Absolutely.
Half of the time people don't even know what/who they are clapping for, they just do it anyway.
Seeing posts on social media asking fans to clap in a certain minute due to a fan who has a serious illness or has passed away makes no sense to me, there are a lot of football fans who pass away every day - why aren't they acknowledged?
The one thing the mackems do right, is to do it once a year on the last game in December to commemorate all fans who have passed away that calendar year.
Don't they retire their seats too?
That would explain a lot.