The average weekly attendance at the conclusion of 28 rounds stands at 8,570, generated by an aggregate attendance of 1,439,851 supporters.
Those figures are an increase of almost eight per cent on the weekly average and aggregate for the 2003 season (7,955 average and 1,336,376 aggregate).
The 2004 competition has also generated the highest weekly average attendance in Super League history as well as the highest weekly average since the introduction of multiple divisions in 1973.
There has also been a record breaking 61 attendances of 10,000 or more in the 2004 Tetley’s Rugby Super League, smashing the previous best of 50 set last season. This represents an increase of more than 20 per cent. Also more than half the clubs in the competition generated at least one attendance of 10,000 plus.
The average weekly attendance for the Tetley’s Rugby Super League competition has risen every season since 2001.
Commenting on the figures, the executive chairman of the Rugby Football League Richard Lewis said: “We believe this record breaking Regular season and excellent all round figures are a clear indication of the growing overall quality of the Tetley’s Rugby Super League competition and the constant increase in competitiveness of all clubs.
Lewis added: “There has been a tremendous amount of work by member clubs in the areas of marketing, community activity and player production and we will continue to work alongside them to augment and support this so that the sport at this level continues to prosper.”
