Of the 22 attendances in their promotion year, 17 of them were sub 20,000
Their Hall of Shame...
League
mackems v Plymouth
Division Two 4/4/1989
Attendance: 8,003
mackems v Sheffield United
Division Two 11/04/1987
Attendance: 8,544
mackems v Shrewsbury
Division Two 22/4/1989
Attendance: 9,427
mackems v Plymouth
Division Two 14/03/1987
Attendance: 10,062
mackems v Oldham
Division Two 21/03/1987
Attendance: 10,250
mackems v Huddersfield
Division Two 24/01/1987
Attendance: 10,486
mackems v Millwall
Division Two 06/12/1986
Attendance: 10,665
mackems v Birmingham
Division Two 1/4/1989
Attendance: 10,969
mackems v Bristol C.
Division Two 17/12/1994
Attendance: 11,661
mackems v Tranmere
Division Two 5/3/1995
Attendance: 12,043
mackems v Leeds
Division Two 4/10/1988
Attendance: 12,671
Other
mackems v Barnsley
Full Members Cup 16/09/1986
Attendance: 6,904
mackems v Port Vale
Zenith Data 14/11/1989
Attendance: 7,035
mackems v Preston
Coca Cola Cup 23/08/1995
Attendance: 7,407
mackems v York City
Littlewoods Cup 26/08/1986
Attendance: 9,162
mackems v Millwall
Littlewoods Cup 4/10/1994
Attendance: 9,698
Sunderland's a massive club