Best Attended UK Clubs : 1981 - 2024 (7th & 8th Are Hull KR & Castleford)

The series "Best Attended UK Clubs : 1981 - 2024" looks at which clubs have the highest attendances but also the evolution that has occurred over the period. A club must have been in the top flight for at least half of the seasons and featured in each decade to be considered. We continue with Hull KR and the Castleford Tigers, both from Yorkshire.

7) Hull KR. Average 7,077.

It's a club that's had its ups and downs on the field as we can see. However, no one could question the support of its fans. The Robins represent the east side of the city of Hull (we've already had the west side story). Since Super League was introduced, crowds have been up 39%. Success in 2024 has them humming although it's attendance is a good estimate.

8) Castleford Tigers. Average 6,244.

With a 40,000 population, Cas' boxes well above it's weight regarding people through the gate. Over the past 40 odd years, it has had a strong following but still managed to add 41% to the attendance average since SL was introduced. I can't help but feel it has hit a ceiling and retaining its strong support would be the goal of the Tigers. Maybe this is as good as it gets.

In the chart, Hull KR was in a lower division for quite a few years, Castleford less so. That doesn't affect the average as only years that the team was in the top flight competition count. The green column is annual averages and the blue column is the average over each decade. Covid didn't allow the years 2020 and 2021 to be included.

Others in the series can be seen by clicking on the following rankings:

1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th, 9th & 10th, 11th & 12th, Summary.