Middlesbrough currently averages 29,926 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 27,230 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 36,123 in 1950/51.
- All-time average
- 20,186 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 36,123 1950/51
- Lowest season average
- 5,135 1984/85
- Highest since 2000/01
- 32,012 2004/05
- Five-season average
- 25,478 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #8 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +11,846 +113.7% · 1973/74 vs 1972/73
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -9,691 -37.9% · 1960/61 vs 1959/60
- Seasons represented
- 134 116 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
Compare clubs →2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
StadiumRiverside Stadium
2026/27 capacity34,742
League average29,926
Percentage filled86.1%
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
Live seasonSeason-by-season attendance
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.
| Season | Tier | League finish | Average | England rank | Tier rank (attendance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27Live | 2 | In progress | 29,926 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 5 | 27,230 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 10 | 25,416 | 26 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 8 | 26,905 | 21 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 4 | 26,012 | 22 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 7 | 21,825 | 23 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 17 | 19,933 | 31 | 11 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 7 | 23,217 | 27 | 10 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 5 | 25,544 | 22 | 9 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 19 | 30,449 | 14 | 12 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 2 | 24,627 | 20 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 4 | 19,562 | 29 | 10 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 12 | 15,748 | 34 | 12 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 16 | 16,794 | 35 | 14 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 7 | 17,558 | 34 | 13 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 12 | 16,269 | 33 | 12 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 11 | 19,948 | 31 | 10 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 19 | 28,429 | 13 | 12 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 13 | 26,708 | 13 | 13 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 12 | 27,730 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 14 | 28,463 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 7 | 32,012 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 11 | 30,398 | 14 | 13 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 11 | 31,025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 12 | 28,459 | 15 | 14 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 14 | 30,747 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 12 | 33,393 | 10 | 10 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 9 | 34,386 | 10 | 9 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 2 | 29,994 | 10 | 2 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 19 | 29,848 | 9 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 12 | 29,283 | 9 | — |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 1 | 18,702 | 17 | 2 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 9 | 10,400 | 35 | 12 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 21 | 16,724 | 16 | 14 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 2 | 14,703 | 19 | 4 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 7 | 17,023 | 16 | 3 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 21 | 16,971 | 19 | 7 |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 18 | 19,999 | 13 | — |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 3 | 14,509 | 21 | — |
| 1986/87 | 3 | 2 | 10,174 | 27 | 1 |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 21 | 6,257 | 38 | — |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 19 | 5,135 | 45 | 16 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 17 | 8,474 | 34 | 11 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 16 | 10,018 | 35 | 11 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 22 | 13,413 | 27 | 20 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 14 | 16,432 | 25 | 21 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 9 | 18,739 | 25 | 20 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 12 | 18,459 | 26 | 20 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 14 | 19,874 | 25 | 20 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 12 | 21,480 | 20 | 18 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 13 | 23,223 | 17 | 16 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 7 | 28,605 | 10 | 8 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 1 | 22,264 | 22 | 3 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 4 | 10,418 | 37 | 11 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 9 | 17,943 | 25 | 3 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 7 | 18,534 | 28 | 6 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 4 | 19,856 | 27 | 6 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 4 | 21,063 | 24 | 4 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 6 | 18,906 | 26 | 5 |
| 1966/67 | 3 | 2 | 17,586 | 27 | 1 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 21 | 13,450 | 37 | 13 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 17 | 15,692 | 29 | 6 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 10 | 18,786 | 25 | 5 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 4 | 16,545 | 28 | 7 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 12 | 15,810 | 30 | 6 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 5 | 15,859 | 30 | 7 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 5 | 25,550 | 21 | 3 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 13 | 24,876 | 22 | 5 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 7 | 24,398 | 20 | 3 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 6 | 21,127 | 28 | 9 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 14 | 17,866 | 35 | 12 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 12 | 21,118 | 30 | 7 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 21 | 27,002 | 23 | 21 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 13 | 27,077 | 22 | 19 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 18 | 28,775 | 21 | 16 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 6 | 36,123 | 12 | 12 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 9 | 35,407 | 16 | 13 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 19 | 34,292 | 18 | 15 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 16 | 33,901 | 17 | 12 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 11 | 35,912 | 10 | 8 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 4 | 21,184 | 22 | 16 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 5 | 24,260 | 16 | 12 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 7 | 22,390 | 17 | 13 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 14 | 18,771 | 23 | 17 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 20 | 14,376 | 29 | 20 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 16 | 12,634 | 33 | 22 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 17 | 12,157 | 32 | 21 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 18 | 13,890 | 26 | 18 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 7 | 16,860 | 19 | 15 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 16 | 19,172 | 16 | 14 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 1 | 18,724 | 20 | 4 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 22 | 22,632 | 11 | 9 |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 1 | 21,828 | 14 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 10 | 13,259 | 33 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 13 | 13,895 | 32 | — |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 22 | 17,285 | 20 | 18 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 18 | 17,855 | 22 | 18 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 8 | 23,230 | 17 | 17 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 8 | 23,845 | 18 | 16 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 13 | 20,930 | 15 | 13 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 12 | 9,060 | 21 | 19 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 3 | 14,615 | 22 | 18 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 16 | 12,580 | 19 | 16 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 7 | 14,050 | 15 | 14 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 16 | 15,955 | 11 | 10 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 17 | 11,230 | 16 | 13 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 9 | 14,050 | 14 | 11 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 6 | 16,605 | 10 | 9 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 11 | 15,880 | 8 | 7 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 18 | 12,650 | 13 | 11 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 15 | 11,685 | 13 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 10 | 14,335 | 8 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 13 | 12,670 | 9 | 8 |
| 1901/02 | 2 | 2 | 9,275 | 12 | — |
| 1900/01 | 2 | 6 | 8,470 | 13 | — |
| 1899/00 | 2 | 14 | 6,000 | 18 | — |
| 1898/99 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1897/98 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896/97 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1895/96 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1894/95 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1893/94 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892/93 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — |
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.