Attendances in the English Football League reached a 60-year high this season.

Almost 18.4 million people attended the 1,655 matches in the Championship, League One and League Two - the most in tiers two to four since 1958-59.

Sunderland's Boxing Day crowd for their match with Bradford City was the largest of the season at 46,039 - setting a new League One record.

The figures are up 1.5% on last season with an average gate of 11,113.

Aston Villa were responsible for eight of the 10 biggest attendances. When Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy games are included, almost 20 million spectators attended games under the English Football League (EFL) banner.

Figures are also up when comparing the 67 teams that played in the EFL last season and this season.