Championship · Attendance record

Birmingham City

Formed in 1875 and known as Blues. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumSt Andrew's29,409 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1875Blues
Attendance record begins1892/93122 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average26,404Live season →
2025/26 league average27,163Completed season
Year-on-year change-2.8%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1892/93 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average38,4531948/49
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: 1906/07 St Andrew's
The numbers

Club statistics

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Birmingham City currently averages 26,404 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 27,163 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 38,453 in 1948/49.

All-time average
19,907
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
38,453
1948/49
Lowest season average
2,350
1892/93
Highest since 2000/01
29,076
2003/04
Five-season average
21,509
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#4
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+12,710
+60.6% · 1955/56 vs 1954/55
Biggest year-on-year fall
-9,961
-28.9% · 1950/51 vs 1949/50
Seasons represented
134
123 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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StadiumSt Andrew's
2026/27 capacity29,409
League average26,404
Percentage filled89.8%

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)
2026/27Live2In progress26,404257
2025/2621027,163248
2024/253126,283251
2023/2422221,1803315
2022/2321716,7584015
2021/2222016,1623613
2020/21218———
2019/2022020,4122910
2018/1921722,4832911
2017/1821921,0422711
2016/1721918,7173313
2015/1621017,603309
2014/1521016,1113615
2013/1422115,4583714
2012/1321216,7033615
2011/122419,1272910
2010/1111825,4621614
2009/101925,2461614
2008/092219,0813110
2007/0811926,1811514
2006/072222,274248
2005/0611827,3921313
2004/0511228,7601412
2003/0411029,0761514
2002/0311328,8831615
2001/022521,978213
2000/012521,283161
1999/002521,895162
1998/992420,794203
1997/982718,708236
1996/9721017,751213
1995/9621518,090192
1994/953116,983191
1993/9422214,506279
1992/9321912,328318
1991/923212,400303
1990/913127,030444
1989/90378,558422
1988/892236,2654822
1987/882198,57937—
1986/872197,42739—
1985/8612110,9002722
1984/852212,733244
1983/8412014,1072217
1982/8311715,6382016
1981/8211617,1171816
1980/8111319,2481817
1979/802320,427205
1978/7912120,1642419
1977/7811123,9111513
1976/7711328,3381211
1975/7611928,00398
1974/7511730,85476
1973/7411933,04855
1972/7311036,66344
1971/722232,337121
1970/712924,203193
1969/7021825,004203
1968/692726,095162
1967/682428,160161
1966/6721019,798254
1965/6621014,3983210
1964/6512219,7141917
1963/6412022,0551814
1962/6312022,5241814
1961/6211723,5371613
1960/6111925,7751311
1959/6011927,0721614
1958/591926,6861916
1957/5811329,5531413
1956/5711232,444109
1955/561633,683109
1954/552120,973329
1953/542722,353297
1952/532619,7473713
1951/522324,481299
1950/512424,5503211
1949/5012234,5111915
1948/4911738,4531312
1947/482138,365112
1946/472332,643134
1945/46————
1938/3912125,528148
1937/3811824,5441511
1936/3711122,9911411
1935/3611224,5011411
1934/3511921,7901412
1933/3412022,1971111
1932/3311316,8941713
1931/321919,6271311
1930/3111919,1351410
1929/3011120,3981210
1928/2911520,6461513
1927/2811121,2171714
1926/2711722,0301311
1925/2611419,0751816
1924/251822,780119
1923/2411422,5801111
1922/2311727,47088
1921/2211826,8751010
1920/212131,52511—
1919/202323,71513—
1914/152611,82516—
1913/1421417,62017—
1912/132316,03514—
1911/1221212,74519—
1910/1121613,85016—
1909/102208,37029—
1908/0921110,82526—
1907/0812015,2651210
1906/071915,685109
1905/061711,9601412
1904/051714,5407—
1903/0411110,76513—
1902/03227,65520—
1901/0211713,26566
1900/01225,51021—
1899/00235,20521—
1898/99285,47021—
1897/98265,42022—
1896/97244,49523—
1895/961156,0651713
1894/951126,2751210
1893/94223,06023—
1892/93212,35022—
1891/92————
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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.