Derby County currently averages 28,149 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 28,918 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 35,924 in 1969/70.
- All-time average
- 18,286 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 35,924 1969/70
- Lowest season average
- 3,050 1888/89
- Highest since 2000/01
- 32,432 2007/08
- Five-season average
- 27,097 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #6 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +11,217 +62.7% · 1997/98 vs 1996/97
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -5,510 -33.9% · 1921/22 vs 1920/21
- Seasons represented
- 133 127 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
StadiumPride Park Stadium
2026/27 capacity33,597
League average28,149
Percentage filled83.8%
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 | 2 | In progress | 28,149 | 21 | 5 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 8 | 28,918 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 19 | 29,018 | 19 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 2 | 27,278 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 7 | 27,259 | 19 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 23 | 23,010 | 21 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 10 | 26,727 | 20 | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 6 | 26,850 | 19 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 6 | 27,175 | 18 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 9 | 29,042 | 15 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 5 | 29,663 | 14 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 8 | 29,232 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 3 | 24,933 | 21 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 10 | 23,228 | 20 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 12 | 26,020 | 15 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 19 | 26,023 | 15 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 14 | 29,230 | 12 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 18 | 29,440 | 12 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 20 | 32,432 | 12 | 12 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 3 | 25,945 | 15 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 20 | 24,166 | 20 | 4 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 4 | 25,219 | 21 | 6 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 20 | 22,200 | 25 | 6 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 18 | 25,470 | 21 | 3 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 19 | 29,816 | 14 | 13 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 17 | 28,551 | 13 | 13 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 16 | 29,351 | 13 | 12 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 8 | 29,193 | 12 | 11 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 9 | 29,106 | 12 | 10 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 12 | 17,889 | 20 | — |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 2 | 14,327 | 27 | 8 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 9 | 13,589 | 28 | 6 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 6 | 15,937 | 22 | 6 |
| 1992/93 | 2 | 8 | 15,020 | 25 | 5 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 3 | 14,664 | 20 | 5 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 20 | 16,257 | 18 | — |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 16 | 17,426 | 15 | — |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 5 | 17,535 | 14 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 15 | 17,158 | 16 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 1 | 15,539 | 17 | — |
| 1985/86 | 3 | 3 | 12,386 | 21 | 1 |
| 1984/85 | 3 | 7 | 10,833 | 27 | 1 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 20 | 12,859 | 26 | 7 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 13 | 13,601 | 24 | 5 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 16 | 11,828 | 32 | 10 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 6 | 16,682 | 24 | 4 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 21 | 19,904 | 22 | 17 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 19 | 21,555 | 20 | 16 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 12 | 23,345 | 19 | 17 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 15 | 25,008 | 15 | 14 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 4 | 28,350 | 8 | 7 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 1 | 26,719 | 15 | 12 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 3 | 27,788 | 10 | 10 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 7 | 29,766 | 11 | 11 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 1 | 33,087 | 10 | 10 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 9 | 31,367 | 8 | 8 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 4 | 35,924 | 7 | 7 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 1 | 27,659 | 14 | 1 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 18 | 20,914 | 24 | 3 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 17 | 15,867 | 31 | 8 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 8 | 14,151 | 33 | 11 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 9 | 13,820 | 37 | 13 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 13 | 11,979 | 41 | 16 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 18 | 12,092 | 42 | 14 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 16 | 15,930 | 28 | 5 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 12 | 14,094 | 36 | 12 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 18 | 15,815 | 37 | 12 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 7 | 18,990 | 33 | 9 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 16 | 19,830 | 32 | 10 |
| 1956/57 | 3N | 1 | 19,611 | 32 | 1 |
| 1955/56 | 3N | 2 | 18,688 | 34 | 1 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 22 | 14,966 | 43 | 18 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 18 | 17,284 | 39 | 14 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 22 | 21,627 | 32 | 22 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 17 | 21,949 | 35 | 22 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 11 | 23,259 | 34 | 22 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 11 | 26,283 | 30 | 21 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 3 | 29,798 | 27 | 20 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 4 | 27,044 | 27 | 19 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 14 | 23,708 | 28 | 19 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 6 | 19,101 | 27 | 19 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 13 | 17,288 | 31 | 20 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 4 | 20,475 | 23 | 16 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 2 | 20,932 | 18 | 14 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 6 | 19,251 | 18 | 14 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 4 | 18,666 | 13 | 13 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 7 | 15,047 | 23 | 17 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 15 | 13,142 | 29 | 20 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 6 | 15,040 | 22 | 18 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 2 | 15,977 | 24 | 19 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 6 | 16,866 | 25 | 18 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 4 | 16,243 | 26 | 20 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 12 | 19,396 | 19 | 16 |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 2 | 16,314 | 24 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 3 | 16,310 | 25 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 3 | 13,270 | 34 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 14 | 10,600 | 46 | — |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 12 | 10,725 | 46 | — |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 21 | 16,235 | 34 | 21 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 18 | 13,725 | 28 | 21 |
| 1914/15 | 2 | 1 | 6,570 | 27 | — |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 20 | 9,965 | 29 | 20 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 7 | 10,675 | 24 | 19 |
| 1911/12 | 2 | 1 | 10,315 | 26 | — |
| 1910/11 | 2 | 6 | 8,725 | 29 | — |
| 1909/10 | 2 | 4 | 8,375 | 28 | — |
| 1908/09 | 2 | 5 | 6,615 | 33 | — |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 6 | 9,515 | 27 | — |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 19 | 6,980 | 27 | 19 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 15 | 7,510 | 25 | 19 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 11 | 8,915 | 19 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 14 | 9,650 | 16 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 9 | 9,735 | 14 | 11 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 6 | 9,050 | 13 | 12 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 12 | 7,995 | 14 | 13 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 6 | 8,255 | 9 | 9 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 9 | 7,110 | 15 | 12 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 10 | 8,805 | 8 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 3 | 7,995 | 7 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 2 | 8,360 | 6 | 5 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 15 | 4,390 | 21 | 15 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 3 | 5,640 | 13 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 13 | 5,990 | 10 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 10 | 5,965 | 9 | — |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 11 | 3,270 | 11 | — |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 7 | 3,900 | 9 | — |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 10 | 3,050 | 12 | — |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — |
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.