Charlton Athletic currently averages 19,263 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 20,066 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 40,216 in 1948/49.
- All-time average
- 15,711 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 40,216 1948/49
- Lowest season average
- 5,104 1984/85
- Highest since 2000/01
- 26,403 2004/05
- Five-season average
- 15,566 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #6 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +9,060 +41.1% · 1936/37 vs 1935/36
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -5,649 -14.0% · 1949/50 vs 1948/49
- Seasons represented
- 100 98 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 | 2 | In progress | 19,263 | 36 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 19 | 20,066 | 36 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 4 | 15,255 | 46 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 16 | 13,481 | 46 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 10 | 13,436 | 47 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 13 | 15,592 | 37 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 22 | 18,017 | 34 | 13 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 3 | 11,827 | 46 | 6 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 6 | 11,846 | 45 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 13 | 11,162 | 46 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 22 | 15,632 | 38 | 16 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 12 | 16,708 | 34 | 13 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 18 | 16,134 | 33 | 11 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 9 | 18,499 | 28 | 9 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 1 | 17,402 | 35 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 13 | 15,582 | 37 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 4 | 17,407 | 35 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 24 | 20,894 | 27 | 8 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 11 | 23,159 | 23 | 5 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 19 | 26,195 | 14 | 13 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 13 | 26,196 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 11 | 26,403 | 17 | 13 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 7 | 26,293 | 19 | 17 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 12 | 26,256 | 18 | 17 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 14 | 24,165 | 19 | 18 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 9 | 20,023 | 21 | 18 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 1 | 19,558 | 20 | 4 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 18 | 19,816 | 22 | 18 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 4 | 13,275 | 33 | 13 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 15 | 11,081 | 35 | 15 |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 6 | 11,185 | 33 | 13 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 15 | 10,211 | 34 | 10 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 11 | 8,056 | 42 | 17 |
| 1992/93 * | 2 | 12 | 7,029 | 46 | 18 |
| 1991/92 * | 2 | 7 | 6,786 | 48 | 20 |
| 1990/91 * | 2 | 16 | 6,548 | 48 | 21 |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 19 | 10,748 | 30 | — |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 14 | 9,398 | 33 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 17 | 8,685 | 36 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 19 | 9,012 | 32 | 21 |
| 1985/86 * | 2 | 2 | 6,028 | 40 | — |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 17 | 5,104 | 46 | 17 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 13 | 6,732 | 44 | 18 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 17 | 7,213 | 42 | 17 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 13 | 6,657 | 44 | 17 |
| 1980/81 | 3 | 3 | 7,206 | 44 | 7 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 22 | 7,175 | 53 | 21 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 19 | 9,563 | 40 | 13 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 17 | 11,307 | 36 | 11 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 7 | 11,057 | 39 | 13 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 9 | 11,629 | 35 | 10 |
| 1974/75 | 3 | 3 | 10,444 | 42 | 5 |
| 1973/74 | 3 | 14 | 5,306 | 64 | 15 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 11 | 5,658 | 58 | 13 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 21 | 10,430 | 50 | 20 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 20 | 10,981 | 42 | 16 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 20 | 12,693 | 40 | 16 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 3 | 17,973 | 29 | 7 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 15 | 13,945 | 36 | 14 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 19 | 12,611 | 41 | 17 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 16 | 12,271 | 42 | 16 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 18 | 13,065 | 40 | 15 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 4 | 18,284 | 27 | 7 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 20 | 13,420 | 40 | 13 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 15 | 14,211 | 33 | 9 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 10 | 11,102 | 46 | 17 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 7 | 15,687 | 38 | 13 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 8 | 16,806 | 38 | 13 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 3 | 22,221 | 25 | 6 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 22 | 20,370 | 31 | 21 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 14 | 24,872 | 21 | 17 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 15 | 24,005 | 22 | 20 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 9 | 28,803 | 20 | 18 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 5 | 25,298 | 26 | 21 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 10 | 27,609 | 23 | 17 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 17 | 29,293 | 21 | 17 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 20 | 34,567 | 18 | 14 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 9 | 40,216 | 11 | 10 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 13 | 36,253 | 14 | 10 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 19 | 32,401 | 14 | 10 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 3 | 25,141 | 15 | 9 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 4 | 28,336 | 7 | 6 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 2 | 31,086 | 6 | 5 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 2 | 22,026 | 16 | 4 |
| 1934/35 | 3S | 1 | 15,713 | 24 | 1 |
| 1933/34 | 3S | 5 | 10,574 | 42 | 5 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 22 | 12,938 | 30 | 9 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 10 | 11,929 | 37 | 11 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 15 | 10,875 | 39 | 15 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 13 | 13,666 | 33 | 9 |
| 1928/29 | 3S | 1 | 11,478 | 46 | — |
| 1927/28 | 3S | 11 | 8,734 | 51 | — |
| 1926/27 | 3S | 13 | 6,951 | 62 | — |
| 1925/26 | 3S | 21 | 7,403 | 58 | — |
| 1924/25 | 3S | 15 | 9,750 | 45 | — |
| 1923/24 | 3S | 14 | 6,745 | 71 | — |
| 1922/23 | 3S | 12 | 8,165 | 62 | — |
| 1921/22 | 3S | 16 | 9,380 | 54 | — |
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.