How Leeds United's attendances compared to Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday & others amid Championship record

Leeds United fans contributed to a record-breaking Championship season.

Leeds United fans played their part in a record-breaking season for the English Football League (EFL), which became the highest-attended league body in Europe. More than 21.5million supporters went through the turnstiles across the Championship, League One and League two, with the EFL overtaking Germany’s two-tier offering from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.

More than half of that total figure came from fans attending Championship fixtures, with more than 12.7million present at second-tier games - and a large portion of those fans will be of a Leeds persuasion. Support for Daniel Farke’s side was incredible from week one to week 46 and through to the play-offs, even after last month’s heart-breaking play-off final defeat against Southampton.

Below, the YEP has taken a look at the average home attendance of each Championship team, and it will come as no surprise that Elland Road is right up there with the best-attended.

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