Notable clubs outside the Football League · Attendance record

Halifax Town

Formed in 2008 and known as The Shaymen. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumThe Shay10,401 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed2008The Shaymen
Attendance record begins1921/2297 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average1,389Live season →
2025/26 league average1,580Completed season
Year-on-year change-12.1%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1921/22 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average10,5251922/23
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.
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Club statistics

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Halifax Town currently averages 1,389 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 1,580 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 10,525 in 1922/23.

All-time average
3,649
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
10,525
1922/23
Lowest season average
838
1995/96
Highest since 2000/01
2,214
2000/01
Five-season average
1,918
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#46
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+3,028
+67.6% · 1947/48 vs 1946/47
Biggest year-on-year fall
-4,955
-47.1% · 1923/24 vs 1922/23
Seasons represented
105
98 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 Shay
2026/27 capacity10,401
League average1,389
Percentage filled13.4%

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 progress1,389—18
2025/26581,580—11
2024/25561,744—12
2023/24571,946—10
2022/235112,192—11
2021/22542,130——
2020/21510———
2019/20562,141——
2018/195161,553——
2017/185161,726——
2016/17631,810——
2015/165211,546——
2014/15591,472——
2013/14551,597——
2012/13651,222——
2011/12631,419——
2010/11711,627——
2009/10811,452——
2008/09881,165——
2007/085201,348——
2006/075161,658——
2005/06541,749——
2004/05591,719——
2003/045191,506——
2002/03581,753——
2001/024242,1159224
2000/014232,2149123
1999/004182,5369123
1998/994103,0048416
1997/98512,541——
1996/97519841——
1995/96515838——
1994/9558974——
1993/945131,035——
1992/934222,23189—
1991/924201,64091—
1990/914221,6999023
1989/904231,8959224
1988/894211,9479224
1987/884181,5959224
1986/874151,3279224
1985/864201,4069123
1984/854211,3789224
1983/844211,4129224
1982/834112,0328719
1981/824192,4078215
1980/814231,9249123
1979/804182,5828820
1978/794231,8219022
1977/784202,1998921
1976/774212,3408820
1975/763242,5068524
1974/753172,6818224
1973/74392,8498121
1972/733202,7418824
1971/723173,8398224
1970/71335,1347218
1969/703184,6747418
1968/69425,6707010
1967/684114,5028217
1966/674123,8868821
1965/664153,06990—
1964/654233,00691—
1963/644103,80087—
1962/633243,5618924
1961/623184,6708324
1960/61395,5487821
1959/603156,7687320
1958/59396,6638021
1957/583N76,4858541
1956/573N116,1188642
1955/563N196,0448642
1954/553N146,9428238
1953/543N235,5488945
1952/533N148,0607531
1951/523N206,7458440
1950/513N227,1998440
1949/503N216,94184—
1948/493N198,91476—
1947/483N217,5088137
1946/473N224,4808642
1945/46————
1938/393N125,6997733
1937/383N185,3937632
1936/373N75,7997228
1935/363N176,3436724
1934/353N28,882469
1933/343N97,1545916
1932/333N154,9547228
1931/323N174,19577—
1930/313N175,2917127
1929/303N213,79783—
1928/293N135,29872—
1927/283N126,40164—
1926/273N47,59458—
1925/263N55,96770—
1924/253N96,64564—
1923/243N145,57079—
1922/233N710,52547—
1921/223N198,20062—
1920/21————
1919/20————
1914/15————
1913/14————
1912/13————

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.