This is where Preston North End would be if the Championship table was based on attendance figures
ALSO READ: Jordan Hugill hopes to say proper goodbye to Preston North End fans on return to Deepdale with MiddlesbroughWith nine matches down, Leeds United would still top the standings if attendance rather than points determined the final table but Preston North End would be off the bottom.
The average number of fans through the turnstiles at Deepdale this campaign has been 13,649, which would put them 18th in the league, just ahead of Blackburn Rovers.
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Hide AdElland Road has had the most fans so far this term with 33,154 per match, followed by Aston Villa’s Villa Park on 32,262 and Nottingham Forest’s City Ground with 27,266.
In the real league table, Aston Villa’s slow start to the season means they are down in 13th place, while Forest are ninth.
Sheffield United, currently fourth in the Championship, would slide to sixth place with average an average gate of 24,383 so far in 2018/19.
Stoke City and West Brom, who were both relegated from the Premier League last season, would be sandwiched between the two Sheffield clubs.
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Hide AdThe Baggies sit in seventh place while the Potters occupy eighth with an average of 23,805 fans so far this season.
Here’s the average home attendance table in full:
1. Leeds United – 33,154
2. Aston Villa – 32,262
3. Nottingham Forest – 27,266
4. Norwich City – 25,166
5. Derby County – 25,124
6. Sheffield United – 24,383
7. West Bromwich Albion – 23,890
8. Stoke City – 23,805
9. Sheffield Wednesday – 23,042
10. Middlesbrough – 22,768
11. Birmingham City – 21,657
12. Bristol City – 20,539
13. Swansea City – 20,064
14. Ipswich Town – 18,421
15. Millwall – 14,562
16. Bolton Wanderers – 14.091
17. Reading – 13,965
18. Preston North End – 13,649
19. Blackburn Rovers – 13,283
20. Hull City – 12,560
21. QPR – 12,534
22. Wigan – 10,875
23. Brentford – 10,142
24. Rotherham – 9,332