Premier League · Attendance record

Brentford

Formed in 1889 and known as The Bees. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumBrentford Community Stadium17,250 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1889The Bees
Attendance record begins1920/2198 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average17,184Live season →
2025/26 league average17,126Completed season
Year-on-year change+0.3%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1920/21 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average25,7681946/47
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: 2020/21 Brentford Community Stadium
The numbers

Club statistics

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Brentford currently averages 17,184 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 17,126 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 25,768 in 1946/47.

All-time average
10,195
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
25,768
1946/47
Lowest season average
3,918
1986/87
Highest since 2000/01
17,126
2025/26
Five-season average
17,058
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#10
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+7,225
+40.0% · 1935/36 vs 1934/35
Biggest year-on-year fall
-5,548
-24.1% · 1952/53 vs 1951/52
Seasons represented
112
99 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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StadiumBrentford Community Stadium
2026/27 capacity17,250
League average17,184
Percentage filled99.6%

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)
2026/27Live1In progress17,1844119
2025/261917,1264019
2024/2511017,0943919
2023/2411617,0823918
2022/231917,0783819
2021/2211316,9123520
2020/2123———
2019/202311,6994421
2018/1921110,2574923
2017/182910,2344823
2016/1721010,4674722
2015/162910,3104723
2014/152510,8224722
2013/14327,716539
2012/13336,303589
2011/12395,6436110
2010/113115,1726716
2009/10396,0185913
2008/09415,707603
2007/084144,469748
2006/073245,6006317
2005/06336,775539
2004/05346,0825912
2003/043175,5426615
2002/033165,7596215
2001/02336,714538
2000/013144,6456718
1999/003175,7425812
1998/99415,444613
1997/983215,0296317
1996/97345,8325510
1995/963154,7686113
1994/95326,536494
1993/943165,6115710
1992/932228,4763812
1991/92317,156445
1990/91366,144518
1989/903135,662548
1988/89375,682517
1987/883124,5815710
1986/873113,9185810
1985/863103,9575814
1984/853134,0746016
1983/843204,735549
1982/83396,184486
1981/82385,693508
1980/81396,7524810
1979/803197,818497
1978/793107,455496
1977/78448,578452
1976/774155,121697
1975/764185,096666
1974/75485,172665
1973/744195,063666
1972/733228,742508
1971/724311,738421
1970/714146,776614
1969/70457,773594
1968/694116,419635
1967/684146,211679
1966/67496,663625
1965/663238,4165410
1964/653510,740466
1963/6431611,883424
1962/634111,418452
1961/623238,4836215
1960/613177,3926818
1959/603611,912504
1958/593313,924444
1957/583S213,084476
1956/573S811,4825412
1955/563S610,3025612
1954/553S1111,0775511
1953/5422115,6264619
1952/5321717,4744215
1951/5221023,0223312
1950/512919,5934015
1949/502922,6133511
1948/4921822,7553712
1947/4821523,3413411
1946/4712125,7682618
1945/46————
1938/3911823,1171711
1937/381623,3351713
1936/371624,544108
1935/361525,287129
1934/352118,062205
1933/342416,377204
1932/333S113,300271
1931/323S511,34738—
1930/313S38,236507
1929/303S212,12338—
1928/293S138,15955—
1927/283S127,33158—
1926/273S119,71349—
1925/263S189,14647—
1924/253S217,01062—
1923/243S176,82569—
1922/233S148,35059—
1921/223S99,11555—
1920/213218,6605915
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1914/15————
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1911/12————
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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.