Bolton Wanderers currently averages 24,529 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 21,692 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 35,832 in 1951/52.
- All-time average
- 17,102 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 35,832 1951/52
- Lowest season average
- 4,847 1985/86
- Highest since 2000/01
- 26,795 2003/04
- Five-season average
- 19,661 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #3 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +11,100 +47.6% · 1920/21 vs 1919/20
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -11,475 -45.8% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
- Seasons represented
- 136 127 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
StadiumToughsheet Community Stadium
2026/27 capacity28,723
League average24,529
Percentage filled85.4%
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 | 24,529 | 29 | 10 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 5 | 21,692 | 31 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 8 | 21,325 | 31 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 3 | 21,036 | 34 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 5 | 18,814 | 34 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 9 | 15,439 | 39 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 23 | 11,511 | 46 | — |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 23 | 14,636 | 38 | 16 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 21 | 15,887 | 38 | 17 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 2 | 15,194 | 39 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 24 | 15,056 | 40 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 18 | 15,413 | 37 | 16 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 14 | 16,141 | 32 | 10 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 7 | 18,034 | 30 | 10 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 18 | 23,670 | 19 | 16 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 14 | 22,870 | 24 | 18 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 14 | 21,881 | 26 | 17 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 13 | 22,486 | 23 | 18 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 16 | 20,901 | 28 | 18 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 7 | 23,606 | 19 | 15 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 8 | 25,455 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 6 | 26,006 | 18 | 14 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 8 | 26,795 | 18 | 16 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 17 | 25,017 | 23 | 19 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 16 | 25,098 | 17 | 16 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 3 | 16,062 | 30 | 11 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 6 | 14,297 | 32 | 12 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 6 | 18,196 | 24 | 4 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 18 | 24,352 | 17 | 14 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 1 | 15,826 | 24 | 6 |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 20 | 18,822 | 17 | — |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 3 | 13,029 | 29 | 7 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 14 | 10,498 | 33 | 11 |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 2 | 9,062 | 36 | 4 |
| 1991/92 | 3 | 13 | 6,030 | 54 | 8 |
| 1990/91 | 3 | 4 | 7,277 | 42 | 2 |
| 1989/90 | 3 | 6 | 7,286 | 46 | 4 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 10 | 5,528 | 53 | 9 |
| 1987/88 | 4 | 3 | 5,018 | 53 | 3 |
| 1986/87 | 3 | 21 | 4,851 | 53 | 7 |
| 1985/86 | 3 | 18 | 4,847 | 46 | 6 |
| 1984/85 | 3 | 17 | 4,951 | 48 | 9 |
| 1983/84 | 3 | 10 | 5,892 | 47 | 5 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 22 | 7,552 | 41 | 16 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 19 | 7,597 | 39 | 15 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 18 | 9,847 | 38 | 12 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 22 | 16,353 | 30 | 22 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 17 | 23,200 | 15 | 12 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 1 | 22,877 | 20 | 3 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 4 | 21,795 | 19 | 2 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 4 | 19,390 | 23 | 2 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 10 | 13,800 | 31 | 7 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 11 | 15,942 | 28 | 6 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 1 | 13,928 | 29 | 1 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 7 | 8,173 | 55 | 8 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 22 | 8,706 | 51 | 21 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 16 | 10,041 | 49 | 21 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 17 | 10,536 | 47 | 19 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 12 | 11,487 | 43 | 19 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 9 | 13,235 | 39 | 16 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 9 | 12,005 | 44 | 18 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 3 | 14,650 | 35 | 12 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 21 | 17,018 | 31 | 20 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 18 | 19,406 | 22 | 17 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 11 | 17,519 | 25 | 21 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 18 | 21,670 | 22 | 19 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 6 | 25,998 | 20 | 17 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 4 | 27,659 | 17 | 15 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 15 | 22,029 | 27 | 20 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 9 | 25,219 | 16 | 14 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 8 | 27,964 | 14 | 12 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 18 | 28,370 | 15 | 14 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 5 | 34,216 | 12 | 11 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 14 | 32,066 | 14 | 13 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 5 | 35,832 | 12 | 10 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 8 | 33,142 | 14 | 13 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 16 | 29,789 | 24 | 17 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 14 | 34,113 | 19 | 16 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 17 | 29,408 | 23 | 17 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 18 | 28,692 | 18 | 14 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 8 | 23,073 | 18 | 12 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 7 | 25,012 | 13 | 9 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 20 | 22,518 | 16 | 12 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 13 | 26,868 | 9 | 8 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 2 | 20,342 | 16 | 3 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 3 | 13,767 | 31 | 9 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 21 | 13,203 | 28 | 19 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 17 | 15,843 | 21 | 17 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 14 | 15,701 | 21 | 16 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 15 | 18,047 | 21 | 18 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 14 | 19,419 | 19 | 16 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 7 | 19,383 | 19 | 16 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 4 | 21,603 | 15 | 12 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 8 | 20,437 | 14 | 12 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 3 | 22,935 | 10 | 8 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 4 | 20,290 | 15 | 14 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 13 | 21,870 | 13 | 12 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 6 | 25,295 | 12 | 12 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 3 | 34,400 | 9 | 9 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 6 | 23,300 | 14 | 12 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 17 | 13,580 | 10 | 9 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 6 | 25,055 | 7 | 7 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 8 | 20,920 | 8 | 8 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 4 | 19,135 | 7 | 6 |
| 1910/11 | 2 | 2 | 9,810 | 26 | — |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 20 | 12,445 | 13 | 11 |
| 1908/09 | 2 | 1 | 12,850 | 16 | — |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 19 | 14,515 | 13 | 11 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 6 | 14,960 | 12 | 11 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 6 | 19,930 | 3 | 3 |
| 1904/05 | 2 | 2 | 12,385 | 12 | — |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 7 | 9,195 | 18 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 18 | 10,530 | 13 | 10 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 12 | 10,200 | 9 | 9 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 10 | 9,700 | 10 | 10 |
| 1899/00 | 2 | 2 | 4,875 | 23 | — |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 17 | 7,075 | 17 | 14 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 11 | 8,190 | 9 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 8 | 8,360 | 4 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 4 | 9,535 | 3 | 3 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 10 | 7,375 | 8 | 8 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 13 | 5,350 | 14 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 5 | 5,790 | 12 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 3 | 7,500 | 3 | — |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 5 | 7,190 | 6 | — |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 9 | 5,325 | 7 | — |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 5 | 5,305 | 4 | — |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1882/83 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1881/82 | — | — | — | — |
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.