§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the estimated total attendance at professional football matches in recent years.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI am informed that the total atendances at Football League and Football League cup matches for England and Wales during recent years were as follows:
Season League Attendances League Cup Attendances 1977–78 25,392,512 2,038,295 1976–77 26,182,800 2,236,636 1975–76 24,896,053 1,841,735 1974–75 25,577,977 1,901,094 1973–74 24,982,203 1,722,629 No precise figures are available for attendances at FA cup matches, but the Football Association estimates that cup ties in the third and subsequent rounds have been watched by about 1.8 million spectators in each of the last three seasons.