With fans back in the stands, we look at every attendance in Europe, EFL and non league including the biggest in midweek.
It was a busy few days of football with supporters up and down the country going through the turnstiles to watch their sides all in action.
We saw the most highly anticipated clashes, local derbies, managerial debuts and with that in mind, you can see all the scores too.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL:
Bayern Munich (0) 1-2 (1) Inter Milan – 75,000
Arsenal (0) 3-0 (0) Real Madrid – 60,110
Barcelona (1) 4-0 (0) Borussia Dortmund – 49,760
Paris St Germain (1) 3-1 (1) Aston Villa – 47,511
EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL:
FK Bodø/Glimt v Lazio
Lyon v Manchester United
Rangers v Athletic Bilbao
Tottenham Hotspur v Eintracht Frankfurt
CONFERENCE LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL:
Celje v Fiorentina
Djurgårdens v Rapid Vienna
Legia Warsaw v Chelsea
Real Betis v Jagiellonia Białystok
CHAMPIONSHIP:
1) Middlesbrough (0) 0-1 (1) Leeds United – 28,729
2) Coventry City (0) 1-0 (0) Portsmouth – 28,411
3) Derby County (0) 0-0 (0) Burnley – 27,584
4) Norwich City (0) 0-0 (0) Sunderland – 26,320
5) Sheffield United (0) 0-1 (1) Millwall – 25,775
6) Bristol City (0) 2-1 (0) West Bromwich Albion – 24,734
7) Stoke City (0) 1-1 (0) Luton Town – 21,226
8) Watford (0) 1-0 (0) Hull City – 17,268
9) Blackburn Rovers (0) 2-2 (2) Sheffield Wednesday – 15,575
10) Swansea City (3) 3-0 (0) Plymouth Argyle – 14,978
11) Preston North End (1) 2-2 (0) Cardiff City – 13,293
12) Oxford United (0) 1-3 (2) Queens Park Rangers – 11,509
CHAMPIONSHIP AWAY:
1) Sheffield Wednesday fans at Blackburn Rovers – 4,247
2) Leeds United fans at Middlesbrough – 2,622
3) West Bromwich Albion fans at Bristol City – 2,464
4) Portsmouth fans at Coventry City – 2,445
5) Burnley fans at Derby County – 2,212
6) Queens Park Rangers fans at Oxford United – 1,521
7) Sunderland fans at Norwich City – 1,489
8) Luton Town fans at Stoke City – 1,191
9) Plymouth Argyle fans at Swansea City – 1,087
10) Hull City fans at Watford – 700*
11) Millwall fans at Sheffield United – 456*
12) Cardiff City fans at Preston North End – 443
Sheffield Wednesday fans at Blackburn tonight #SWFC pic.twitter.com/W6mZ6b7Ua7
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) April 8, 2025
LEAGUE ONE:
1) Bolton Wanderers (0) 0-1 (1) Rotherham United – 19,218
2) Huddersfield Town (0) 0-1 (0) Wycombe Wanderers – 17,297
3) Peterborough United (1) 1-2 (2) Birmingham City – 10,640
4) Mansfield Town (1) 2-3 (1) Leyton Orient – 6,980
5) Exeter City (0) 1-1 (0) Wigan Athletic – 5,382
6) Shrewsbury Town (0) 1-3 (1) Reading – 4,956
LEAGUE ONE AWAY:
1) Birmingham City fans at Peterborough United – 3,739
2) Reading fans at Shrewsbury Town – 596
3) Rotherham United fans at Bolton Wanderers – 318
4) Wycombe Wanderers fans at Huddersfield Town – 280
5) Leyton Orient fans at Mansfield Town – 201
6) Wigan Athletic fans at Exeter City – 186
Birmingham fans at Peterborough tonight #BCFC pic.twitter.com/rWpmUeYw1j
— The Away Ends (@_theawayends) April 8, 2025
LEAGUE TWO:
Chesterfield (0) 1-1 (1) Gillingham – 7,810
LEAGUE TWO AWAY:
Gillingham fans at Chesterfield – 340
Vanarama National League
Aldershot Town (1) 2-0 (0) AFC Fylde – 1,460
Wealdstone (1) 1-0 (0) Boston United – 1,405
Woking (0) 1-1 (1) Rochdale – 1,853
Vanarama National League North
Curzon Ashton (0) 0-3 (0) Spennymoor Town – 328
Southern League – Premier South
Taunton Town 1-1 AFC Totton – 497
Northern Premier League – East Division
Cleethorpes Town (2) 6-0 (0) Sherwood Colliery – 452
Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
Anstey Nomads (0) 3-2 (1) Sporting Khalsa – 234
Isthmian League – South East Division
Beckenham Town (0) 2-0 (0) Herne Bay – 236
Southern League – Central Division
Kings Langley 2-2 Biggleswade – 94
Northwood 3-2 Thame United – 117
Southern League – South Division
Falmouth Town 0-1 Bishops Cleeve – 273
Exmouth Town 1-2 Bemerton Heath Harlequins – 230
FA STATEMENT:
The FA, Premier League and EFL are together introducing new measures and stronger sanctions across the game to tackle the increased anti-social and criminal behaviours recently seen within football grounds and underline the importance of a safe matchday environment.
