Manchester United currently averages 71,956 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 73,975 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 75,826 in 2006/07.
- All-time average
- 41,781 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 75,826 2006/07
- Lowest season average
- 4,530 1901/02
- Highest since 2000/01
- 75,826 2006/07
- Five-season average
- 73,615 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #1 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +15,085 +38.9% · 1966/67 vs 1965/66
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -13,565 -53.2% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
- Seasons represented
- 131 123 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 | 71,956 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 3 | 73,975 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 15 | 73,747 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 8 | 73,534 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 3 | 73,671 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 6 | 73,150 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 3 | 73,393 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 6 | 74,498 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 2 | 74,976 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 6 | 75,290 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 5 | 75,279 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 4 | 75,335 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 7 | 75,207 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 75,530 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 2 | 75,387 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 75,109 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 2 | 74,864 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 1 | 75,304 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 1 | 75,691 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 1 | 75,826 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 2 | 68,765 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 3 | 67,871 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 3 | 67,641 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 1 | 67,602 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 3 | 67,558 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 1 | 67,490 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 1 | 58,017 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 1 | 55,188 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 2 | 55,168 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 1 | 55,081 | 1 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 1 | 41,700 | 1 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 2 | 43,681 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 1 | 44,244 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 1 | 35,152 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 2 | 44,984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 6 | 43,218 | 1 | — |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 13 | 39,077 | 1 | — |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 11 | 36,488 | 2 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 2 | 39,152 | 2 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 11 | 40,594 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 4 | 46,321 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 4 | 42,881 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983/84 | 1 | 4 | 42,534 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982/83 | 1 | 3 | 41,555 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 3 | 44,571 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 8 | 45,071 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 2 | 51,608 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 9 | 46,430 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 10 | 51,860 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 6 | 53,710 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 3 | 54,750 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 1 | 48,389 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 21 | 42,712 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 18 | 48,623 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 8 | 45,999 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 8 | 43,945 | 2 | 2 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 8 | 49,862 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 11 | 51,169 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 2 | 57,552 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 1 | 53,854 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 4 | 38,769 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 1 | 46,521 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 2 | 44,125 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 19 | 40,329 | 5 | 4 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 15 | 33,491 | 5 | 4 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 7 | 37,888 | 3 | 3 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 7 | 47,288 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 2 | 53,258 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 9 | 46,073 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 1 | 45,481 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 1 | 39,254 | 3 | 3 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 5 | 35,960 | 9 | 8 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 4 | 35,458 | 10 | 9 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 8 | 37,571 | 9 | 9 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 1 | 42,916 | 4 | 4 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 2 | 39,008 | 9 | 9 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 4 | 43,282 | 8 | 7 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 2 | 48,808 | 3 | 3 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 2 | 54,890 | 3 | 2 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 2 | 43,945 | 4 | 3 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 14 | 30,365 | 8 | 6 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 2 | 26,633 | 9 | 2 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 21 | 32,332 | 5 | 4 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 1 | 26,070 | 10 | 2 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 5 | 22,871 | 11 | 2 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 20 | 18,338 | 16 | 2 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 6 | 20,149 | 12 | 3 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 12 | 13,011 | 30 | 7 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 22 | 11,685 | 34 | 22 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 17 | 18,599 | 19 | 16 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 12 | 23,659 | 12 | 10 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 18 | 25,555 | 8 | 6 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 15 | 26,138 | 9 | 7 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 9 | 27,647 | 6 | 5 |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 2 | 27,995 | 5 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 14 | 21,125 | 14 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 4 | 22,955 | 12 | — |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 22 | 28,510 | 9 | 9 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 13 | 35,525 | 6 | 6 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 12 | 26,540 | 9 | 8 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 18 | 11,950 | 15 | 14 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 14 | 25,515 | 4 | 4 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 4 | 23,610 | 6 | 6 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 13 | 19,040 | 8 | 7 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 1 | 24,190 | 4 | 3 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 5 | 18,740 | 8 | 8 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 13 | 18,150 | 8 | 7 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 1 | 22,315 | 4 | 4 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 8 | 20,695 | 4 | 4 |
| 1905/06 | 2 | 2 | 14,560 | 8 | — |
| 1904/05 | 2 | 3 | 15,205 | 6 | — |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 3 | 17,775 | 4 | — |
| 1902/03 | 2 | 5 | 11,265 | 10 | — |
| 1901/02 | 2 | 15 | 4,530 | 24 | — |
| 1900/01 | 2 | 10 | 5,480 | 23 | — |
| 1899/00 | 2 | 4 | 6,175 | 17 | — |
| 1898/99 | 2 | 4 | 7,285 | 14 | — |
| 1897/98 | 2 | 4 | 6,135 | 20 | — |
| 1896/97 | 2 | 2 | 6,445 | 14 | — |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 6 | 5,400 | 22 | — |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 3 | 6,400 | 10 | — |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 16 | 7,280 | 5 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 16 | 7,080 | 7 | — |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — |
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.