Bury currently averages 3,479 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 3,698 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 19,500 in 1924/25.
- All-time average
- 7,270 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 19,500 1924/25
- Lowest season average
- 1,233 2022/23
- Highest since 2000/01
- 4,044 2018/19
- Five-season average
- 2,586 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #8 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +7,225 +58.9% · 1924/25 vs 1923/24
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -4,072 -28.1% · 1929/30 vs 1928/29
- Seasons represented
- 130 120 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
StadiumGigg Lane
2026/27 capacity12,500
League average3,479
Percentage filled27.8%
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 | 7 | In progress | 3,479 | — | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 3,698 | — | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 1 | 3,315 | — | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 3 | 3,359 | — | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 4 | 1,233 | — | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 10 | 1 | 1,327 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019/20 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 2 | 4,044 | 78 | 14 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 24 | 3,931 | 79 | 22 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 19 | 3,845 | 79 | 22 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 16 | 3,751 | 81 | 22 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 3 | 3,774 | 78 | 14 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 12 | 3,139 | 82 | 16 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 22 | 2,749 | 85 | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 14 | 3,552 | 79 | 23 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 2 | 3,313 | 80 | 14 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 9 | 3,029 | 84 | 16 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 4 | 3,342 | 82 | 15 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | 13 | 2,601 | 87 | 19 |
| 2006/07 | 4 | 21 | 2,588 | 87 | 19 |
| 2005/06 | 4 | 19 | 2,594 | 89 | 21 |
| 2004/05 | 4 | 17 | 3,032 | 87 | 19 |
| 2003/04 | 4 | 12 | 2,892 | 91 | 23 |
| 2002/03 | 4 | 7 | 3,226 | 86 | 19 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 22 | 3,914 | 75 | 21 |
| 2000/01 | 3 | 16 | 3,444 | 81 | 24 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 15 | 4,025 | 76 | 21 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 22 | 5,475 | 59 | 23 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 17 | 6,177 | 54 | 23 |
| 1996/97 | 3 | 1 | 4,502 | 65 | 17 |
| 1995/96 | 4 | 3 | 3,262 | 77 | 10 |
| 1994/95 | 4 | 4 | 3,223 | 78 | — |
| 1993/94 | 4 | 13 | 2,597 | 85 | — |
| 1992/93 | 4 | 7 | 2,670 | 85 | — |
| 1991/92 | 3 | 21 | 2,901 | 78 | 21 |
| 1990/91 | 3 | 7 | 3,572 | 71 | 20 |
| 1989/90 | 3 | 5 | 3,450 | 75 | 20 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 13 | 3,368 | 72 | 21 |
| 1987/88 | 3 | 14 | 2,565 | 78 | 23 |
| 1986/87 | 3 | 16 | 2,502 | 79 | 21 |
| 1985/86 | 3 | 20 | 2,889 | 71 | 21 |
| 1984/85 | 4 | 4 | 3,591 | 68 | 5 |
| 1983/84 | 4 | 15 | 2,104 | 84 | 16 |
| 1982/83 | 4 | 5 | 3,097 | 73 | 7 |
| 1981/82 | 4 | 9 | 3,533 | 75 | 9 |
| 1980/81 | 4 | 12 | 2,748 | 79 | 12 |
| 1979/80 | 3 | 21 | 4,239 | 72 | 21 |
| 1978/79 | 3 | 19 | 3,782 | 73 | 21 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 15 | 4,979 | 62 | 13 |
| 1976/77 | 3 | 7 | 5,299 | 67 | 17 |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 13 | 5,936 | 59 | 12 |
| 1974/75 | 3 | 14 | 5,527 | 62 | 16 |
| 1973/74 | 4 | 4 | 4,879 | 67 | 7 |
| 1972/73 | 4 | 12 | 2,971 | 84 | 17 |
| 1971/72 | 4 | 9 | 3,502 | 84 | 16 |
| 1970/71 | 3 | 22 | 3,993 | 83 | 23 |
| 1969/70 | 3 | 19 | 4,512 | 76 | 19 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 21 | 7,765 | 55 | 22 |
| 1967/68 | 3 | 2 | 8,281 | 56 | 8 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 22 | 8,076 | 54 | 22 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 19 | 7,667 | 62 | 21 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 16 | 7,784 | 59 | 22 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 18 | 8,169 | 61 | 21 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 8 | 11,270 | 46 | 16 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 18 | 10,518 | 54 | 20 |
| 1960/61 | 3 | 1 | 10,207 | 51 | 7 |
| 1959/60 | 3 | 7 | 10,628 | 56 | 7 |
| 1958/59 | 3 | 10 | 9,441 | 62 | 14 |
| 1957/58 | 3N | 4 | 11,775 | 54 | 13 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 21 | 11,986 | 51 | 20 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 15 | 11,919 | 52 | 22 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 13 | 14,174 | 47 | 20 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 17 | 13,532 | 50 | 22 |
| 1952/53 | 2 | 20 | 13,420 | 53 | 21 |
| 1951/52 | 2 | 17 | 14,100 | 54 | 22 |
| 1950/51 | 2 | 20 | 15,101 | 49 | 20 |
| 1949/50 | 2 | 18 | 16,821 | 48 | 19 |
| 1948/49 | 2 | 12 | 16,360 | 50 | 19 |
| 1947/48 | 2 | 20 | 16,037 | 49 | 21 |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 17 | 14,764 | 50 | 20 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 16 | 10,175 | 52 | 20 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 10 | 10,120 | 54 | 22 |
| 1936/37 | 2 | 3 | 12,903 | 41 | 16 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 14 | 9,241 | 48 | 18 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 10 | 9,499 | 42 | 14 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 12 | 9,616 | 50 | 19 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 4 | 9,406 | 46 | 17 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 5 | 8,594 | 47 | 18 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 13 | 8,813 | 45 | 19 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 5 | 10,435 | 47 | 19 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 21 | 14,507 | 33 | 22 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 5 | 15,608 | 29 | 21 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 19 | 15,447 | 28 | 21 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 4 | 15,728 | 26 | 21 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 5 | 19,500 | 19 | 16 |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 2 | 12,275 | 37 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 6 | 10,880 | 42 | — |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 11 | 9,835 | 51 | — |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 11 | 12,835 | 46 | — |
| 1919/20 | 2 | 5 | 9,225 | 38 | — |
| 1914/15 | 2 | 11 | 4,900 | 35 | — |
| 1913/14 | 2 | 10 | 8,440 | 32 | — |
| 1912/13 | 2 | 11 | 6,375 | 35 | — |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 20 | 9,000 | 31 | 20 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 18 | 10,210 | 25 | 19 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 13 | 9,790 | 25 | 19 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 17 | 10,975 | 25 | 18 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 7 | 11,880 | 21 | 18 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 16 | 11,580 | 17 | 15 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 17 | 9,140 | 22 | 17 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 17 | 9,145 | 18 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 12 | 7,790 | 22 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 8 | 9,540 | 15 | 12 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 7 | 7,870 | 16 | 15 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 5 | 7,375 | 16 | 15 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 12 | 6,400 | 16 | 14 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 10 | 5,330 | 22 | 17 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 14 | 6,380 | 19 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 9 | 6,600 | 12 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 11 | 7,800 | 8 | 7 |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 1 | 4,450 | 20 | — |
| 1893/94 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892/93 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — |
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.