Nottingham Forest currently averages 30,746 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 30,425 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 32,715 in 1967/68.
- All-time average
- 18,524 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 32,715 1967/68
- Lowest season average
- 5,225 1896/97
- Highest since 2000/01
- 30,425 2025/26
- Five-season average
- 29,239 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #3 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +14,437 +79.9% · 1977/78 vs 1976/77
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -11,438 -53.4% · 1972/73 vs 1971/72
- Seasons represented
- 139 123 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
StadiumCity Ground
2026/27 capacity31,212
League average30,746
Percentage filled98.5%
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 | 1 | In progress | 30,746 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 16 | 30,425 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 7 | 30,059 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 17 | 29,386 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 16 | 29,188 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 4 | 27,137 | 18 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 7 | 27,724 | 18 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 9 | 28,144 | 18 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 17 | 24,680 | 24 | 10 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 21 | 20,333 | 30 | 10 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 16 | 19,676 | 27 | 7 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 14 | 23,492 | 22 | 5 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 11 | 22,630 | 24 | 5 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 8 | 23,082 | 21 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 19 | 21,970 | 24 | 7 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 6 | 23,275 | 22 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 3 | 23,831 | 23 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 19 | 22,299 | 24 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 2 | 19,956 | 29 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 4 | 20,617 | 28 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 7 | 20,257 | 30 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 23 | 23,565 | 25 | 8 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 14 | 24,751 | 21 | 4 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 6 | 24,437 | 24 | 5 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 16 | 21,700 | 22 | 4 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 11 | 20,615 | 18 | 3 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 14 | 17,196 | 25 | 7 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 20 | 24,415 | 17 | 15 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 1 | 20,584 | 21 | 5 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 20 | 24,587 | 15 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 9 | 25,916 | 12 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 3 | 23,633 | 12 | 11 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 2 | 23,051 | 10 | 1 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 22 | 21,910 | 10 | 9 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 8 | 23,721 | 9 | 9 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 8 | 22,137 | 12 | — |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 9 | 20,606 | 12 | — |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 3 | 20,785 | 10 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 3 | 19,670 | 11 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 8 | 19,086 | 10 | 10 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 8 | 16,809 | 11 | 11 |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 9 | 16,781 | 16 | 15 |
| 1983/84 | 1 | 3 | 17,698 | 13 | 9 |
| 1982/83 | 1 | 5 | 17,851 | 13 | 12 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 12 | 19,937 | 12 | 12 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 7 | 24,483 | 11 | 10 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 5 | 26,350 | 10 | 9 |
| 1978/79 | 1 | 2 | 29,587 | 8 | 8 |
| 1977/78 | 1 | 1 | 32,501 | 8 | 7 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 3 | 18,064 | 28 | 5 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 8 | 12,805 | 32 | 8 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 16 | 13,000 | 33 | 9 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 7 | 14,398 | 30 | 8 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 14 | 9,995 | 42 | 16 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 21 | 21,433 | 22 | 19 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 16 | 23,324 | 20 | 16 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 15 | 25,408 | 18 | 17 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 18 | 24,920 | 19 | 17 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 11 | 32,715 | 11 | 11 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 2 | 31,282 | 10 | 10 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 18 | 23,725 | 13 | 11 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 5 | 27,426 | 10 | 9 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 13 | 22,497 | 16 | 12 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 9 | 22,086 | 19 | 15 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 19 | 23,517 | 17 | 14 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 14 | 24,668 | 15 | 13 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 20 | 26,739 | 18 | 16 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 13 | 28,717 | 13 | 12 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 10 | 31,305 | 13 | 12 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 2 | 23,118 | 19 | 3 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 7 | 16,225 | 39 | 15 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 15 | 14,617 | 45 | 19 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 4 | 22,603 | 28 | 6 |
| 1952/53 | 2 | 7 | 22,816 | 31 | 9 |
| 1951/52 | 2 | 4 | 28,158 | 22 | 6 |
| 1950/51 | 3S | 1 | 22,636 | 36 | 2 |
| 1949/50 | 3S | 4 | 22,148 | 38 | — |
| 1948/49 | 2 | 21 | 24,175 | 34 | 9 |
| 1947/48 | 2 | 19 | 24,247 | 32 | 10 |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 11 | 22,764 | 32 | 12 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 20 | 13,033 | 42 | 18 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 20 | 14,818 | 38 | 14 |
| 1936/37 | 2 | 18 | 16,254 | 32 | 11 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 19 | 10,707 | 39 | 13 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 9 | 12,018 | 36 | 11 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 17 | 10,192 | 44 | 16 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 5 | 10,184 | 39 | 13 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 11 | 9,752 | 43 | 15 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 17 | 8,264 | 49 | 21 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 10 | 8,993 | 52 | 20 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 11 | 9,495 | 54 | 21 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 10 | 10,478 | 44 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 5 | 12,764 | 34 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 17 | 8,966 | 49 | — |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 22 | 11,450 | 38 | 22 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 20 | 14,130 | 31 | 22 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 20 | 15,930 | 26 | 20 |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 1 | 14,650 | 31 | — |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 18 | 13,335 | 43 | — |
| 1919/20 | 2 | 18 | 9,735 | 35 | — |
| 1914/15 | 2 | 18 | 5,800 | 32 | — |
| 1913/14 | 2 | 20 | 8,090 | 34 | — |
| 1912/13 | 2 | 17 | 8,290 | 31 | — |
| 1911/12 | 2 | 15 | 9,355 | 28 | — |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 20 | 10,360 | 24 | 18 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 14 | 10,010 | 23 | 18 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 14 | 11,090 | 23 | 17 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 9 | 12,840 | 19 | 17 |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 1 | 10,100 | 22 | — |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 19 | 9,265 | 21 | 16 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 16 | 11,030 | 15 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 9 | 8,910 | 19 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 10 | 8,470 | 17 | 14 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 5 | 8,605 | 14 | 13 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 4 | 9,815 | 9 | 9 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 8 | 7,620 | 10 | 10 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 11 | 8,815 | 10 | 9 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 8 | 7,645 | 14 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 11 | 5,225 | 20 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 13 | 6,625 | 14 | 11 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 7 | 5,665 | 16 | 13 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 7 | 6,775 | 7 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 10 | 8,075 | 3 | — |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1882/83 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1881/82 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880/81 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1879/80 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1878/79 | — | — | — | — |
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.