland Man City 15000, spurs 23,000, Chelsea v Blackburn less than 7000 in what’s now the championship……

Saturday February 26th 1983

Division 1
BIRMINGHAM CITY v FOREST
12,987

BRIGHTON & HA v STOKE
14,937

EVERTON V SWANSEA
17,112

Ipswich v Luton Town
18,615

MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL
57,397

NOTTS COUNTY v COVENTRY CITY.
8,689

SUNDERLAND v MANCHESTER CITY
15,144

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v ASTON VILLA
23,342

WEST BROMWICH ALBION v ARSENAL
13923

WATFORD V VILLA
19238

WEST HAM UNITED v SOUTHAMPTON
19626

Championship / div 2

BARNSLEY V ROTHERHAM UNITED
13,941

BOLTON V MIDDLESBROUGH
5,598

BURNLEY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
7,022

CARLISLE UNITED v LEEDS UNITED
6,419

CHELSEA v BLACKBURN ROVERS
6,982

DERBY COUNTY v GRIMSBY TOWN
12,775

FULHAM v NEWCASTLE UNITED
14,277

LEICESTER V WOLVES
13,530

OLDHAM ATHLETIC v CRYSTAL PALACE
9,780

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY. V CAMBRIDGE UNITED
12,815

SHREWSBURY TOWN v QUEENS PARK RANGERS
4,397