Notable clubs outside the Football League · Attendance record

Boston United

Formed in 1933 and known as The Pilgrims. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumBoston Community Stadium5,061 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed1933The Pilgrims
Attendance record begins1979/8046 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average1,789Live season →
2025/26 league average1,964Completed season
Year-on-year change-8.9%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 average3,0492002/03
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: 2020/21 Jakemans Community Stadium
The numbers

Club statistics

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Boston United currently averages 1,789 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 1,964 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 3,049 in 2002/03.

All-time average
1,494
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
3,049
2002/03
Lowest season average
835
1995/96
Highest since 2000/01
3,049
2002/03
Five-season average
1,799
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#88
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+703
+68.6% · 1999/00 vs 1998/99
Biggest year-on-year fall
-684
-31.8% · 2007/08 vs 2006/07
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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StadiumBoston Community Stadium
2026/27 capacity5,061
League average1,789
Percentage filled35.3%

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)
2026/27Live5In progress1,789—15
2025/265121,964—10
2024/255192,126—10
2023/24661,693—7
2022/236151,547—5
2021/22671,667——
2020/216————
2019/20631,410——
2018/196111,093——
2017/18691,053——
2016/176151,116——
2015/16651,299——
2014/15631,149——
2013/14661,088——
2012/13616918——
2011/126111,079——
2010/11631,401——
2009/10731,343——
2008/097161,118——
2007/086101,468——
2006/074232,1529224
2005/064112,5199123
2004/054162,9328820
2003/044112,9649022
2002/034153,0498821
2001/02512,405——
2000/015121,983——
1999/00611,728——
1998/99621,025——
1997/9862924——
1996/9766940——
1995/9662835——
1994/9565868——
1993/9463928——
1992/935221,047——
1991/92581,171——
1990/915181,447——
1989/905181,579——
1988/89531,825——
1987/885161,588——
1986/87561,233——
1985/865131,302——
1984/855171,134——
1983/845171,006——
1982/83551,288——
1981/825101,097——
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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.