Blackburn Rovers currently averages 14,012 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 14,830 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 30,544 in 1958/59.
- All-time average
- 15,753 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 30,544 1958/59
- Lowest season average
- 5,105 1891/92
- Highest since 2000/01
- 26,226 2002/03
- Five-season average
- 14,965 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #2 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +9,820 +54.2% · 1920/21 vs 1919/20
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -9,555 -42.9% · 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
Compare clubs →2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
StadiumEwood Park
2026/27 capacity31,367
League average14,012
Percentage filled44.7%
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
Live seasonSeason-by-season attendance
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.
| Season | Tier | League finish | Average | England rank | Tier rank (attendance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27Live | 2 | In progress | 14,012 | 46 | 22 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 20 | 14,830 | 46 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 7 | 16,161 | 42 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 19 | 15,583 | 45 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 7 | 14,772 | 44 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 8 | 13,481 | 42 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 11 | 13,873 | 40 | 17 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 15 | 14,550 | 39 | 17 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 2 | 12,832 | 44 | 3 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 22 | 12,688 | 42 | 19 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 15 | 14,131 | 41 | 19 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 9 | 14,913 | 39 | 17 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 8 | 14,962 | 39 | 16 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 17 | 14,997 | 37 | 16 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 19 | 22,551 | 22 | 17 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 15 | 25,000 | 19 | 16 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 10 | 25,428 | 15 | 13 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 15 | 23,479 | 22 | 17 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 7 | 23,944 | 18 | 15 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 10 | 21,275 | 26 | 17 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 6 | 21,015 | 27 | 17 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 15 | 22,315 | 27 | 18 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 15 | 24,376 | 23 | 18 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 6 | 26,226 | 19 | 18 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 10 | 25,976 | 16 | 15 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 2 | 20,740 | 17 | 2 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 11 | 19,253 | 21 | 5 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 19 | 25,773 | 15 | 13 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 6 | 25,253 | 15 | 12 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 13 | 24,947 | 13 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 7 | 27,714 | 11 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 1 | 25,272 | 11 | 10 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 2 | 17,721 | 17 | 15 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 4 | 16,246 | 18 | 15 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 6 | 13,250 | 27 | 8 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 19 | 8,126 | 38 | 18 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 5 | 9,624 | 34 | 14 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 5 | 8,891 | 35 | 14 |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 5 | 9,503 | 34 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 12 | 6,773 | 42 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 19 | 5,826 | 41 | — |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 5 | 9,648 | 31 | 8 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 6 | 7,623 | 40 | 15 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 11 | 7,103 | 43 | 18 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 10 | 8,405 | 38 | 14 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 4 | 11,684 | 33 | 8 |
| 1979/80 | 3 | 2 | 10,311 | 38 | 5 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 22 | 8,640 | 44 | 17 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 5 | 12,227 | 31 | 9 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 12 | 10,130 | 42 | 16 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 15 | 10,489 | 38 | 12 |
| 1974/75 | 3 | 1 | 12,651 | 34 | 3 |
| 1973/74 | 3 | 13 | 7,432 | 52 | 7 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 3 | 9,214 | 45 | 5 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 10 | 8,256 | 54 | 7 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 21 | 8,034 | 56 | 22 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 8 | 12,523 | 41 | 17 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 19 | 10,617 | 44 | 18 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 8 | 13,531 | 38 | 15 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 4 | 14,721 | 36 | 13 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 22 | 13,513 | 36 | 22 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 10 | 16,110 | 27 | 21 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 7 | 21,543 | 20 | 16 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 11 | 16,001 | 32 | 22 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 16 | 15,906 | 29 | 22 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 8 | 19,344 | 23 | 20 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 17 | 27,299 | 15 | 13 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 10 | 30,544 | 12 | 11 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 2 | 22,705 | 23 | 5 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 4 | 23,091 | 20 | 4 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 4 | 23,049 | 27 | 7 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 6 | 26,928 | 16 | 2 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 3 | 26,123 | 24 | 3 |
| 1952/53 | 2 | 9 | 23,157 | 29 | 7 |
| 1951/52 | 2 | 14 | 23,228 | 32 | 11 |
| 1950/51 | 2 | 6 | 24,830 | 31 | 10 |
| 1949/50 | 2 | 16 | 22,351 | 36 | 12 |
| 1948/49 | 2 | 14 | 22,421 | 39 | 13 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 21 | 27,883 | 25 | 18 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 17 | 26,367 | 23 | 16 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 1 | 18,262 | 30 | 11 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 16 | 14,779 | 39 | 15 |
| 1936/37 | 2 | 12 | 14,821 | 37 | 13 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 22 | 15,498 | 30 | 20 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 15 | 13,166 | 35 | 22 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 8 | 14,005 | 30 | 21 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 15 | 12,944 | 29 | 20 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 16 | 13,176 | 28 | 19 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 10 | 15,701 | 20 | 16 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 6 | 18,714 | 17 | 15 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 7 | 16,841 | 26 | 19 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 12 | 19,120 | 21 | 18 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 18 | 18,891 | 20 | 17 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 12 | 17,775 | 22 | 20 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 16 | 16,340 | 24 | 18 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 8 | 18,520 | 16 | 15 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 14 | 18,755 | 20 | 16 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 15 | 23,580 | 16 | 16 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 11 | 27,930 | 15 | 13 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 20 | 18,110 | 19 | 16 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 3 | 12,740 | 14 | 13 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 1 | 22,295 | 11 | 10 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 5 | 18,560 | 11 | 11 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 1 | 17,765 | 10 | 9 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 12 | 14,350 | 13 | 11 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 3 | 13,805 | 12 | 10 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 4 | 14,745 | 13 | 10 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 15 | 13,270 | 16 | 14 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 12 | 12,265 | 14 | 13 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 9 | 12,920 | 12 | 10 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 13 | 11,145 | 14 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 15 | 9,395 | 17 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 16 | 8,080 | 18 | 15 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 4 | 7,950 | 15 | 14 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 9 | 6,225 | 18 | 17 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 14 | 6,725 | 15 | 13 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 6 | 8,920 | 9 | 8 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 15 | 7,845 | 11 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 14 | 7,005 | 9 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 8 | 7,810 | 7 | 6 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 5 | 7,910 | 6 | 6 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 4 | 6,420 | 8 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 9 | 5,970 | 11 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 9 | 5,105 | 10 | — |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 6 | 7,805 | 2 | — |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 3 | 7,205 | 3 | — |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 4 | 5,505 | 3 | — |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1882/83 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1881/82 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880/81 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1879/80 | — | — | — | — |
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.