Oldham Athletic currently averages 7,685 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 7,538 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 18,075 in 1920/21.
- All-time average
- 8,915 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 18,075 1920/21
- Lowest season average
- 3,466 2019/20
- Highest since 2000/01
- 7,538 2025/26
- Five-season average
- 6,431 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #14 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +7,687 +155.1% · 1960/61 vs 1959/60
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -10,099 -56.5% · 1954/55 vs 1953/54
- Seasons represented
- 111 108 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 | 4 | In progress | 7,685 | 69 | 6 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 10 | 7,538 | 68 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 5 | 6,073 | — | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 10 | 6,924 | — | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 12 | 6,660 | — | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 23 | 4,961 | 75 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 19 | 3,466 | 81 | 17 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 14 | 4,364 | 74 | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 21 | 4,442 | 73 | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 17 | 4,514 | 73 | 20 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 17 | 4,361 | 72 | 18 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 15 | 4,349 | 72 | 18 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 15 | 4,415 | 70 | 19 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 19 | 4,129 | 71 | 16 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 16 | 4,433 | 70 | 16 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 17 | 4,392 | 71 | 18 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 16 | 4,630 | 70 | 21 |
| 2008/09 | 3 | 10 | 5,636 | 62 | 14 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 8 | 5,326 | 68 | 19 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 6 | 6,334 | 55 | 11 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 10 | 5,797 | 63 | 16 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 19 | 6,462 | 55 | 11 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 15 | 6,566 | 57 | 9 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 5 | 6,699 | 55 | 12 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 9 | 5,800 | 62 | 13 |
| 2000/01 | 3 | 15 | 4,972 | 63 | 16 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 14 | 5,391 | 65 | 15 |
| 1998/99 | 3 | 20 | 5,585 | 58 | 14 |
| 1997/98 | 3 | 13 | 5,586 | 57 | 12 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 23 | 7,045 | 47 | 22 |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 18 | 6,634 | 48 | 22 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 14 | 8,444 | 40 | 15 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 21 | 12,563 | 30 | 21 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 19 | 12,859 | 30 | 21 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 17 | 15,087 | 18 | 15 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 1 | 13,247 | 25 | 7 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 8 | 9,727 | 33 | 13 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 16 | 7,204 | 43 | 19 |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 10 | 6,907 | 46 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 3 | 6,884 | 40 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 8 | 4,651 | 47 | — |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 14 | 4,713 | 53 | 19 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 19 | 6,036 | 46 | 19 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 7 | 6,962 | 45 | 19 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 11 | 7,023 | 40 | 16 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 15 | 6,510 | 49 | 17 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 11 | 7,918 | 48 | 18 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 14 | 7,045 | 52 | 20 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 8 | 9,583 | 40 | 14 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 13 | 9,944 | 43 | 17 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 17 | 10,456 | 40 | 14 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 18 | 12,492 | 35 | 10 |
| 1973/74 | 3 | 1 | 10,118 | 42 | 3 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 4 | 8,256 | 51 | 9 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 11 | 8,016 | 56 | 9 |
| 1970/71 | 4 | 3 | 9,546 | 49 | 2 |
| 1969/70 | 4 | 19 | 4,357 | 81 | 17 |
| 1968/69 | 3 | 24 | 3,862 | 88 | 24 |
| 1967/68 | 3 | 16 | 5,745 | 76 | 20 |
| 1966/67 | 3 | 10 | 9,940 | 49 | 6 |
| 1965/66 | 3 | 20 | 8,943 | 51 | 8 |
| 1964/65 | 3 | 20 | 8,184 | 58 | 9 |
| 1963/64 | 3 | 9 | 12,373 | 39 | 3 |
| 1962/63 | 4 | 2 | 14,269 | 37 | 1 |
| 1961/62 | 4 | 11 | 11,324 | 48 | — |
| 1960/61 | 4 | 12 | 12,644 | 39 | 3 |
| 1959/60 | 4 | 23 | 4,957 | 85 | 18 |
| 1958/59 | 4 | 21 | 5,322 | 85 | 18 |
| 1957/58 | 3N | 15 | 7,469 | 76 | 32 |
| 1956/57 | 3N | 19 | 8,273 | 75 | 31 |
| 1955/56 | 3N | 20 | 6,473 | 83 | 39 |
| 1954/55 | 3N | 10 | 7,760 | 76 | 32 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 22 | 17,859 | 37 | 13 |
| 1952/53 | 3N | 1 | 17,928 | 41 | 5 |
| 1951/52 | 3N | 4 | 16,153 | 49 | 7 |
| 1950/51 | 3N | 15 | 13,579 | 52 | 9 |
| 1949/50 | 3N | 11 | 15,185 | 53 | — |
| 1948/49 | 3N | 6 | 15,893 | 52 | — |
| 1947/48 | 3N | 11 | 12,950 | 63 | 19 |
| 1946/47 | 3N | 19 | 10,877 | 59 | 15 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 3N | 5 | 6,828 | 66 | 22 |
| 1937/38 | 3N | 4 | 9,214 | 58 | 14 |
| 1936/37 | 3N | 4 | 6,433 | 69 | 25 |
| 1935/36 | 3N | 7 | 5,869 | 71 | 28 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 21 | 7,576 | 57 | 22 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 9 | 8,824 | 55 | 20 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 16 | 8,254 | 52 | 22 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 18 | 8,389 | 50 | 20 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 12 | 11,313 | 37 | 13 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 3 | 17,694 | 22 | 4 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 18 | 13,206 | 39 | 12 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 7 | 13,893 | 33 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 10 | 12,555 | 37 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 7 | 11,959 | 40 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 18 | 9,595 | 48 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 7 | 10,365 | 43 | — |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 22 | 13,965 | 32 | 22 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 19 | 16,680 | 24 | 22 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 19 | 18,075 | 28 | 20 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 17 | 12,785 | 31 | 22 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 2 | 9,045 | 22 | 20 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 4 | 13,155 | 24 | 19 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 9 | 10,880 | 23 | 18 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 18 | 11,800 | 21 | 16 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 7 | 14,155 | 14 | 12 |
| 1909/10 | 2 | 2 | 11,780 | 14 | — |
| 1908/09 | 2 | 6 | 12,295 | 20 | — |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 3 | 10,585 | 26 | — |
| 1906/07 | — | — | — | — |
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.