Manchester City currently averages 60,635 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 52,640 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 54,219 in 2019/20.
- All-time average
- 31,398 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 54,219 2019/20
- Lowest season average
- 3,030 1892/93
- Highest since 2000/01
- 54,219 2019/20
- Five-season average
- 52,866 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #1 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +12,986 +88.0% · 1965/66 vs 1964/65
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -7,274 -21.4% · 1982/83 vs 1981/82
- Seasons represented
- 125 123 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.
2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗
Season-by-season attendance
| Season | Tier | League finish | Average | England rank | Tier rank (attendance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27Live | 1 | In progress | 60,635 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 2 | 52,640 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 3 | 52,591 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 | 53,075 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 53,249 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 1 | 52,774 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 2 | 54,219 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 54,130 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 54,070 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 3 | 54,019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 4 | 54,041 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 2 | 45,365 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 47,080 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 2 | 46,974 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 1 | 47,015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 3 | 45,905 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 5 | 45,513 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 10 | 42,900 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 9 | 42,126 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 14 | 39,997 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 15 | 42,856 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 8 | 45,192 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 16 | 46,834 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 9 | 34,565 | 11 | 11 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 1 | 33,059 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 18 | 34,058 | 10 | 10 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 2 | 32,088 | 11 | 1 |
| 1998/99 | 3 | 3 | 28,273 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 22 | 28,196 | 14 | 3 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 14 | 26,753 | 11 | 1 |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 18 | 27,869 | 10 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 17 | 22,725 | 13 | 12 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 16 | 26,709 | 9 | 9 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 9 | 24,698 | 8 | 7 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 5 | 27,690 | 7 | 7 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 5 | 27,874 | 6 | — |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 14 | 27,975 | 5 | — |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 2 | 23,500 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 9 | 19,472 | 12 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 21 | 21,922 | 8 | 8 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 15 | 24,229 | 4 | 4 |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 3 | 24,220 | 8 | 1 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 4 | 25,604 | 6 | 2 |
| 1982/83 | 1 | 20 | 26,789 | 4 | 4 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 10 | 34,063 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 12 | 33,587 | 4 | 4 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 17 | 35,272 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 15 | 36,203 | 4 | 4 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 4 | 41,687 | 3 | 3 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 2 | 40,058 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 8 | 34,280 | 4 | 4 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 8 | 32,898 | 6 | 5 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 14 | 30,756 | 7 | 7 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 11 | 32,351 | 7 | 7 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 4 | 38,573 | 6 | 6 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 11 | 31,041 | 9 | 9 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 10 | 33,930 | 10 | 10 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 13 | 33,750 | 9 | 9 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 1 | 37,223 | 6 | 6 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 15 | 31,208 | 11 | 11 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 1 | 27,739 | 10 | 1 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 11 | 14,753 | 34 | 11 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 6 | 18,201 | 28 | 8 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 21 | 24,683 | 15 | 11 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 12 | 25,626 | 13 | 10 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 13 | 29,409 | 9 | 8 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 16 | 35,637 | 8 | 8 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 20 | 32,568 | 10 | 9 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 5 | 32,765 | 10 | 9 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 18 | 30,005 | 14 | 12 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 4 | 32,198 | 11 | 10 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 7 | 35,217 | 10 | 9 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 17 | 30,155 | 16 | 15 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 20 | 34,058 | 11 | 11 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 15 | 38,302 | 9 | 8 |
| 1950/51 | 2 | 2 | 35,016 | 13 | 1 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 21 | 39,381 | 12 | 10 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 7 | 38,699 | 12 | 11 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 10 | 42,725 | 8 | 7 |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 1 | 39,283 | 8 | 2 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 5 | 31,291 | 6 | 2 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 21 | 32,670 | 4 | 3 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 1 | 35,872 | 3 | 2 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 9 | 33,577 | 4 | 4 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 4 | 34,824 | 2 | 2 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 5 | 30,058 | 4 | 4 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 16 | 24,254 | 8 | 7 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 14 | 24,173 | 7 | 7 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 8 | 26,849 | 5 | 4 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 3 | 33,339 | 2 | 2 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 8 | 31,715 | 1 | 1 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 1 | 37,468 | 1 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 3 | 30,848 | 3 | — |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 21 | 31,614 | 2 | 1 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 10 | 26,915 | 7 | 5 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 11 | 27,145 | 7 | 7 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 8 | 23,850 | 10 | 10 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 10 | 24,200 | 13 | 13 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 2 | 31,120 | 12 | 11 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 7 | 25,160 | 11 | 10 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 5 | 20,205 | 1 | 1 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 13 | 26,805 | 3 | 3 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 6 | 23,950 | 4 | 4 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 15 | 23,655 | 4 | 3 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 17 | 24,955 | 2 | 2 |
| 1909/10 | 2 | 1 | 18,540 | 9 | — |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 19 | 19,665 | 6 | 5 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 3 | 23,255 | 3 | 3 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 17 | 21,670 | 3 | 3 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 5 | 17,560 | 5 | 5 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 3 | 18,715 | 4 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 2 | 19,870 | 2 | — |
| 1902/03 | 2 | 1 | 15,715 | 3 | — |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 18 | 16,825 | 2 | 2 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 11 | 17,135 | 2 | 2 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 7 | 15,510 | 3 | 3 |
| 1898/99 | 2 | 1 | 9,960 | 7 | — |
| 1897/98 | 2 | 3 | 7,800 | 12 | — |
| 1896/97 | 2 | 6 | 7,470 | 8 | — |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 2 | 9,480 | 4 | — |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 9 | 5,045 | 18 | — |
| 1893/94 | 2 | 13 | 3,410 | 21 | — |
| 1892/93 | 2 | 5 | 3,030 | 18 | — |
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.