Notable clubs outside the Football League · Attendance record

Macclesfield

Formed in 2020 and known as The Silkmen. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumMoss Rose5,350 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed2020The Silkmen
Attendance record begins1980/8144 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average2,549Live season →
2025/26 league average3,142Completed season
Year-on-year change-18.9%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1980/81 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average3,6552022/23
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.
The numbers

Club statistics

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Macclesfield currently averages 2,549 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 3,142 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 3,655 in 2022/23.

All-time average
1,807
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
3,655
2022/23
Lowest season average
357
1980/81
Highest since 2000/01
3,655
2022/23
Five-season average
3,310
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#80
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,507
+107.2% · 1997/98 vs 1996/97
Biggest year-on-year fall
-1,008
-30.4% · 1999/00 vs 1998/99
Seasons represented
67
45 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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StadiumMoss Rose
2026/27 capacity5,350
League average2,549
Percentage filled47.6%

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)
2026/27Live6In progress2,549—3
2025/26643,142—2
2024/25713,150—1
2023/24723,211—1
2022/23813,655—1
2021/22913,390——
2020/215————
2019/204231,9989124
2018/194222,3899022
2017/18511,839——
2016/17591,455——
2015/165101,557——
2014/15561,613——
2013/145151,512——
2012/135111,670——
2011/124242,2278921
2010/114151,8169224
2009/104191,8879224
2008/094201,8989123
2007/084192,2988921
2006/074222,4288921
2005/064172,2759224
2004/05452,2729224
2003/044202,3859224
2002/034162,1109224
2001/024132,1239123
2000/014142,0649224
1999/004132,3049224
1998/993243,3128024
1997/98422,9138012
1996/97511,406——
1995/96541,265——
1994/95511,260——
1993/9457863——
1992/93518659——
1991/92513754——
1990/9157997——
1989/90541,421——
1988/89571,420——
1987/885111,200——
1986/8761496——
1985/8669———
1984/8562494——
1983/8466363——
1982/8365510——
1981/82610395——
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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.