League Two · Attendance record

Cheltenham Town

Formed in 1887 and known as The Robins. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumWhaddon Road7,066 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1887The Robins
Attendance record begins1979/8046 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average4,139Live season →
2025/26 league average3,988Completed season
Year-on-year change+3.8%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1979/80 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average4,6552002/03
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.
The numbers

Club statistics

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Cheltenham Town currently averages 4,139 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 3,988 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 4,655 in 2002/03.

All-time average
2,579
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
4,655
2002/03
Lowest season average
308
1979/80
Highest since 2000/01
4,655
2002/03
Five-season average
4,304
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#71
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,299
+70.6% · 1998/99 vs 1997/98
Biggest year-on-year fall
-668
-17.3% · 2009/10 vs 2008/09
Seasons represented
88
47 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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StadiumWhaddon Road
2026/27 capacity7,066
League average4,139
Percentage filled58.6%

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)
2026/27Live4In progress4,1398519
2025/264183,9888416
2024/254154,1988317
2023/243214,6098022
2022/233164,4857820
2021/223154,2397921
2020/2141———
2019/20443,4248218
2018/194163,1348518
2017/184173,1728417
2016/174213,3238518
2015/16513,006——
2014/154232,8648821
2013/144172,9898317
2012/13453,2538115
2011/12463,4258114
2010/114172,9808115
2009/104223,1868214
2008/093233,8547822
2007/083194,3107624
2006/073174,3598023
2005/06453,4538416
2004/054143,6488216
2003/044144,1168215
2002/033214,6557121
2001/02444,073739
2000/01493,6957510
1999/00484,1257411
1998/99513,139——
1997/98521,840——
1996/9762997——
1995/9663714——
1994/95621,035——
1993/9462920——
1992/9362872——
1991/92521835——
1990/915161,036——
1989/905111,423——
1988/895151,293——
1987/885131,331——
1986/875111,035——
1985/865111,025——
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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.