South Shields top attendance charts

They were responsible for nine of the top 10 attended games this season, including eight home games and their visit to Scarborough.

Scarborough also enjoyed a four-figure average, with 1,092, while two other clubs made it past 500 in Gainsborough Trinity (578) and Stafford Rangers (571).

In the East Division, all of the top 10 attendances came at either Morpeth Town or Ossett United, who were the top two best supported teams.

There was more of a spread in the West Division, with games at Atherton Collieries, Prescot Cables, Runcorn Linnets, Mossley, Radcliffe and Leek Town all making it in to the top 10.

Top 10 averages - Premier Division

1 - South Shields - 1,502
2 - Scarborough - 1,092
3 - Gainsborough - 578
4 - Stafford Rangers - 571
5 - Buxton - 476
6 - Matlock Town - 445
7 - Nantwich Town - 421
8 - Marine - 418
9 - Hyde - 414
10 - Warrington Town - 405

Overall: 207,683

Top 10 attendances - Premier Division

22/04 - South Shields v Scarborough - 2,061
19/01 - South Shields v Farsley Celtic - 2,013
16/02 - South Shields v Warrington Town - 1,993
27/08 - Scarborough v Whitby Town - 1,976
23/03 - South Shields v Hyde United - 1,857
26/01 - South Shields v Whitby Town - 1,830
17/11 - South Shields v Mickleover Sports - 1,749
18/08 - South Shields v Witton Albion - 1,677
26/12 - Scarborough v South Shields - 1,608
09/02 - South Shields v Bamber Bridge - 1,582

Top 10 averages - East Division

1 - Morpeth Town - 488
2 - Ossett United - 473
3 - Cleethorpes Town - 351
4 - Sheffield - 315
5 - Tadcaster Albion - 286
6 - Stamford - 274
7 - Brighouse Town - 247
8 - Belper Town - 241
9 - Wisbech Town - 220
10 - Pontefract Collieries - 217

Overall: 79,989

Top 10 attendances - East Division

22/04 - Morpeth v Marske - 972
13/04 - Morpeth v Pontefract - 950
01/01 - Morpeth v Tadcaster - 712
02/03 - Morpeth v Spalding - 650
23/02 - Ossett v Morpeth - 638
01/01 - Ossett v Brighouse - 618
22/04 - Ossett v Pontefract - 606
05/01 - Ossett v Sheffield - 586
16/02 - Morpeth v Sheffield - 572
23/03 - Ossett v Wisbech - 552

Top 10 averages - West Division

1 - Prescot Cables - 400
2 - Runcorn Linnets - 393
3 - Mossley - 380
4 - Leek Town - 351
5 - Atherton Collieries - 320
6 - Radcliffe - 287
7 - Trafford - 274
8 - Clitheroe - 249
= - Ramsbottom United - 249
10 - Glossop North End - 240

Overall: 91,452

Top 10 attendances - West Division

22/04 - Atherton v Trafford - 843
20/10 - Prescot v Runcorn - 743
22/04 - Runcorn v Widnes - 636
30/03 - Atherton v Radcliffe - 611
23/02 - Prescot v Atherton - 609
16/02 - Prescot v Kidsgrove - 551
10/11 - Mossley v Kidsgrove - 550
22/04 - Mossley v Glossop - 526