Attendance figures from August and September

By James Gordon

More than 91,000 fans attended BetVictor Northern Premier games in August and September.

The league season kicked-off on August 17, with a total of 90 games taking place in the Premier Division across the first two calendar months of the campaign.

A combined total of 48,479 watched the 79 Premier Division fixtures, with FC United posting the highest attendance - 1,809 at at home to Hyde United.

FC United boast the best average league crowd so far, at 1,580, just ahead of South Shields (1,328) and Scarborough Athletic (1,051).

In the BetVictor Northern Premier N/West Division, Workington posted the highest crowd of 641 for their August Bank Holiday game against Pontefract Collieries.

An overall average of 305 has watched the 79 games so far, totalling 24,105 spectators across the two months.

The average in the BetVictor Northern Premier S/East Division is 230, from a total of 18,898 across 82 games.

Ilkeston Town are the best supported team in the division, averaging 532 per game so far, with their highest coming against Belper Town also the best for the league at 663.

Figures compiled by league statistician and historian Dominic McKenzie

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