Gateshead has no recorded 2026/27 league average. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 9,201 in 1949/50.
- All-time average
- 5,357 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 9,201 1949/50
- Lowest season average
- 2,835 1936/37
- Highest since 2000/01
- — No completed average in this period
- Five-season average
- 3,884 1955/56–1959/60 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #57 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +6,348 +223.9% · 1937/38 vs 1936/37
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -3,999 -43.5% · 1938/39 vs 1937/38
- Seasons represented
- 23 23 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.
League matches
Season-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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959/60 | 4 | 22 | 3,412 | 92 | 24 |
| 1958/59 | 4 | 20 | 4,142 | 91 | 23 |
| 1957/58 | 3N | 14 | 4,704 | 90 | 46 |
| 1956/57 | 3N | 17 | 3,875 | 92 | 48 |
| 1955/56 | 3N | 13 | 3,286 | 92 | 48 |
| 1954/55 | 3N | 7 | 4,844 | 89 | 45 |
| 1953/54 | 3N | 4 | 5,899 | 86 | 42 |
| 1952/53 | 3N | 8 | 5,616 | 89 | 45 |
| 1951/52 | 3N | 5 | 6,114 | 88 | 44 |
| 1950/51 | 3N | 8 | 8,500 | 79 | 35 |
| 1949/50 | 3N | 2 | 9,201 | 73 | — |
| 1948/49 | 3N | 5 | 7,351 | 82 | — |
| 1947/48 | 3N | 4 | 6,341 | 86 | 42 |
| 1946/47 | 3N | 14 | 4,412 | 87 | 43 |
| 1938/39 | 3N | 10 | 5,184 | 84 | 35 |
| 1937/38 * | 3N | 5 | 9,183 | 59 | 15 |
| 1936/37 * | 3N | 21 | 2,835 | 88 | 44 |
| 1935/36 * | 3N | 14 | 3,578 | 85 | 41 |
| 1934/35 * | 3N | 19 | 3,256 | 85 | 41 |
| 1933/34 * | 3N | 19 | 3,218 | 86 | 42 |
| 1932/33 * | 3N | 7 | 4,382 | 78 | 34 |
| 1931/32 * | 3N | 2 | 7,943 | 57 | 13 |
| 1930/31 * | 3N | 9 | 5,938 | 63 | 19 |
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.