The 8 loudest stadiums in EFL League One named and ranked by AI | OneFootball

We asked AI to rank the eight loudest stadiums in League One.

With the new League One season just weeks away, it is shaping up to be another exciting campaign in the third tier.

Birmingham City, Wrexham and Charlton Athletic all won promotion from League One last season, and they will be replaced in the division by Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City, who were relegated from the Championship.

At the other end of the table, Shrewsbury Town, Cambridge United, Bristol Rovers and Crawley Town were all relegated to League Two, but Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon will be looking to remain clear of the drop next season after achieving promotion.

With a number of big clubs in the division, there are likely to be some bumper attendances once again next season, and after the fixtures were released last month, supporters will be planning their football schedule for the year ahead and preparing to travel up and down the country to get behind their team.

As the countdown to the new season continues, we asked AI to rank the eight loudest stadiums in League One.

8 Toughsheet Community Stadium - Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers were one of the promotion favourites in League One last season, but they failed to live up to that billing, and after a disappointing end to the campaign under Steven Schumacher, they eventually finished in eighth place.

However, while the Trotters underachieved significantly by missing out on the play-offs entirely, they could always rely on their supporters turning up in big numbers, and their average attendance of 21,325 was the second-highest in the division last term behind champions Birmingham.

According to ChatGPT, the Toughsheet Community Stadium can produce impressive noise when close to full capacity, but it believes the design of the ground can sometimes dampen volume levels when the attendance is lower.

7 St James Park - Exeter City

It was another turbulent campaign for Exeter City last season as they flirted with relegation at times, but after securing a respectable 16th-placed finish, they are preparing for a fourth consecutive year of League One football.

The Grecians may not have the biggest stadium in the division, and their average attendance of 6,513 was the sixth-lowest in the third tier last term, but their supporters are still known for generating a loud atmosphere, particularly in the famous Big Bank stand.

AI described St James Park as a historic stadium, and it believes the compact nature of the ground, as well as the passion of the Exeter fan base, can help to create an intimidating environment for opposition teams.

Huddersfield Town ended last season with six consecutive defeats under caretaker Jon Worthington as they finished in a disappointing 10th place, but supporters will be optimistic that a better campaign will be ahead under new manager Lee Grant.

The Terriers have seen a sizeable drop in attendances in recent years, and their average of 18,815 last term was way down on the 24,042 they recorded in their first year in the Premier League back in 2017-18.

However, Town still had the third-highest average attendance in League One last term, and ChatGPT believes that the South Stand can be particularly loud when the team is performing well, even if other areas of the stadium do not quite produce the same level of noise.

Despite being tipped to be one of the dark horses for promotion in League One last season, it was an inconsistent campaign for Lincoln City, but manager Michael Skubala would still have been pleased to see his side record an 11th-placed finish.

The Imps had an average attendance of 9,004 last season, which ranked them 13th out of the 24 third tier clubs, but given that the stadium can only hold 10,669, it means that a fair percentage of the ground was filled for many of their home games.

AI claims that the atmosphere at Sincil Bank deserves a place in the top five, and it believes the GMB Stand helps to enhance the volume levels inside the ground.

Blackpool made strong progress over the course of last season under Steve Bruce, but while it was not quite enough for them to force their way into the play-offs, they could be among the promotion front-runners in the upcoming campaign, particularly after some impressive summer transfer business.

It was not too long ago that Seasiders supporters stayed away in protest against the Oyston family's ownership, but many decided to return after Simon Sadler's takeover six years ago, and the Lancashire outfit had an average attendance of 9,631 last term.

With some sections of the ground still remaining relatively empty, ChatGPT claims that Bloomfield Road often relies on away supporters to help produce noise, but it still believes Blackpool fans generate a loud atmosphere, which is enhanced by the use of drums.

Plymouth Argyle are preparing for life back in League One after their relegation from the Championship, but optimism is high at the club ahead of the new season after the arrival of head coach Tom Cleverley and a host of new signings.

The Pilgrims had an average attendance of 16,473 last season, with many of their home games coming close to a sell-out, and plenty of bigger clubs found Home Park a tough place to visit, including Premier League champions Liverpool, who suffered a 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup in February.

AI believes that Argyle's home ground produces one of the most intense atmospheres in the third tier, and that is likely to be no different next season as the Green Army look to roar their side to promotion.

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Bradford City secured promotion back to League One following a six-year absence in dramatic fashion last season, with Antoni Sarcevic's 96th-minute winner against Fleetwood Town on the final day of the campaign sealing their place in the top three.

The Bantams had the highest average attendance in League Two by some distance last season at 17,877, and a staggering 24,033 people turned up to watch the West Yorkshire outfit achieve promotion back in May.

According to ChatGPT, Bradford's support is consistently robust, and that is certainly an accurate description given some of the tough times they have experienced over the past 20 years.

Stockport County were in the National League North as recently as 2019, and their meteoric rise continued last season as they finished third in League One, but they were agonisingly beaten on penalties by Leyton Orient in their play-off semi-final.

The Hatters recorded an average attendance of 9,600 last season, with the ground being almost filled for many home games, and the club are keen to increase the capacity to around 18,300 in a project which would cost £50 million.

Even with the existing capacity, AI believes that Edgeley Park deserves the title of loudest stadium in League One, and it claims that the old-school design of the ground, as well as the large attendances and passionate backing of Stockport supporters, have earned it the top spot.