Premier League · Attendance record

Aston Villa

Formed in 1874 and known as The Villans · The Lions. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumVilla Park36,887 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1874The Villans · The Lions
Attendance record begins1888/89126 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average36,724Live season →
2025/26 league average41,977Completed season
Year-on-year change-12.5%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1888/89 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average47,3201948/49
First World War 1915/16–1918/19 Second World War 1939/40–1945/46 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 change: 1897/98 Villa Park
The numbers

Club statistics

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Aston Villa currently averages 36,724 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 41,977 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 47,320 in 1948/49.

All-time average
28,743
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
47,320
1948/49
Lowest season average
4,555
1888/89
Highest since 2000/01
42,079
2024/25
Five-season average
41,860
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#1
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+11,221
+40.6% · 1975/76 vs 1974/75
Biggest year-on-year fall
-11,670
-46.0% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
Seasons represented
138
127 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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StadiumVilla Park
2026/27 capacity36,887
League average36,724
Percentage filled99.6%

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)
2026/27Live1In progress36,7241110
2025/261441,9771010
2024/251642,07988
2023/241441,85888
2022/231741,70788
2021/2211441,68188
2020/21111———
2019/2011741,66188
2018/192536,027101
2017/182432,097101
2016/1721332,107102
2015/1612033,6901111
2014/1511734,1331111
2013/1411536,08199
2012/1311535,0601010
2011/1211633,87399
2010/111937,19488
2009/101638,57387
2008/091639,81288
2007/081640,02988
2006/0711136,21488
2005/0611634,11299
2004/0511037,35477
2003/041636,62299
2002/0311634,9751010
2001/021835,01288
2000/011831,5971111
1999/001631,6971211
1998/991636,93754
1997/981736,13755
1996/971536,0276—
1995/961432,6146—
1994/9511829,75677
1993/9411029,01566
1992/931229,59433
1991/921724,81888
1990/9111725,6638—
1989/901225,5448—
1988/8911723,3107—
1987/882218,34213—
1986/8712218,1721111
1985/8611615,2371413
1984/8511018,3181211
1983/8411021,37196
1982/831623,74876
1981/8211126,78055
1980/811134,11733
1979/801727,97688
1978/791832,83877
1977/781835,46455
1976/771437,90344
1975/7611638,87433
1974/752227,653123
1973/7421423,413162
1972/732327,693151
1971/723131,953131
1970/713426,219141
1969/7022127,345161
1968/6921824,656203
1967/6821619,785254
1966/6712121,6282219
1965/6611621,0632016
1964/6511622,2151412
1963/6411922,3461713
1962/6311531,01486
1961/621732,05675
1960/611933,59955
1959/602134,25791
1958/5912133,88098
1957/5811428,8421514
1956/5711030,4871311
1955/5612029,8261211
1954/551629,5781413
1953/5411329,9851716
1952/5311132,1891312
1951/521638,64187
1950/5111538,3691010
1949/5011242,67798
1948/4911047,32054
1947/481641,43198
1946/471838,94497
1945/46————
1938/3911239,93211
1937/382141,95021
1936/372937,53721
1935/3612140,86422
1934/3511333,24144
1933/3411330,55733
1932/331232,24932
1931/321531,50944
1930/311230,78133
1929/301427,72676
1928/291329,53133
1927/281832,50542
1926/2711027,39375
1925/261626,49698
1924/2511527,96564
1923/241628,31566
1922/231628,55066
1921/221531,70066
1920/2111035,14588
1919/201933,50054
1914/1511413,68098
1913/141225,35055
1912/131226,07022
1911/121620,48065
1910/111222,70565
1909/101121,12555
1908/091718,94576
1907/081219,52055
1906/071523,83522
1905/061820,73522
1904/051418,3905—
1903/041520,0351—
1902/031219,79011
1901/021819,58011
1900/0111517,53011
1899/001118,76511
1898/991123,04511
1897/981615,8702—
1896/971112,8552—
1895/961112,36022
1894/95138,68044
1893/941110,6652—
1892/93147,6055—
1891/92147,0454—
1890/91196,2407—
1889/90185,8704—
1888/89124,5555—
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1881/82————
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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.