Bradford City currently averages 19,029 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 20,444 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 22,585 in 1920/21.
- All-time average
- 11,160 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 22,585 1920/21
- Lowest season average
- 2,858 1980/81
- Highest since 2000/01
- 20,444 2025/26
- Five-season average
- 17,779 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #4 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +7,217 +126.4% · 1996/97 vs 1995/96
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -8,125 -37.2% · 1922/23 vs 1921/22
- Seasons represented
- 114 112 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.
2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗
Season-by-season attendance
| Season | Tier | League finish | Average | England rank | Tier rank (attendance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27Live | 3 | In progress | 19,029 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 4 | 20,444 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 3 | 17,762 | 38 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 9 | 17,473 | 38 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 6 | 17,767 | 37 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 14 | 15,450 | 38 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 9 | 14,255 | 38 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 24 | 16,130 | 36 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 11 | 19,787 | 34 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 5 | 18,167 | 34 | 2 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 5 | 18,090 | 29 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 7 | 13,353 | 41 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 11 | 14,121 | 42 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 7 | 10,322 | 46 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 18 | 10,491 | 47 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 18 | 11,128 | 47 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 14 | 11,423 | 45 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 9 | 12,704 | 45 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 10 | 13,694 | 40 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 22 | 8,694 | 48 | 6 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 11 | 8,265 | 48 | 6 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 11 | 8,839 | 47 | 7 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 23 | 11,377 | 42 | 17 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 19 | 12,501 | 40 | 17 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 15 | 15,489 | 32 | 12 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 20 | 18,511 | 24 | 19 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 17 | 18,030 | 24 | 18 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 2 | 14,299 | 32 | 11 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 13 | 15,564 | 28 | 9 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 21 | 12,925 | 29 | 9 |
| 1995/96 | 3 | 6 | 5,708 | 54 | 7 |
| 1994/95 | 3 | 14 | 6,152 | 51 | 5 |
| 1993/94 | 3 | 7 | 6,395 | 51 | 6 |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 10 | 6,581 | 48 | 7 |
| 1991/92 | 3 | 16 | 6,115 | 53 | 7 |
| 1990/91 | 3 | 8 | 6,644 | 47 | 6 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 23 | 8,777 | 39 | 19 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 14 | 10,524 | 29 | 10 |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 4 | 12,906 | 23 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 10 | 8,246 | 34 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 13 | 5,816 | 42 | — |
| 1984/85 | 3 | 1 | 6,639 | 37 | 4 |
| 1983/84 | 3 | 7 | 4,203 | 59 | 13 |
| 1982/83 | 3 | 12 | 4,867 | 54 | 10 |
| 1981/82 | 4 | 2 | 5,391 | 54 | 4 |
| 1980/81 | 4 | 14 | 2,858 | 78 | 11 |
| 1979/80 | 4 | 5 | 5,744 | 63 | 4 |
| 1978/79 | 4 | 15 | 3,924 | 72 | 8 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 22 | 5,103 | 61 | 12 |
| 1976/77 | 4 | 4 | 5,630 | 60 | 3 |
| 1975/76 | 4 | 17 | 2,916 | 82 | 15 |
| 1974/75 | 4 | 10 | 3,191 | 77 | 11 |
| 1973/74 | 4 | 8 | 3,797 | 75 | 11 |
| 1972/73 | 4 | 16 | 3,498 | 77 | 13 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 24 | 5,042 | 73 | 20 |
| 1970/71 | 3 | 19 | 5,997 | 64 | 14 |
| 1969/70 | 3 | 10 | 8,852 | 55 | 9 |
| 1968/69 | 4 | 4 | 7,214 | 57 | 4 |
| 1967/68 | 4 | 5 | 7,341 | 62 | 6 |
| 1966/67 | 4 | 11 | 4,826 | 82 | 15 |
| 1965/66 | 4 | 23 | 4,025 | 85 | — |
| 1964/65 | 4 | 19 | 3,784 | 88 | — |
| 1963/64 | 4 | 5 | 5,739 | 76 | — |
| 1962/63 | 4 | 23 | 4,015 | 87 | 20 |
| 1961/62 | 4 | 5 | 6,240 | 71 | — |
| 1960/61 | 3 | 22 | 7,447 | 66 | 17 |
| 1959/60 | 3 | 19 | 10,163 | 62 | 13 |
| 1958/59 | 3 | 11 | 11,090 | 57 | 10 |
| 1957/58 | 3N | 3 | 12,527 | 50 | 9 |
| 1956/57 | 3N | 9 | 12,821 | 46 | 6 |
| 1955/56 | 3N | 8 | 10,022 | 59 | 15 |
| 1954/55 | 3N | 21 | 9,293 | 62 | 18 |
| 1953/54 | 3N | 5 | 10,602 | 58 | 14 |
| 1952/53 | 3N | 16 | 10,892 | 60 | 16 |
| 1951/52 | 3N | 15 | 11,558 | 60 | 16 |
| 1950/51 | 3N | 7 | 12,512 | 57 | 13 |
| 1949/50 | 3N | 19 | 13,158 | 59 | — |
| 1948/49 | 3N | 22 | 10,447 | 70 | — |
| 1947/48 | 3N | 14 | 10,104 | 71 | 27 |
| 1946/47 | 3N | 5 | 9,912 | 64 | 20 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 3N | 3 | 7,079 | 65 | 21 |
| 1937/38 | 3N | 14 | 6,011 | 72 | 28 |
| 1936/37 | 2 | 21 | 10,045 | 52 | 21 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 12 | 8,716 | 51 | 20 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 20 | 8,588 | 52 | 18 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 6 | 11,040 | 38 | 13 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 11 | 14,622 | 24 | 7 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 7 | 14,059 | 25 | 6 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 10 | 14,195 | 24 | 6 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 18 | 16,366 | 23 | 5 |
| 1928/29 | 3N | 1 | 18,551 | 21 | — |
| 1927/28 | 3N | 6 | 12,180 | 36 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 22 | 12,595 | 35 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 16 | 11,833 | 41 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 16 | 12,775 | 34 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 18 | 13,745 | 32 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 15 | 13,690 | 33 | — |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 21 | 21,815 | 19 | 19 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 15 | 22,585 | 19 | 17 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 15 | 17,200 | 20 | 17 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 11 | 13,365 | 11 | 10 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 9 | 17,045 | 18 | 16 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 13 | 14,815 | 16 | 15 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 11 | 17,715 | 11 | 10 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 5 | 16,780 | 9 | 8 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 7 | 20,640 | 6 | 6 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 18 | 21,875 | 4 | 4 |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 1 | 15,875 | 11 | — |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 5 | 10,835 | 19 | — |
| 1905/06 | 2 | 11 | 9,390 | 19 | — |
| 1904/05 | 2 | 8 | 10,700 | 16 | — |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 10 | 9,855 | 15 | — |
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.