League One · Attendance record

Plymouth Argyle

Formed in 1886. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumHome Park17,900 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1886Plymouth Argyle
Attendance record begins1920/2198 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average15,709Live season →
2025/26 league average15,695Completed season
Year-on-year change+0.1%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 average23,3751946/47
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.
The numbers

Club statistics

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Plymouth Argyle currently averages 15,709 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 15,695 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 23,375 in 1946/47.

All-time average
12,406
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
23,375
1946/47
Lowest season average
4,540
1982/83
Highest since 2000/01
16,537
2024/25
Five-season average
15,490
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#13
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+6,949
+54.7% · 1957/58 vs 1956/57
Biggest year-on-year fall
-6,566
-49.3% · 1977/78 vs 1976/77
Seasons represented
114
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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StadiumHome Park
2026/27 capacity17,900
League average15,709
Percentage filled87.8%

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 progress15,709455
2025/263815,695455
2024/2522316,5374017
2023/2422116,5074422
2022/233115,579426
2021/223713,130447
2020/21318———
2019/204310,338492
2018/193219,852517
2017/183710,413475
2016/17429,652502
2015/16458,798522
2014/15477,412553
2013/144107,305542
2012/134217,096543
2011/124216,915544
2010/113238,613495
2009/1022310,3164821
2008/0922111,4274723
2007/0821013,0004218
2006/0721113,0123918
2005/0621413,7763917
2004/0521716,4203412
2003/043112,654404
2002/03388,981446
2001/02418,788452
2000/014124,945644
1999/004125,372667
1998/994135,323624
1997/983225,3236015
1996/973196,495507
1995/96447,120463
1994/953215,832558
1993/94339,003372
1992/933146,377508
1991/922226,7394921
1990/912186,8514520
1989/902168,7494020
1988/892188,6283716
1987/8821610,28025—
1986/872712,38721—
1985/86328,297302
1984/853155,054478
1983/843195,336507
1982/83384,5405913
1981/823104,7925914
1980/81376,766479
1979/803155,7766215
1978/793157,526485
1977/783196,763557
1976/7722113,329338
1975/7621614,800317
1974/753214,060302
1973/743177,743506
1972/73389,057476
1971/723810,799485
1970/713158,704527
1969/703179,113548
1968/693510,599455
1967/6822210,6694520
1966/6721614,2813815
1965/6621813,2173814
1964/6521514,8813310
1963/6422013,0013713
1962/6321215,9303310
1961/622513,9893410
1960/6121117,613286
1959/6021920,383286
1958/593122,926251
1957/583S319,662332
1956/573S1812,713477
1955/5622117,5943714
1954/5522019,4223613
1953/5421919,6493311
1952/532423,345286
1951/523S119,236403
1950/513S416,542466
1949/5022121,6933914
1948/4922022,8203611
1947/4821723,0813512
1946/4721923,3753010
1945/46————
1938/3921516,7353112
1937/3821318,449309
1936/372521,078216
1935/362716,310299
1934/352813,787319
1933/3421015,926236
1932/3321417,465144
1931/322419,520143
1930/3121819,262134
1929/303S115,23327—
1928/293S410,65848—
1927/283S39,99448—
1926/273S210,84941—
1925/263S213,72832—
1924/253S212,30036—
1923/243S210,89541—
1922/233S211,25041—
1921/223S214,90530—
1920/2131113,465415
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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.