The new set of actions, which will be implemented across all English football leagues and backed by the Football Supporters’ Association, will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects – as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour.
These acts are dangerous, illegal and have severe consequences. They have no place in football, or anywhere.
All identified offenders will be reported by clubs to the police and prosecution could result in a permanent criminal record, which may affect their employment and education, and could result in a prison sentence. The FA will also be enforcing a tougher charging and sanctioning policy for clubs, which will reinforce these measures.
Furthermore, anyone who enters the pitch and those identified carrying or using pyrotechnics or smoke bombs will now receive an automatic club ban. These bans could also be extended to accompanying parents or guardians of children who take part in these activities.
The safety of everyone attending a matchday is the game’s collective priority. We know the behaviours carried out by some fans last season do not represent the majority of supporters and they risk ruining the fantastic experience of a football match for everyone. Therefore, we are working with clubs to highlight the important role that fans, clubs, players and coaches all have to play in helping to create a safe environment.
Our strong and collective approach reflects how seriously we all view this issue and the severity of the risks. Nobody should be intimidated or assaulted in their workplace. The pitch must remain safe for players, managers and match officials, just as the stands should be for supporters.
To further support this action, the FA, Premier League and EFL are working with police forces, the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU), and the Crown Prosecution Service to establish a new principle for cases relating to pyrotechnics and smoke bombs, as well as entering the pitch without permission. This will mean cooperating to achieve a prosecution in these cases will become the default response of the football authorities and criminal justice system, sending a clear and unambiguous message to all who break the law.
Other measures to be implemented include working with clubs to enhance search regimes and increased use of sniffer dogs at grounds. We will also be working in partnership with our clubs, players and managers, the Government, broadcasters, the police and social media platforms in seeking to discourage the further growth or acceptance of these behaviours across English football. This includes working with social media platforms to establish new ways of quicker removal of fan-generated videos of illegal behaviour at football matches, including violent offences and pitch invasions. It also includes asking the Government to reform regulations to restrict the supply of pyrotechnics and smoke bombs.
FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham said: “We all know about the fantastic and unique role that football can play in bringing communities together. However, the rise in anti-social behaviour that we saw in stadiums at the end of last season was entirely unacceptable and put people’s safety at risk. Together, English football has introduced new measures and stronger sanctions, for the start of the coming season, to send out a clear message that we will not tolerate this type of illegal and dangerous behaviour. Football stadiums must be a safe, inclusive and enjoyable environment for all, and it is the responsibility of everyone in the game, including governing bodies, clubs, players, coaches, and fans, to ensure that we all play our part in protecting our game and each other.”
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Everyone should feel safe and able to enjoy a football match. Together, with clubs and partners across football, we are making clear the type of incidents we saw last season must stop. If we don’t take collective and sustained action, it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured, or worse. These new measures are a strong response to a significant increase in fan behaviour issues, but we know it is the minority who have behaved unacceptably and unlawfully. Premier League football should be a fantastic experience for everyone and we don’t want matches to be marred by these sorts of events in the future.”
EFL Chief Executive Trevor Birch said: “This season sees new measures introduced and sanctions implemented that will serve to remind everyone attending games – but particularly the minority of people behaving in an offensive manner – that there are real life consequences for the criminal, dangerous and irresponsible conduct at football. It is wholly appropriate that these unacceptable behaviours will now be dealt with through a combination of police action and automatic club bans. There is nothing like going to watch your team live and that is why the English professional game has taken strong collective action, to ensure the match day experience remains a safe and welcoming environment for all including fans, players, club staff and match officials.”
Football Supporters’ Association Chief Executive Kevin Miles said: “We are contacted by supporters on a fairly regular basis who have been caught jumping on the pitch, or with pyro in the stands, and without exception they regret doing it. Whether they had positive intentions or not is irrelevant in the eyes of the law – pyro and pitch incursions are illegal, you will be prosecuted and you will be banned by your club.”
To support this new package of policies and actions, today marks the launch of an all-football campaign. ‘Love football. Protect the game’ will make clear the consequences of, and sanctions for, illegal and dangerous behaviour as we seek to urge fans to help us protect the game and keep everyone safe.
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