League One · Attendance record

AFC Wimbledon

Formed in 2002 and known as The Dons · The Wombles. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumPlough Lane9,215 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed2002The Dons · The Wombles
Attendance record begins1977/7848 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average7,726Live season →
2025/26 league average8,384Completed season
Year-on-year change-7.8%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1977/78 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average18,2071998/99
COVID-19 restrictions 2019/20–2020/21
The line connects recorded seasons across missing years. Shaded bands mark war and COVID interruptions. No missing values are estimated. Season ending year · Hover or tap for details. Stadium changes: 2002/03 Kingsmeadow · 2020/21 Plough Lane
The numbers

Club statistics

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AFC Wimbledon currently averages 7,726 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 8,384 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 18,207 in 1998/99.

All-time average
6,376
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
18,207
1998/99
Lowest season average
2,347
1982/83
Highest since 2000/01
8,384
2025/26
Five-season average
7,915
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#23
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+3,233
+70.6% · 1986/87 vs 1985/86
Biggest year-on-year fall
-9,256
-53.9% · 2000/01 vs 1999/00
Seasons represented
92
49 with a recorded average

Season extremes and five-season averages use completed seasons. Year-on-year changes compare consecutive completed seasons with published averages, measured in supporters per match. The live 2026/27 figure appears separately.

Current season only

2026/27 Stadium Utilisation

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StadiumPlough Lane
2026/27 capacity9,215
League average7,726
Percentage filled83.8%

League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗

League matches

Season-by-season attendance

Live season
The all-time average uses every season for which a league average is shown, plus the live 2026/27 figure where available. Tier rank compares attendance averages at the same league level; it is shown only for seasons with a complete comparison. League finish is a separate result on the pitch.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank (attendance)
2026/27Live3In progress7,7266719
2025/263198,3846215
2024/25458,008625
2023/244107,893646
2022/234217,604635
2021/223237,6885913
2020/21319———
2019/203204,38374—
2018/193204,2977619
2017/183184,3257520
2016/173154,4777421
2015/16474,1387311
2014/154154,0737411
2013/144204,135728
2012/134204,0607312
2011/124164,2957311
2010/11523,436——
2009/10583,535——
2008/09613,219——
2007/08732,603——
2006/07752,512——
2005/06742,706——
2004/05812,858——
2003/04912,606——
2002/03 *933,003——
2001/02296,9615021
2000/01287,9014621
1999/0011817,1572619
1998/9911618,2072319
1997/9811416,6752619
1996/971815,15625—
1995/9611413,24628—
1994/951910,2303322
1993/941610,4743422
1992/931128,4053922
1991/92 *1136,9054722
1990/91177,63141—
1989/90187,75643—
1988/891127,82440—
1987/88177,99542—
1986/87167,8113622
1985/86234,57849—
1984/852124,3915620
1983/84323,4596718
1982/83412,3478012
1981/823212,5967823
1980/81442,4848416
1979/803243,4268024
1978/79433,7127611
1977/784133,1358416
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Historic seasonal figures, league finishes and national rankings are based primarily on the long-running compilation at European Football Statistics ↗, with thanks. All-time averages and tier attendance ranks are calculated by this site.