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Why are away attendances up in Championship?

Some restraint has been shown in prices for away fans in the Premier League after the 'twenty is plenty' campaign, but Championship prices can still be very high. Some Brentford fans were deterred by having to pay as much as £44 for a seat for the away game at Leeds. Add on travel costs etc. and you wouldn't have much change out of £100.

Nevertheless, away attendances in the EFL continue to rise. A health warning: these figures relate to last season when Newcastle United's Toon Army were on the march (73,380 away visits during the season). It's a far cry from the 73 Morecambe fans who travelled to Wycombe Wanderers last Saturday to see their team pull off a surprise 4-2 win featuring a 39-year old striker (Kevin Ellison) who scored twice.

The average number of away fans at EFL games last season was just under one thousand, a rise of six per cent. In the Championship the average was 1,571; in League One it was 799; and in League Two 484.

Sheffield United had the highest number of away fans in League One (55,616). Portsmouth's dedicated fans made 34,707 visits in League Two.

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