League One · Attendance record

Blackpool

Formed in 1887. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumBloomfield Road16,500 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1887Blackpool
Attendance record begins1896/97117 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average9,549Live season →
2025/26 league average10,035Completed season
Year-on-year change-4.8%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1896/97 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average26,3361949/50
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: 1900/01 Bloomfield Road
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Club statistics

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Blackpool currently averages 9,549 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 10,035 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 26,336 in 1949/50.

All-time average
10,848
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
26,336
1949/50
Lowest season average
1,640
1897/98
Highest since 2000/01
15,780
2010/11
Five-season average
10,924
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#17
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+7,169
+83.3% · 2010/11 vs 2009/10
Biggest year-on-year fall
-6,989
-34.1% · 1971/72 vs 1970/71
Seasons represented
126
118 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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StadiumBloomfield Road
2026/27 capacity16,500
League average9,549
Percentage filled57.9%

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 progress9,5495713
2025/2631310,035549
2024/25399,623559
2023/243810,667547
2022/2322312,1924922
2021/2221612,1044921
2020/2133———
2019/203138,77054—
2018/193105,5176415
2017/183124,1787721
2016/17473,4568417
2015/163227,052578
2014/1522410,9844420
2013/1422014,2174017
2012/1321513,9173918
2011/122512,7644319
2010/1111915,7803420
2009/10268,6115123
2008/092167,8435124
2007/082198,8614822
2006/07336,8775410
2005/063195,8206215
2004/053166,0326214
2003/043146,3265911
2002/033136,991509
2001/023165,7306415
2000/01474,457707
1999/003224,8416918
1998/993145,1166717
1997/983125,2206216
1996/97374,9876114
1995/96335,818536
1994/953124,7716011
1993/943204,7576213
1992/933185,5015812
1991/92444,33363—
1990/91454,059644
1989/903234,0756515
1988/893194,2776415
1987/883104,0786011
1986/87393,8665911
1985/863124,536507
1984/85424,907491
1983/84463,936634
1982/834213,002748
1981/824124,224697
1980/813235,8635512
1979/803185,8186114
1978/793125,6475910
1977/7822010,1183813
1976/772513,171349
1975/762108,3074417
1974/752710,1124316
1973/742510,1204117
1972/732710,782349
1971/722613,4833813
1970/7112220,4722419
1969/702215,6953412
1968/692815,1233512
1967/682317,178308
1966/6712217,2832822
1965/6611316,1852821
1964/6511718,6372119
1963/6411816,5403221
1962/6311318,5362519
1961/6211318,6182420
1960/6112018,7152521
1959/6011121,7832721
1958/591820,8603021
1957/581721,4062821
1956/571421,9612519
1955/561226,0162016
1954/5511923,9592321
1953/541625,4162522
1952/531725,8352520
1951/521925,8542719
1950/511325,5953021
1949/501726,3362920
1948/4911624,8823121
1947/481925,1953021
1946/471521,5523420
1945/46————
1938/3911519,1782618
1937/3811221,2642617
1936/372217,921309
1935/3621013,7293412
1934/352415,702257
1933/3421116,309215
1932/3312216,3242016
1931/3212017,4781713
1930/3112017,1081713
1929/302114,056317
1928/292811,6364517
1927/2821911,42138—
1926/272910,49844—
1925/262610,60643—
1924/2521710,75042—
1923/242411,64539—
1922/232511,69040—
1921/222199,81052—
1920/21249,62553—
1919/20247,47541—
1914/152104,23538—
1913/142166,14539—
1912/132204,41039—
1911/122146,04537—
1910/11275,94035—
1909/102125,32536—
1908/092204,97039—
1907/082153,59039—
1906/072132,94039—
1905/062143,17538—
1904/052154,00031—
1903/042153,30032—
1902/032142,50033—
1901/022132,45033—
1900/012122,03536—
1899/00————
1898/992162,45035—
1897/982111,64032—
1896/97282,95027—
1895/96————
1894/95————
1893/94————
1892/93————
1891/92————

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.