Over 16.35m fans attended the 1,656 matches played in the 2008-09 season over all three divisions, an increase of 1% on the previous year.
Crowds for matches in League One averaged more than 7,500.
League One attendances are 40% greater than those in Germany and more than three times higher than those recorded in Italy and France.
Southend, with an average attendance of 7,850, finished 6th in the League One attendance table, beating the overall average by 291, phew!
The Championship is currently the fourth most watched league in Europe, with a total audience of 9.9m fans.
Attendances at matches in the Championship rose by 5% during 2008-09 and averaged 17,891.
That figure is likely to be bettered only by the Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.
While in League Two the figure was 4,110. These sort of crowds, even in the fourth tier of the English pyramid, are almost three times those of German football and four times those of the Italian game.
Altogether, these are numbers that continue to dwarf those at comparable levels of the game in Europe's other major footballing nations.
Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney commented on the figures: "Attracting more than 16m fans to matches for the fifth consecutive season is further proof that Football League clubs provide an outstanding experience for supporters. I am particularly encouraged that more and more families are going to watch their local League club. Given the prevailing financial climate, maintaining this progress will be a significant challenge for clubs. A number of clubs are already using innovative pricing policies to enable them to continue making live football accessible to everyone in their local community."
Crowds for matches in League One averaged more than 7,500.
League One attendances are 40% greater than those in Germany and more than three times higher than those recorded in Italy and France.
Southend, with an average attendance of 7,850, finished 6th in the League One attendance table, beating the overall average by 291, phew!
| 1 | Leeds United | 543,696 | 23,638 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 465,825 | 20,253 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 305,847 | 13,297 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 242,662 | 10,550 |
| 5 | Millwall | 218,850 | 9,118 |
| 6 | Southend United | 180,550 | 7,850 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 174,773 | 7,598 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 172,473 | 7,498 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 164,923 | 7,170 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 144,155 | 6,267 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 140,979 | 6,129 |
| 12 | Brighton | 140,120 | 6,092 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 133,868 | 5,820 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 129,628 | 5,636 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 119,602 | 5,200 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 122,072 | 5,086 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 116,943 | 5,084 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 107,912 | 4,691 |
| 19 | Walsall | 105,154 | 4,571 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 104,349 | 4,536 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 101,739 | 4,423 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 88,644 | 3,854 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 88,202 | 3,834 |
| 24 | Hereford United | 75,205 | 3,269 |
Coca Cola Football League One - Unofficial Average Attendance: 7,559 |
The Championship is currently the fourth most watched league in Europe, with a total audience of 9.9m fans.
Attendances at matches in the Championship rose by 5% during 2008-09 and averaged 17,891.
That figure is likely to be bettered only by the Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.
While in League Two the figure was 4,110. These sort of crowds, even in the fourth tier of the English pyramid, are almost three times those of German football and four times those of the Italian game.
Altogether, these are numbers that continue to dwarf those at comparable levels of the game in Europe's other major footballing nations.
Football League Chairman Lord Mawhinney commented on the figures: "Attracting more than 16m fans to matches for the fifth consecutive season is further proof that Football League clubs provide an outstanding experience for supporters. I am particularly encouraged that more and more families are going to watch their local League club. Given the prevailing financial climate, maintaining this progress will be a significant challenge for clubs. A number of clubs are already using innovative pricing policies to enable them to continue making live football accessible to everyone in their local community."