Notable clubs outside the Football League · Attendance record

Merthyr Town

Formed in 1908 and known as The Martyrs. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumPenydarren Park4,000 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed1908The Martyrs
Attendance record begins1920/2139 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average1,489Live season →
2025/26 league average1,442Completed season
Year-on-year change+3.3%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1920/21 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average12,3001920/21
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.
The numbers

Club statistics

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Merthyr Town currently averages 1,489 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 1,442 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 12,300 in 1920/21.

All-time average
1,848
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
12,300
1920/21
Lowest season average
302
2012/13
Highest since 2000/01
1,442
2025/26
Five-season average
921
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#49
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,710
+40.7% · 1925/26 vs 1924/25
Biggest year-on-year fall
-3,720
-41.4% · 1922/23 vs 1921/22
Seasons represented
104
40 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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StadiumPenydarren Park
2026/27 capacity4,000
League average1,489
Percentage filled37.2%

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 progress1,489—10
2025/26681,442—8
2024/25711,278—2
2023/2476829—2
2022/2379613—2
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1929/303S222,50388—
1928/293S203,15487—
1927/283S212,74586—
1926/273S173,17084—
1925/263S145,91071—
1924/253S224,20086—
1923/243S136,92566—
1922/233S175,26578—
1921/223S118,98556—
1920/213812,300499
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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.