Chelsea currently averages 39,507 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 39,609 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 48,260 in 1954/55.
- All-time average
- 32,858 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 48,260 1954/55
- Lowest season average
- 12,672 1982/83
- Highest since 2000/01
- 41,902 2005/06
- Five-season average
- 39,322 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #1 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +13,830 +76.3% · 1907/08 vs 1906/07
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -18,565 -50.0% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
- Seasons represented
- 112 110 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 | 1 | In progress | 39,507 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 10 | 39,609 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 4 | 39,611 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 6 | 39,576 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 12 | 40,002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 3 | 37,810 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 4 | 40,563 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 3 | 40,437 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 5 | 41,282 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 41,508 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 10 | 41,500 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 41,546 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 3 | 41,482 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 3 | 41,462 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 6 | 41,478 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 2 | 41,435 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 41,423 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 3 | 41,483 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 2 | 41,397 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 2 | 41,542 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 1 | 41,902 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 1 | 41,870 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 2 | 41,234 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 4 | 39,784 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 6 | 39,030 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 6 | 34,700 | 8 | 8 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 5 | 34,532 | 9 | 9 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 3 | 34,754 | 9 | 8 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 4 | 32,901 | 9 | 8 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 6 | 27,001 | 10 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 11 | 25,466 | 13 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 11 | 21,057 | 14 | 13 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 14 | 19,416 | 15 | 13 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 11 | 18,787 | 13 | 12 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 14 | 18,684 | 14 | 13 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 11 | 20,738 | 14 | — |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 5 | 21,531 | 10 | — |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 1 | 15,731 | 17 | 3 |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 18 | 20,118 | 8 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 14 | 17,694 | 12 | 12 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 6 | 21,985 | 8 | 8 |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 6 | 23,065 | 9 | 8 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 1 | 21,120 | 10 | 4 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 18 | 12,672 | 27 | 7 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 12 | 13,132 | 28 | 7 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 12 | 17,897 | 21 | 3 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 4 | 23,266 | 14 | 3 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 22 | 24,782 | 13 | 11 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 16 | 28,734 | 10 | 9 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 2 | 30,633 | 8 | 1 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 11 | 18,957 | 25 | 3 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 21 | 27,396 | 13 | 10 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 17 | 25,983 | 12 | 12 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 12 | 29,722 | 12 | 12 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 7 | 38,783 | 5 | 5 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 6 | 39,545 | 5 | 5 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 3 | 40,342 | 4 | 4 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 5 | 37,613 | 5 | 5 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 6 | 35,979 | 8 | 8 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 9 | 35,591 | 5 | 5 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 5 | 31,346 | 8 | 8 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 3 | 37,054 | 7 | 7 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 5 | 31,305 | 7 | 6 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 2 | 29,376 | 9 | 3 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 22 | 27,013 | 11 | 8 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 12 | 30,156 | 7 | 7 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 18 | 39,423 | 4 | 4 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 14 | 40,857 | 3 | 3 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 11 | 38,430 | 6 | 5 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 13 | 31,732 | 11 | 10 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 16 | 34,141 | 9 | 8 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 1 | 48,260 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 8 | 46,944 | 2 | 2 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 19 | 43,937 | 4 | 4 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 19 | 39,932 | 6 | 5 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 20 | 39,667 | 7 | 7 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 13 | 42,238 | 10 | 9 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 13 | 46,362 | 6 | 5 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 18 | 47,592 | 4 | 3 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 15 | 44,550 | 3 | 2 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 20 | 30,999 | 7 | 5 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 10 | 33,975 | 3 | 2 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 13 | 32,414 | 4 | 3 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 8 | 34,977 | 3 | 3 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 12 | 32,342 | 5 | 5 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 19 | 29,813 | 5 | 5 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 18 | 31,485 | 4 | 3 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 12 | 32,230 | 3 | 3 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 12 | 35,808 | 2 | 2 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 2 | 27,799 | 6 | 1 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 9 | 28,017 | 6 | 1 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 3 | 33,546 | 3 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 4 | 29,861 | 5 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 3 | 32,355 | 1 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 5 | 28,975 | 3 | — |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 21 | 30,895 | 1 | 1 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 19 | 30,000 | 5 | 5 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 9 | 37,545 | 1 | 1 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 18 | 38,520 | 2 | 2 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 3 | 42,615 | 1 | 1 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 19 | 18,540 | 2 | 2 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 8 | 37,105 | 1 | 1 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 18 | 33,555 | 1 | 1 |
| 1911/12 | 2 | 2 | 26,295 | 1 | — |
| 1910/11 | 2 | 3 | 24,515 | 3 | — |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 19 | 28,545 | 1 | 1 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 11 | 29,120 | 2 | 2 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 13 | 31,965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 2 | 18,135 | 7 | — |
| 1905/06 | 2 | 3 | 13,370 | 10 | — |
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.