League Two · Attendance record

Barnet

Formed in 1888 and known as The Bees. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumThe Hive Stadium6,500 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1888The Bees
Attendance record begins1979/8046 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average2,362Live season →
2025/26 league average2,848Completed season
Year-on-year change-17.1%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1979/80 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average3,6371991/92
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: 2013/14 The Hive
The numbers

Club statistics

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Barnet currently averages 2,362 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 2,848 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 3,637 in 1991/92.

All-time average
2,011
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
3,637
1991/92
Lowest season average
672
1982/83
Highest since 2000/01
2,848
2025/26
Five-season average
2,118
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#68
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,069
+147.9% · 1986/87 vs 1985/86
Biggest year-on-year fall
-998
-29.1% · 1993/94 vs 1992/93
Seasons represented
96
47 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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StadiumThe Hive Stadium
2026/27 capacity6,500
League average2,362
Percentage filled36.3%

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)
2026/27Live4In progress2,3629123
2025/26482,8488921
2024/25512,315—9
2023/24521,855—11
2022/23552,001—14
2021/225181,570——
2020/21522———
2019/20571,214——
2018/195131,337——
2017/184232,1139022
2016/174152,2609022
2015/164152,3588921
2014/15511,956——
2013/14581,705——
2012/134232,4408719
2011/124222,2668820
2010/114222,2509022
2009/104212,0598921
2008/094172,1538819
2007/084122,1479022
2006/074142,2799022
2005/064182,5789022
2004/05512,512——
2003/04541,830——
2002/035111,343——
2001/02551,456——
2000/014242,4069022
1999/00462,7438719
1998/994172,1079224
1997/98472,2549022
1996/974152,1418921
1995/96492,2828820
1994/954112,20188—
1993/943242,4318723
1992/93433,42974—
1991/92473,63768—
1990/91512,917——
1989/90522,869——
1988/89582,440——
1987/88522,583——
1986/87521,792——
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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.