EFL NEWS
By Tom Blackett
AWAY attendances are on the rise across the EFL, with the average away following across all 72 clubs increasing for a fourth consecutive year during the 2016/17 season.
The increase follows a comprehensive analysis of the submitted gate receipts across all 1,656 matches of an EFL season.
Average away fans at Sky Bet Championship games was 1,571, in Sky Bet League One it was 799 and in Sky Bet League Two, 484. It meant the average number of away fans at games was 951, a rise of six per cent.
Newcastle United (73,830) totalled the highest number of awa...