Championship · Attendance record

Norwich City

Formed in 1902. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumCarrow Road27,359 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1902Norwich City
Attendance record begins1920/2198 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average25,763Live season →
2025/26 league average25,886Completed season
Year-on-year change-0.5%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 average28,4201972/73
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: 1935/36 Carrow Road
The numbers

Club statistics

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Norwich City currently averages 25,763 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 25,886 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 28,420 in 1972/73.

All-time average
18,436
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
28,420
1972/73
Lowest season average
7,036
1925/26
Highest since 2000/01
27,025
2019/20
Five-season average
26,237
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#13
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+10,380
+82.0% · 1971/72 vs 1970/71
Biggest year-on-year fall
-5,397
-19.0% · 1973/74 vs 1972/73
Seasons represented
112
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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StadiumCarrow Road
2026/27 capacity27,359
League average25,763
Percentage filled94.2%

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)
2026/27Live2In progress25,763268
2025/262925,886259
2024/2521326,316247
2023/242626,077238
2022/2321326,069213
2021/2212026,8361916
2020/2121———
2019/2012027,0251916
2018/192126,014216
2017/1821425,959218
2016/172826,354207
2015/1611926,9721615
2014/152326,343162
2013/1411826,8051514
2012/1311126,6721414
2011/1211226,6061312
2010/112225,386173
2009/103124,671192
2008/0922224,543183
2007/0821724,527172
2006/0721624,545163
2005/062924,952171
2004/0511924,3502216
2003/042118,987288
2002/032820,353256
2001/022618,629277
2000/0121516,525289
1999/0021215,539289
1998/992915,728299
1997/9821514,4443212
1996/9721314,719288
1995/9621614,581267
1994/9512018,6251816
1993/9411218,1641614
1992/931316,1541916
1991/9211813,8582418
1990/9111515,46820—
1989/9011016,73720—
1988/891416,78515—
1987/8811415,94217—
1986/871517,5641413
1985/862113,72217—
1984/8512015,1001916
1983/8411415,6591713
1982/8311416,8621514
1981/822314,182265
1980/8112017,1402219
1979/8011217,2252821
1978/7911617,8742721
1977/7811319,3752721
1976/7711622,3051817
1975/7611022,7601918
1974/752322,460214
1973/7412223,0231816
1972/7312028,4201313
1971/722123,037212
1970/7121012,6573915
1969/7021113,2153915
1968/6921313,7503915
1967/682916,2863210
1966/6721114,9453310
1965/6621314,983297
1964/652618,207234
1963/6421716,2943310
1962/6321319,197236
1961/6221720,241214
1960/612424,461163
1959/603226,402191
1958/593421,098292
1957/583S820,290311
1956/573S2412,856455
1955/563S715,595414
1954/553S1215,621402
1953/543S718,580352
1952/533S421,121332
1951/523S321,835361
1950/513S224,503331
1949/503S1123,26433—
1948/493S1024,32533—
1947/483S2121,444404
1946/473S2117,138424
1945/46————
1938/3922114,2423715
1937/3821416,0863612
1936/3721716,0103312
1935/3621116,605277
1934/3521413,3533410
1933/343S113,586322
1932/333S310,930353
1931/323S1010,89239—
1930/313S228,337476
1929/303S89,90449—
1928/293S177,24559—
1927/283S178,23354—
1926/273S167,45859—
1925/263S167,03660—
1924/253S127,37059—
1923/243S118,13057—
1922/233S188,35059—
1921/223S157,88565—
1920/213168,6006016
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1914/15————
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1911/12————
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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.