Sheffield Wednesday kicked off the League One season at Charlton Athletic way back in August and welcomed over 24,000 for the first Hillsborough date against SOuth Yorkshire rivals Doncaster Rovers.
But how do the Owls’ attendances stack up against those of their rivals, such as fellow former Premier League clubs Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic? Who has the smallest attendances?
In reverse order and according to renowned football statistics compiler Transfermarkt, here is every League One club’s average attendance so far this season – some of the numbers may just surprise you…
But how do the Owls’ attendances stack up against those of their rivals, such as fellow former Premier League clubs Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic? Who has the smallest attendances?
![While on the field the battle to remain in the third tier goes on, off the field all is grand at AFC Wimbledon, who continue to thrive as a sustainable and fan-run club. This season's average attendance of 7,519 is an all-time high for the phoenix club.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM2ZWZiZjZjLTJkZjMtNGEwNy04MDRjLTM2OTc0MjBiYzVlYjozYzg0ZjVjMS01YzVlLTQ5YmYtYTUwYS1mN2ZlNzM3YmZiYTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. 13th: AFC Wimbledon 7,519
While on the field the battle to remain in the third tier goes on, off the field all is grand at AFC Wimbledon, who continue to thrive as a sustainable and fan-run club. This season's average attendance of 7,519 is an all-time high for the phoenix club. Photo: Jacques Feeney
![Unlucky to miss out on promotion to the championship last year after a late surge into the playoffs, Oxford's average attendance plumps them bang in the midtable to the league run-down.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM1ZjM2NmM3LTg3YjQtNDVhOS1hNTg4LTUyNDZiNmJiYTU5ODpjYjU2YzE0Yy02NDAwLTRhZTYtYmM2NC1iODI2ZjRmMmYzYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. 12th: Oxford United 8,058
Unlucky to miss out on promotion to the championship last year after a late surge into the playoffs, Oxford's average attendance plumps them bang in the midtable to the league run-down. Photo: Alex Burstow
![Surprise strugglers this time out, Lincoln's attendance has pretty much quadrupled since they got back into the football league. But it is down a touch on the 2019/20 season.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI4ZDA2Mzk2LTJlYzEtNDFkOS1iOWUwLTBlODRmYjFjMWM0MDphNzZmOTgxYS0yNTQyLTQ1YWQtYTI3Yi1jMjkzNDM4NzIwYzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. 11th: Lincoln City 8,638
Surprise strugglers this time out, Lincoln's attendance has pretty much quadrupled since they got back into the football league. But it is down a touch on the 2019/20 season. Photo: Laurence Griffiths
![Set up in a vast 30,000-seater stadium, MK's fanchise is still building towards the sort of crowds Wimbledon used to achieve.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJkNDRmMDQ5LWZhOWUtNGIwZC1hZTU0LTc2MWU1ZjkyNGZkYjowMzhiYzNiNS1kMzdmLTQxNDgtYmNlZi1kNjFmYTlmZmU3MWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. 10th: MK Dons 9,067
Set up in a vast 30,000-seater stadium, MK's fanchise is still building towards the sort of crowds Wimbledon used to achieve. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS