Championship · Attendance record

Millwall

Formed in 1885 and known as The Lions. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumThe Den20,146 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1885The Lions
Attendance record begins1920/2198 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average19,116Live season →
2025/26 league average17,135Completed season
Year-on-year change+11.6%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 average27,3871938/39
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. Stadium change: 1993/94 The Den
The numbers

Club statistics

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Millwall currently averages 19,116 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 17,135 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 27,387 in 1938/39.

All-time average
12,527
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
27,387
1938/39
Lowest season average
4,013
1982/83
Highest since 2000/01
17,135
2025/26
Five-season average
15,376
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#11
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+8,444
+79.9% · 1936/37 vs 1935/36
Biggest year-on-year fall
-5,997
-36.9% · 1972/73 vs 1971/72
Seasons represented
130
99 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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StadiumThe Den
2026/27 capacity20,146
League average19,116
Percentage filled94.9%

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)
2026/27Live2In progress19,1163717
2025/262317,1353918
2024/252815,4904522
2023/2421316,5404321
2022/232814,7674519
2021/222912,9504517
2020/21211———
2019/202813,7344118
2018/1922113,6364220
2017/182813,3684322
2016/17369,340516
2015/16349,108516
2014/1522210,9024521
2013/1421911,0634621
2012/1322010,5594522
2011/1221611,4844621
2010/112912,4394420
2009/103310,835476
2008/09358,940495
2007/083178,669495
2006/073109,234475
2005/062239,5294521
2004/0521011,6564219
2003/0421010,4974418
2002/03298,5124518
2001/022413,2533917
2000/013111,442413
1999/00359,260425
1998/993106,958498
1997/983187,023486
1996/973147,743445
1995/962229,5713614
1994/952127,6854419
1993/94239,8213613
1992/93279,1883511
1991/922157,9214015
1990/912510,8463011
1989/9012012,41326—
1988/8911015,41619—
1987/88218,41738—
1986/872164,30455—
1985/86295,45943—
1984/85326,470385
1983/84394,3515812
1982/833174,0136416
1981/82394,6266216
1980/813164,4946518
1979/803145,9185913
1978/792217,0025321
1977/782168,1974820
1976/7721010,6014115
1975/76337,689497
1974/752208,5834719
1973/742129,5164318
1972/7321110,2654014
1971/722316,262285
1970/71289,8624619
1969/7021011,6684318
1968/6921015,3883411
1967/682713,5093916
1966/672816,166307
1965/663213,978352
1964/65429,27253—
1963/6432110,501478
1962/6331613,225415
1961/624111,76245—
1960/61469,703535
1959/604514,560422
1958/594911,855514
1957/583S2312,1125110
1956/573S1711,5455311
1955/563S229,2716016
1954/553S513,724486
1953/543S1213,502517
1952/533S219,289393
1951/523S419,375392
1950/513S520,161393
1949/503S2220,75342—
1948/493S824,62932—
1947/4822221,8233915
1946/4721821,8413313
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1938/3921327,387114
1937/383S122,758221
1936/373S819,009271
1935/363S1210,565415
1934/353S1211,021374
1933/3422114,091298
1932/332713,807268
1931/322915,025234
1930/3121414,689235
1929/3021418,685183
1928/2921420,308163
1927/283S117,67722—
1926/273S314,17331—
1925/263S314,95227—
1924/253S515,00029—
1923/243S316,76522—
1922/233S615,81527—
1921/223S1216,65025—
1920/213718,160271
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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.