Where Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Stockport County, Plymouth Argyle and the rest rank in this alternative League One table based on their best ever crowds

A big home following doesn’t guarantee victory, just like tiny crowds don’t mean success cannot follow.

There’s some massive clubs in League One, big clubs who have seen better days and bigger attendances down the years.

Many of these crowd records will never be beaten, with perhaps three or four clubs with potential for a new record total.

But just how different would the current League One table look if it was based on each club’s record home attendance?

Using home games only, in all competitions, we have brought you the answers.

17. Northampton Town - 24,523

Northampton's biggest crowd was 24,523 v Fulham during the 1965/66 Division One season. Photo: Pete Norton

Mansfield Town's record crowd is 24,467 v Nottingham Forest on 10th January 1953. Photo: Chris Holloway

A record crowd of 23,196 saw the Lincoln City versus Derby County 4th Round League Cup tie on November 15 1967. Photo: Getty Images

The record attendance is 20,984, who watched Exeter lose 4–2 to Sunderland in an FA Cup Sixth Round Replay in 1931. Photo: Getty Images