The table compares the results of surveys of people in the UK, carried out in three different decades.
Overall, football accounted for the highest percentage in three decades, while the reverse was true for Judo. Also, Golf was the second most popular sport, and rugby came close second to it. Most strikingly, rugby was the only sport which figure doubled, while the figures for others slightly rose or declined, except for Judo, which figure declined strongly.
By 1990, the most voted sport was football, followed by golf. Moreover, the figure for football was 59, while for golf it was 28 and for judo it was 9. In 2000,almost all matched sports figures decreased by different margins for football, it was a decrease of two, from 59 to 57 for judo, it was a decrease of three, from 9 to 5 and golf remained unchanged. By the final year, the figures for football and judo decreased identically by one, from 57 to 56 and from five to four respectively, whereas golf experienced a decrease in votes of two, falling from 28 to 26.
Turning to other sports, rugby was the only sport which witnessed a surge in increase. Its figure doubled from 12 in 1990 to 24 after three decades. Furthermore, the figures for the remaining sports also increased. The figure for cricket was 12 in 1990 and remained unchanged until 2000. By the final year, the figure increased by two, rising from 12 to 14. As for swimming, its figure increased by one over the period, rising from 15 to 16. However, by 2000, its figure reached its peak of 18 before decreasing.