Bristol Rovers currently averages 9,164 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 8,051 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 24,662 in 1953/54.
- All-time average
- 9,569 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 24,662 1953/54
- Lowest season average
- 3,246 1986/87
- Highest since 2000/01
- 9,302 2016/17
- Five-season average
- 8,108 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #23 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +6,042 +34.8% · 1952/53 vs 1951/52
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -4,121 -31.4% · 1965/66 vs 1964/65
- Seasons represented
- 117 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.
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 | 4 | In progress | 9,164 | 58 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 14 | 8,051 | 66 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 22 | 7,880 | 64 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 15 | 8,190 | 61 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 17 | 8,907 | 56 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 3 | 7,512 | 60 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 14 | 7,348 | 59 | — |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 15 | 8,320 | 54 | 9 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 13 | 8,933 | 52 | 8 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 10 | 9,302 | 52 | 7 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 3 | 8,096 | 54 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 5 | 2 | 6,629 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 23 | 6,421 | 56 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 14 | 6,309 | 57 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 13 | 6,035 | 57 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 22 | 6,253 | 58 | 12 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 11 | 7,043 | 55 | 10 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 11 | 7,171 | 54 | 9 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 16 | 6,850 | 54 | 10 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 6 | 5,480 | 66 | 5 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 12 | 5,989 | 59 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 4 | 12 | 7,077 | 53 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 4 | 15 | 7,142 | 52 | 3 |
| 2002/03 | 4 | 20 | 6,934 | 52 | 2 |
| 2001/02 | 4 | 23 | 6,565 | 56 | 4 |
| 2000/01 | 3 | 21 | 7,275 | 47 | 5 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 7 | 8,402 | 44 | 7 |
| 1998/99 | 3 | 13 | 6,275 | 53 | 10 |
| 1997/98 | 3 | 5 | 6,413 | 51 | 9 |
| 1996/97 | 3 | 17 | 5,630 | 56 | 11 |
| 1995/96 * | 3 | 10 | 5,279 | 57 | 10 |
| 1994/95 | 3 | 4 | 5,173 | 56 | 9 |
| 1993/94 | 3 | 8 | 5,338 | 60 | 11 |
| 1992/93 | 2 | 24 | 5,745 | 54 | 22 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 13 | 5,850 | 55 | 23 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 13 | 5,929 | 53 | 23 |
| 1989/90 | 3 | 1 | 6,202 | 50 | 6 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 5 | 5,259 | 55 | 10 |
| 1987/88 | 3 | 8 | 3,653 | 66 | 16 |
| 1986/87 * | 3 | 19 | 3,246 | 66 | 15 |
| 1985/86 | 3 | 16 | 4,196 | 53 | 10 |
| 1984/85 | 3 | 6 | 5,258 | 44 | 7 |
| 1983/84 | 3 | 5 | 5,550 | 49 | 6 |
| 1982/83 | 3 | 7 | 6,221 | 47 | 5 |
| 1981/82 | 3 | 15 | 5,402 | 53 | 10 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 22 | 5,929 | 54 | 20 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 19 | 7,399 | 51 | 19 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 16 | 7,593 | 47 | 18 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 18 | 8,108 | 50 | 21 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 15 | 8,431 | 46 | 18 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 18 | 10,022 | 41 | 15 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 19 | 12,222 | 38 | 13 |
| 1973/74 | 3 | 2 | 13,026 | 33 | 1 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 5 | 8,884 | 49 | 7 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 6 | 9,340 | 53 | 6 |
| 1970/71 | 3 | 6 | 11,312 | 41 | 4 |
| 1969/70 | 3 | 3 | 11,870 | 42 | 3 |
| 1968/69 | 3 | 16 | 7,118 | 59 | 11 |
| 1967/68 | 3 | 15 | 8,105 | 59 | 11 |
| 1966/67 | 3 | 5 | 10,253 | 48 | 5 |
| 1965/66 | 3 | 16 | 9,007 | 50 | 7 |
| 1964/65 | 3 | 6 | 13,128 | 39 | 2 |
| 1963/64 | 3 | 12 | 10,710 | 46 | 7 |
| 1962/63 | 3 | 19 | 9,831 | 56 | 12 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 21 | 12,096 | 44 | 18 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 17 | 14,888 | 34 | 11 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 9 | 18,486 | 29 | 7 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 6 | 17,890 | 34 | 10 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 10 | 20,604 | 29 | 8 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 9 | 22,166 | 23 | 5 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 6 | 23,860 | 24 | 6 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 9 | 23,116 | 25 | 3 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 9 | 24,662 | 26 | 4 |
| 1952/53 | 3S | 1 | 23,411 | 27 | 1 |
| 1951/52 | 3S | 7 | 17,369 | 46 | 6 |
| 1950/51 | 3S | 6 | 17,763 | 44 | 5 |
| 1949/50 | 3S | 9 | 16,105 | 49 | — |
| 1948/49 | 3S | 5 | 17,539 | 46 | — |
| 1947/48 | 3S | 20 | 15,036 | 54 | 10 |
| 1946/47 | 3S | 14 | 12,527 | 55 | 12 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 3S | 22 | 7,999 | 59 | 15 |
| 1937/38 | 3S | 15 | 8,359 | 61 | 17 |
| 1936/37 | 3S | 15 | 10,579 | 49 | 8 |
| 1935/36 | 3S | 17 | 8,322 | 54 | 12 |
| 1934/35 | 3S | 8 | 9,302 | 44 | 8 |
| 1933/34 | 3S | 7 | 11,358 | 36 | 3 |
| 1932/33 | 3S | 9 | 9,984 | 41 | 6 |
| 1931/32 | 3S | 18 | 7,279 | 60 | — |
| 1930/31 | 3S | 15 | 6,607 | 58 | 14 |
| 1929/30 | 3S | 20 | 7,169 | 58 | — |
| 1928/29 | 3S | 19 | 7,549 | 58 | — |
| 1927/28 | 3S | 19 | 6,843 | 61 | — |
| 1926/27 | 3S | 10 | 8,145 | 56 | — |
| 1925/26 | 3S | 19 | 8,612 | 50 | — |
| 1924/25 | 3S | 17 | 9,540 | 49 | — |
| 1923/24 | 3S | 9 | 9,255 | 50 | — |
| 1922/23 | 3S | 13 | 10,700 | 44 | — |
| 1921/22 | 3S | 14 | 11,585 | 41 | — |
| 1920/21 | 3 | 10 | 12,395 | 48 | 8 |
| 1919/20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1914/15 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1913/14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912/13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1911/12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910/11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1909/10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908/09 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1907/08 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1906/07 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1905/06 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904/05 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1903/04 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1902/03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1901/02 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900/01 | — | — | — | — |
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.