The magic of the FA Cup? Third-round attendances – in pictures

9,000 saw Southampton triumph 2-1 over Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images

There's 7,380 at Oakwell but the majority of them go home disappointed as Swansea beat Burnley 4-2, here Danny Graham slots the visitor's third past the diving Luke Steele Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

14,594 supporters endured the dire 0-0 draw between Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Andrews Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Plenty of choice where to sit at the Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

These three generations of Middlesbrough supporters find space to sit together Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

There were 8,935 at Vicarage Road to see James Hanson equalise for Bradford in the eighth minute, but the visitors end up on the losing side with Watford winning 4-2 Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

There's one solitary fan in the Kop end at Bramall Lane as 10,488 watch Sheffield United beat Salisbury City 3-1 Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

At Reading's Madejski Stadium only 11,295 saw the Championship side humbled by a 1-0 defeat to League 1 side Stevenage Photograph: David Field/Action Images

However, there was one ground which bucked the trend with 19,506 turning up for the MK Dons' 1-1 draw with QPR, which is a record attendance for a football match at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes Photograph: Ker Robertson/Getty Images