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Forest Green Rovers

Formed in 1889. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumThe New Lawn5,147 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed1889Forest Green Rovers
Attendance record begins1991/9229 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average1,578Live season →
2025/26 league average2,026Completed season
Year-on-year change-22.1%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1991/92 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average3,2042022/23
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 change: 2006/07 The New Lawn
The numbers

Club statistics

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Forest Green Rovers currently averages 1,578 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 2,026 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 3,204 in 2022/23.

All-time average
1,449
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
3,204
2022/23
Lowest season average
161
1991/92
Highest since 2000/01
3,204
2022/23
Five-season average
2,437
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#87
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,019
+58.1% · 2017/18 vs 2016/17
Biggest year-on-year fall
-791
-24.7% · 2023/24 vs 2022/23
Seasons represented
45
30 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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StadiumThe New Lawn
2026/27 capacity5,147
League average1,578
Percentage filled30.7%

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)
2026/27Live5In progress1,578—17
2025/26572,026—9
2024/25531,839—11
2023/244242,4139224
2022/233243,2048723
2021/22412,7018921
2020/2146———
2019/204102,5428821
2018/19452,7018921
2017/184212,7728719
2016/17531,753——
2015/16521,758——
2014/15551,502——
2013/145101,195——
2012/135101,179——
2011/125101,035——
2010/11520950——
2009/105211,012——
2008/09518955——
2007/08581,178——
2006/075141,185——
2005/06519977——
2004/05520855——
2003/04518902——
2002/0359858——
2001/02518841——
2000/01516862——
1999/00519975——
1998/99512854——
1997/9861705——
1996/9771———
1995/9678———
1994/95718———
1993/94715———
1992/93719———
1991/92719161——
1990/91718———
1989/90710———
1988/89712———
1987/8879———
1986/8779———
1985/86714———
1984/85714———
1983/84711———
1982/8373———

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.