League One · Attendance record

Notts County

Formed in 1862 and known as The Magpies. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumMeadow Lane19,841 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1862The Magpies
Attendance record begins1888/89126 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average13,055Live season →
2025/26 league average10,432Completed season
Year-on-year change+25.1%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1888/89 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average35,1761949/50
First World War 1915/16–1918/19 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: 1910/11 Meadow Lane
The numbers

Club statistics

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Notts County currently averages 13,055 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 10,432 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 35,176 in 1949/50.

All-time average
9,905
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
35,176
1949/50
Lowest season average
3,325
1895/96
Highest since 2000/01
10,905
2023/24
Five-season average
9,398
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#3
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+10,004
+65.1% · 1947/48 vs 1946/47
Biggest year-on-year fall
-7,134
-26.9% · 1952/53 vs 1951/52
Seasons represented
140
127 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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StadiumMeadow Lane
2026/27 capacity19,841
League average13,055
Percentage filled65.8%

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)
2026/27Live3In progress13,055476
2025/264510,432531
2024/254610,550532
2023/2441210,905523
2022/23528,303—2
2021/22556,800——
2020/2155———
2019/20535,210——
2018/194237,357583
2017/18457,911574
2016/174165,970615
2015/164174,860699
2014/153215,3516213
2013/143205,5086414
2012/133125,5226312
2011/12376,808557
2010/113196,5855610
2009/10417,353542
2008/094194,4467511
2007/084214,732727
2006/074134,9747310
2005/064215,467654
2004/054195,384656
2003/043235,9406313
2002/033156,1545713
2001/023195,9566112
2000/01385,2016114
1999/00385,6676113
1998/993165,6365713
1997/98415,711552
1996/973244,2396718
1995/96345,1305811
1994/952247,1954821
1993/94288,3144015
1992/932178,1514215
1991/9212110,9873320
1990/91248,1643717
1989/90336,151517
1988/89395,675528
1987/88346,336484
1986/87374,729548
1985/86384,404518
1984/852206,2114114
1983/841219,4633322
1982/8311510,2663422
1981/8211511,6133322
1980/81229,5514014
1979/802178,8184314
1978/79269,2814114
1977/782159,2684115
1976/772810,9434014
1975/762512,414339
1974/7521410,9274014
1973/7421011,9113613
1972/733210,701354
1971/723413,941363
1970/714110,757441
1969/70475,7796810
1968/694194,7788117
1967/684175,6417713
1966/674204,3548518
1965/66484,94980—
1964/654135,75673—
1963/643246,4237222
1962/63376,8607020
1961/623138,3526316
1960/613511,974443
1959/604213,820453
1958/593239,5296113
1957/5822114,4704216
1956/5722015,6383714
1955/5622015,4014417
1954/552716,8953815
1953/5421416,2374317
1952/5321919,3913814
1951/5221526,525257
1950/5121730,115204
1949/503S135,17617—
1948/493S1130,00225—
1947/483S625,380291
1946/473S1215,376477
1945/46————
1938/393S1110,4105110
1937/383S1112,354467
1936/373S214,129384
1935/363S97,3205815
1934/3522210,9803812
1933/3421812,0373410
1932/3321511,0153410
1931/3221611,9653610
1930/313S112,257322
1929/3022211,3334417
1928/292515,090317
1927/2821511,06542—
1926/272169,82548—
1925/2612214,9082822
1924/251913,3503321
1923/2411015,3352520
1922/232113,31034—
1921/2221312,21538—
1920/212615,49036—
1919/2012116,2152218
1914/151169,9702018
1913/142111,94526—
1912/1311912,0302117
1911/1211610,9852318
1910/1111112,7501713
1909/101910,2502217
1908/0911510,8052719
1907/0811810,6052520
1906/0711810,2902017
1905/0611610,4851614
1904/051188,09020—
1903/041139,91014—
1902/031159,4401613
1901/021139,4301111
1900/01138,9451212
1899/001158,65588
1898/991511,12566
1897/981138,06010—
1896/97214,77522—
1895/962103,32525—
1894/95224,55019—
1893/94233,90018—
1892/931147,4756—
1891/92186,1008—
1890/91137,5803—
1889/901103,40010—
1888/891114,3006—
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1885/86————
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1880/81————
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1878/79————
1877/78————

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.