Newcastle United currently averages 52,637 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 52,161 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 56,283 in 1947/48.
- All-time average
- 33,515 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 56,283 1947/48
- Lowest season average
- 3,525 1893/94
- Highest since 2000/01
- 52,187 2024/25
- Five-season average
- 52,022 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #1 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +14,987 +41.3% · 2000/01 vs 1999/00
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -10,165 -41.1% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
- Seasons represented
- 125 122 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 | 52,637 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 12 | 52,161 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 5 | 52,187 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 7 | 52,150 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 4 | 52,127 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 11 | 51,487 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 13 | 48,248 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 13 | 51,121 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 10 | 51,992 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 1 | 51,106 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 18 | 49,754 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 15 | 50,359 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 10 | 50,395 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 16 | 50,517 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 5 | 49,936 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 12 | 47,718 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 1 | 43,388 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 18 | 48,750 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 12 | 51,321 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 13 | 50,686 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 7 | 52,032 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 14 | 51,844 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 5 | 51,966 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 3 | 51,923 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 4 | 51,373 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 11 | 51,309 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 11 | 36,322 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 13 | 36,690 | 6 | 5 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 13 | 36,680 | 4 | 4 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 2 | 36,466 | 4 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 2 | 36,507 | 4 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 6 | 34,690 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 3 | 33,679 | 4 | 4 |
| 1992/93 | 2 | 1 | 29,018 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 20 | 21,148 | 13 | 1 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 11 | 16,834 | 17 | 4 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 3 | 21,590 | 9 | 2 |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 20 | 22,921 | 8 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 8 | 21,059 | 6 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 17 | 24,792 | 6 | 6 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 11 | 23,434 | 6 | 6 |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 14 | 26,228 | 7 | 7 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 3 | 29,811 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 5 | 24,166 | 5 | 1 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 9 | 17,276 | 17 | 2 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 11 | 16,001 | 26 | 5 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 9 | 23,345 | 13 | 2 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 8 | 20,494 | 23 | 5 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 21 | 24,729 | 13 | 11 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 5 | 33,599 | 5 | 5 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 15 | 33,060 | 5 | 5 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 15 | 34,614 | 5 | 4 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 15 | 32,861 | 6 | 6 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 9 | 27,939 | 14 | 14 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 11 | 32,664 | 11 | 11 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 12 | 29,735 | 11 | 11 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 7 | 37,553 | 5 | 5 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 9 | 34,016 | 8 | 8 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 10 | 37,239 | 5 | 5 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 20 | 32,081 | 7 | 7 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 15 | 33,793 | 7 | 7 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 1 | 35,659 | 8 | 1 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 8 | 29,426 | 10 | 3 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 7 | 31,634 | 7 | 2 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 11 | 27,946 | 9 | 3 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 21 | 26,500 | 11 | 10 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 8 | 36,037 | 7 | 7 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 11 | 39,458 | 5 | 5 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 19 | 36,241 | 8 | 7 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 17 | 35,202 | 6 | 5 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 11 | 37,666 | 5 | 5 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 8 | 42,925 | 5 | 5 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 15 | 45,392 | 4 | 3 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 16 | 44,521 | 2 | 2 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 8 | 50,476 | 3 | 3 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 4 | 46,651 | 3 | 3 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 5 | 46,468 | 4 | 3 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 4 | 53,839 | 1 | 1 |
| 1947/48 | 2 | 2 | 56,283 | 1 | 1 |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 5 | 49,379 | 1 | 1 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 9 | 32,693 | 4 | 1 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 19 | 21,276 | 25 | 8 |
| 1936/37 | 2 | 4 | 24,430 | 11 | 3 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 8 | 19,483 | 20 | 5 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 6 | 20,081 | 17 | 4 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 21 | 24,142 | 9 | 9 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 5 | 25,992 | 7 | 6 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 11 | 30,366 | 5 | 5 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 17 | 26,151 | 6 | 5 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 19 | 32,559 | 4 | 4 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 10 | 31,667 | 2 | 2 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 9 | 30,195 | 5 | 3 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 1 | 36,510 | 1 | 1 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 10 | 29,957 | 4 | 3 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 6 | 24,325 | 9 | 7 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 9 | 26,865 | 9 | 9 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 4 | 27,085 | 9 | 9 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 7 | 34,860 | 4 | 4 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 5 | 41,265 | 1 | 1 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 8 | 38,390 | 2 | 2 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 15 | 14,545 | 7 | 7 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 11 | 24,710 | 8 | 8 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 14 | 24,935 | 3 | 3 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 3 | 24,995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 8 | 25,055 | 1 | 1 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 4 | 24,825 | 3 | 3 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 1 | 29,300 | 1 | 1 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 4 | 27,875 | 2 | 2 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 1 | 33,235 | 1 | 1 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 4 | 22,765 | 1 | 1 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 1 | 21,605 | 1 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 4 | 17,565 | 5 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 14 | 17,450 | 2 | 2 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 3 | 14,450 | 5 | 5 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 6 | 15,575 | 4 | 4 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 5 | 16,445 | 2 | 2 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 13 | 17,390 | 2 | 2 |
| 1897/98 | 2 | 2 | 11,545 | 5 | — |
| 1896/97 | 2 | 5 | 8,130 | 5 | — |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 5 | 7,255 | 10 | — |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 10 | 4,155 | 22 | — |
| 1893/94 | 2 | 4 | 3,525 | 20 | — |
| 1892/93 | — | — | — | — |
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.