A big home following doesn’t guarantee victory, just like tiny crowds don’t mean success cannot follow.
There’s some big clubs in huge clubs in the Championship, clubs with long and rich histories in English football who have had big attendances down the years.
It means many record crowds for the vast majority of the division is unlikely to ever be beaten.
But just how different would the current Championship table look if it was based on each club’s record home attendance.
Using home games only, in all competitions, we have brought you the answers, running from lowest to highest.
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5. Reading - 33,042
A crowd of 33,042 packed in to Elm Park to see Reading v Brentford in an FA Cup fifth round tie on 19 February 1927. Photo: Ryan Pierse
6. Watford - 34,099
A crowd of 34,099 watched Watford against Manchester United in an FA Cup fourth round replay on 3 February 1969. Photo: Richard Heathcote
7. Blackpool - 38,098
38,098 went to Bloomfield Road for a First Division game with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 19 September 1955. Photo: Lewis Storey
8. QPR - 41.097
QPR's best crowd is 41,097 against Leeds United at White City Stadium in the FA Cup third round on 9 January 1932. Photo: Julian Finney