Premier League · Attendance record

Coventry City

Formed in 1883 and known as The Sky Blues. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumCoventry Building Society Arena32,609 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1883The Sky Blues
Attendance record begins1919/2099 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average31,248Live season →
2025/26 league average30,290Completed season
Year-on-year change+3.2%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1919/20 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average34,7051967/68
Second World War 1939/40–1945/46 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. Stadium changes: 2005/06 CBS Arena · 2013/14 Sixfields Stadium · 2014/15 CBS Arena · 2019/20 St Andrew's · 2021/22 CBS Arena
The numbers

Club statistics

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Coventry City currently averages 31,248 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 30,290 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 34,705 in 1967/68.

All-time average
17,656
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
34,705
1967/68
Lowest season average
2,348
2013/14
Highest since 2000/01
30,290
2025/26
Five-season average
24,700
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#10
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+8,919
+52.2% · 1963/64 vs 1962/63
Biggest year-on-year fall
-9,118
-40.4% · 1952/53 vs 1951/52
Seasons represented
110
100 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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StadiumCoventry Building Society Arena
2026/27 capacity32,609
League average31,248
Percentage filled95.8%

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

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)
2026/27Live1In progress31,2481413
2025/262130,290151
2024/252527,816215
2023/242925,468249
2022/232520,385287
2021/2221219,541287
2020/21 *216———
2019/20 *316,67761—
2018/193812,363445
2017/18469,255491
2016/173239,118538
2015/163812,570453
2014/15 *3179,332527
2013/14 *3182,3488924
2012/1331510,950443
2011/1222315,1193815
2010/1121816,3103211
2009/1021917,3053612
2008/0921717,4083513
2007/0822119,1233110
2006/0721720,3423012
2005/062821,3022610
2004/0521916,0483614
2003/0421214,8163513
2002/0322014,8133212
2001/0221116,1503010
2000/0111920,5821916
1999/0011420,8091815
1998/9911520,8041916
1997/9811119,7182217
1996/9711719,62519—
1995/9611618,50718—
1994/9511615,9802118
1993/9411113,3522920
1992/9311514,9512720
1991/9211913,8762317
1990/9111613,79422—
1989/9011214,31222—
1988/891716,04016—
1987/8811017,50914—
1986/8711016,1201514
1985/8611711,5902419
1984/8511812,8482320
1983/8411912,5722719
1982/8311910,5523321
1981/8211413,1002921
1980/8111616,9042320
1979/8011519,3152318
1978/7911022,6381613
1977/781723,3531816
1976/7711921,2472119
1975/7611419,3702421
1974/7511419,1002420
1973/7411623,2801715
1972/7311924,6231615
1971/7211823,7242018
1970/7111026,0391514
1969/701632,0431111
1968/6912033,2231010
1967/6812034,7051010
1966/672128,245141
1965/662325,370112
1964/6521026,621112
1963/643126,017111
1962/633417,098271
1961/6231410,2565510
1960/6131511,996432
1959/603516,348353
1958/594216,939371
1957/583S1911,9075312
1956/573S1613,686434
1955/563S817,571382
1954/553S914,202465
1953/543S1410,5055915
1952/533S613,4305210
1951/5222122,5483413
1950/512726,694278
1949/5021222,8223410
1948/4921622,3424014
1947/4821022,2883714
1946/472819,9753615
1945/46————
1938/392419,506248
1937/382425,825114
1936/372822,744154
1935/363S119,232221
1934/353S315,060262
1933/343S214,093281
1932/333S612,479312
1931/323S1212,23534—
1930/313S1410,327434
1929/303S612,98536—
1928/293S1114,35335—
1927/283S209,38849—
1926/273S1510,27446—
1925/263N169,50545—
1924/2522211,29539—
1923/2421913,68033—
1922/2321814,19031—
1921/2222014,98529—
1920/2122117,36529—
1919/2022016,87521—
1914/15————
1913/14————
1912/13————
1911/12————
1910/11————
1909/10————
1908/09————
1907/08————

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.