Historic Football League clubs · Attendance record

New Brighton

Formed in 1921 and known as The Rakers. League attendance history, season by season.

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Club formed1921The Rakers
Attendance record begins1930/3114 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average—Not recorded yet
2025/26 league average—No published average
Year-on-year change—Both season averages required
The story in numbers1930/31 — 1950/51

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average6,8611948/49
Second World War 1939/40–1945/46
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.
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New Brighton has no recorded 2026/27 league average. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 6,861 in 1948/49.

All-time average
4,347
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
6,861
1948/49
Lowest season average
2,913
1931/32
Highest since 2000/01
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No completed average in this period
Five-season average
5,504
1946/47–1950/51 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#79
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+1,632
+31.2% · 1948/49 vs 1947/48
Biggest year-on-year fall
-1,412
-25.9% · 1950/51 vs 1949/50
Seasons represented
14
14 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.

League matches

Season-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.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank (attendance)
1950/513N244,0469248
1949/503N145,45888—
1948/493N176,86187—
1947/483N225,2298844
1946/473N185,9278238
1938/393N164,5107940
1937/38 *3N134,2238743
1936/37 *3N154,3968036
1935/36 *3N223,1848743
1934/35 *3N163,4558339
1933/34 *3N154,0018137
1932/33 *3N213,2678642
1931/32 *3N202,9138642
1930/31 *3N193,3828137

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.