Away ends: 4,904 Reds at Upton Park

There will be 4,904 Manchester United fans at Upton Park for this evening’s make-or-break FA Cup tie against West Ham – and that will be the club’s second biggest away end of the season. 

Such a large travelling support could provide a major boost for the Reds in what is arguably the biggest match of the campaign, with a place in the Wembley semi-final against Everton up for grabs. 

Having suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, which dented hopes of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League, Louis van Gaal is wholly aware of the significance of this game. “It is our last chance of a trophy so it is very important for the players, for the club, for the manager and for the fans,” the manager explained ahead of the 19:00 BST kick-off.  

Of course, a special atmosphere is almost guaranteed in east London with this being the last-ever FA Cup tie at Upton Park ahead of West Ham moving to the Olympic Stadium next season. 

As you can see in the table below, which lists the attendance figures for all of United’s away ends this season, the club’s biggest travelling support was registered through the turnstiles of the iPro Stadium for the FA Cup fourth-round victory at Championship side Derby County. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, United’s smallest away end of the season was at Arena Khimki in Russia for the Champions League draw against CSKA Moscow. Some 803 supporters made that trip, which is just one fan fewer than the 804 who journeyed to FC Midtjylland in the Europa League. 

UNITED'S AWAY GAMES IN 2015/16NUMBER OF FANS
ASTON VILLA3,026
CLUB BRUGGE1,675
SWANSEA CITY2,076
PSV EINDHOVEN1,835
SOUTHAMPTON3,170
ARSENAL3,016
EVERTON2,899
CSKA MOSCOW803
CRYSTAL PALACE2,889
WATFORD 2,114
LEICESTER CITY3,316
WOLFSBURG1,508
BOURNEMOUTH 1,365
STOKE CITY 2,557
NEWCASTLE UNITED3,032
LIVERPOOL2,763
DERBY COUNTY5,472
CHELSEA2,884
SUNDERLAND 2,513
FC MIDTJYLLAND804
SHREWSBURY TOWN1,563
WEST BROM2,630
LIVERPOOL (el)2,701
MANCHESTER CITY3,042
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2,750
WEST HAM UNITED4,904