Championship away attendances: How Preston North End compare to Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers and rivals

Preston North End take over a 1,000 supporters to every away match in the Championship, according to the latest figures.

Numbers crunched by the Evening Post have revealed that on average there are 1,071 supporters that support the Lilywhites on the road. Those who follow the club on the road have yet to see an away win in the league this season, having witnessed four defeats and three draws.

The largest away following of the season so far is the 2,271 supporters that attended the goalless draw with Burnley at the start of October. For the trip to Swansea City, there were apparently 393 in the away end, which is the lowest following according to the figures provided.

There were over a 1,000 people in the away end at Fratton Park last Saturday as they witnessed a 3-1 defeat. When the international break is over, PNE have a home match against Derby County, but there are trips to Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, and QPR before Christmas.

We’ve managed to collate the figures of all 24 clubs in the Championship and put them into a table. Swansea have the lowest average away following this season in the division with an average of 763 supporters following their team on the road. Millwall are in the bottom three with them and neither they nor Swansea average a four figure away following. Watford are the final team in the bottom three with 1,036 supporting them away.

At the opposite end of the table, it comes as no surprise that Leeds United top the table. They tend to take a large away following to most grounds, and have 2,658 in attendance at each away match.

Newly promoted Derby County who visit Deepdale next week are just behind them with an average of 2,581. The Rams have been given an allocation of 3,405 for the fixture, and are priced at £30 for adults, so it’ll be interesting to see whether they sell out or not.

Sheffield United, Coventry City, Sunderland, and Sheffield Wednesday make up the top six. All four teams have an average of over 2,000 and already the Blades, and the Black Cats have visited Deepdale.

Championship away attendances

Swansea City - 763

Millwall - 874

Watford - 1,036

Preston North End - 1,071

Hull City - 1,125

Bristol City - 1,175

QPR - 1,298

Norwich City - 1,439

Cardiff City - 1,514

Luton Town - 1,527

Stoke City - 1,663

Plymouth Argyle - 1,717

Oxford United - 1,830

Blackburn Rovers - 1,839

Middlesbrough - 1,882

Burnley - 1,933

West Brom - 1,953

Pompey - 1,976

Sheffield Wednesday - 2,144

Sunderland - 2,214

Coventry City - 2,290

Sheffield United - 2,465

Derby County - 2,581

Leeds United - 2,658

*Figures come from the information provided by Fan Banter and The 72. The numbers have since been collated by ourselves with the averages worked out, and put into a table format.