With fans back in the stands, we look at every attendance in the FA Cup, EFL and non league including the biggest of the weekend.
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.
The weekend saw the most highly anticipated clashes, local derbies, managerial debuts and with that in mind, you can see all the scores too.
Emirates FA Cup Third Round
1) Liverpool (2) 4-0 (0) Accrington Stanley – 60,261
2) Arsenal (0) 1-1 (3-5p) (0) Manchester United – 60,109
3) Newcastle United (1) 3-1 (1) Bromley – 52,088
4) Manchester City (3) 8-0 (0) Salford City – 50,000*
5) Aston Villa (0) 2-1 (1) West Ham United – 40,989
6) Chelsea (1) 5-0 (0) Morecambe – 38,998
7) Everton (1) 2-0 (0) Peterborough United – 38,895
8) Leeds United (0) 1-0 (0) Harrogate Town – 35,584
9) Nottingham Forest (1) 2-0 (0) Luton Town – 29,445
10) Leicester City (3) 6-2 (2) Queens Park Rangers – 28,242
11) Ipswich Town (3) 3-0 (0) Bristol Rovers – 27,678
12) Norwich City (0) 0-4 (2) Brighton & Hove Albion – 24,738
13) Bristol City (1) 1-2 (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers – 23,485
14) Crystal Palace (1) 1-0 (0) Stockport County – 21,014
15) Coventry City (1) 1-1 (4-3p) (0) Sheffield Wednesday – 20,906
16) Birmingham City (1) 2-1 (0) Lincoln City – 17,042
17) Middlesbrough (0) 0-1 (0) Blackburn Rovers – 16,794
18) Brentford (0) 0-1 (0) Plymouth Argyle – 16,790
19) Fulham (1) 4-1 (1) Watford – 15,981
20) Sunderland (0) 1-2 (1) Stoke City – 15,744
21) Southampton 3-0 Swansea City – 15,300
22) AFC Bournemouth (3) 5-1 (1) West Bromwich Albion – 11,000*
23) Hull City (0) 1-1 (4-5p) (0) Doncaster Rovers – 10,032
24) Reading (0) 1-3 (0) Burnley – 7,039
25) Exeter City (2) 3-1 (1) Oxford United – 6,149
26) Sheffield United (0) 0-1 (1) Cardiff City – 6,126
27) Wycombe Wanderers (2) 2-0 (0) Portsmouth – 5,240
28) Tamworth (0) 0-3 (0) Tottenham Hotspur – 3,720
Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge – TBC
Leyton Orient v Derby County – TBC
Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic – TBC
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic – TBC
Sky Bet League One
Rotherham United (2) 3-1 (0) Bolton Wanderers – 10,258
Sky Bet League Two
Swindon Town (0) 0-0 (0) Crewe Alexandra – 6,638
Walsall (2) 5-1 (1) Tranmere Rovers – 5,164
Vanarama National League
Boston United (1) 2-2 (1) Ebbsfleet United – 1,909
Yeovil Town (1) 1-1 (0) Woking – 3,188
Vanarama National League North
Buxton (2) 2-4 (3) Chester – 1,012
Rushall Olympic (0) 2-1 (1) Scunthorpe United – 716
Vanarama National League South
Torquay United (1) 3-1 (0) Welling United – 3,794
Maidstone United (1) 4-0 (0) Enfield Town – 2,659
Weston-super-Mare (0) 0-0 (0) St Albans City – 1,694
Eastbourne Borough (0) 0-0 (0) Truro City – 1,170
Weymouth (1) 2-3 (2) Dorking Wanderers – 1,039
Tonbridge Angels (0) 1-1 (1) Chippenham Town – 935
Hemel Hempstead Town (1) 4-1 (0) Slough Town – 863
Aveley (1) 1-1 (0) Chesham United – 437
Northern Premier League – Premier Division
Basford United (1) 1-1 (1) Gainsborough Trinity – 379
Macclesfield (1) 2-0 (0) FC United of Manchester – 3,451
Isthmian League – Premier Division
Bowers & Pitsea (1) 1-2 (1) Cray Valley PM – 364
Chatham Town (1) 3-1 (1) Wingate & Finchley – 1,287
Cray Wanderers (1) 1-0 (0) Potters Bar Town – 761
Horsham (0) 1-0 (0) Billericay Town – 1,544
Southern League – Premier Central
Bedford Town (1) 2-3 (0) AFC Telford United – 1,061
Harborough Town (1) 1-0 (0) Hitchin Town – 402
Southern League – Premier South
Basingstoke Town 2-0 Winchester City – 812
Gosport Borough 1-1 Taunton Town – 840
Merthyr Town (0) 0-0 (0) Dorchester Town – 1,428
Plymouth Parkway 2-3 Swindon Supermarine – 391
Wimborne Town 3-1 Marlow – 586
Northern Premier League – Midlands Division
Boldmere St Michaels (1) 2-1 (0) Shepshed Dynamo – 192
Coleshill Town (1) 2-1 (1) Grantham Town – 125
Sporting Khalsa (0) 0-1 (0) Quorn – 187
Isthmian League – North Division
Brentwood Town (1) 3-0 (0) Witham Town – 493
Haringey Borough (1) 1-2 (2) Mildenhall Town – 410
Heybridge Swifts (0) 0-2 (1) Felixstowe & Walton United – 352
Redbridge (1) 3-0 (0) Walthamstow – 212
Isthmian League – South Central Division
Ashford Town (Middx) (1) 1-2 (0) Ascot United – 156
Moneyfields (4) 5-0 (0) Binfield – 217
Rayners Lane (0) 1-2 (0) Kingstonian – 204
Guernsey (0) 2-2 (0) Badshot Lea – 599
Isthmian League – South East Division
Ashford United (1) 2-3 (2) Three Bridges – 455
Lancing (2) 2-0 (0) Herne Bay – 353
Margate (0) 1-2 (0) Sevenoaks Town – 418
Southern League – Central Division
Beaconsfield Town 1-3 Leighton Town – 130
Ware 1-3 Real Bedford – 330
Southern League – South Division
Bishops Cleeve 3-3 Bristol Manor Farm – 330
Exmouth Town 1-0 Tavistock – 279
Malvern Town 3-2 Bemerton Heath Harlequins – 268
Mousehole AFC 2-0 Thatcham Town – 201
Isuzu FA Vase Fourth Round
Sutton United (Birmingham) (10) 2-4 Bourne Town (9) – 1,700
AFC Whyteleafe (9) 5-0 Dereham Town (9) – 458
Portishead Town (9) 0–4 AFC Stoneham (9) – 480
Roman Glass St George (9) 1-0 Andover New Street (9) – 236
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.
