Port Vale currently averages 7,802 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 7,257 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 20,869 in 1954/55.
- All-time average
- 7,092 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 20,869 1954/55
- Lowest season average
- 1,200 1892/93
- Highest since 2000/01
- 7,681 2022/23
- Five-season average
- 7,050 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #18 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +4,216 +25.3% · 1954/55 vs 1953/54
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -4,939 -26.0% · 1956/57 vs 1955/56
- Seasons represented
- 132 113 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
StadiumVale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
2026/27 capacity16,800
League average7,802
Percentage filled46.4%
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 | 4 | In progress | 7,802 | 66 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 22 | 7,257 | 69 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 2 | 7,608 | 66 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 23 | 6,600 | 71 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 18 | 7,681 | 62 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 5 | 6,104 | 64 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 8 | 4,862 | 68 | 6 |
| 2018/19 | 4 | 20 | 4,431 | 71 | 9 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 20 | 4,583 | 71 | 10 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 21 | 4,813 | 69 | 18 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 12 | 4,993 | 68 | 16 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 18 | 5,313 | 64 | 14 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 9 | 6,249 | 59 | 11 |
| 2012/13 | 4 | 3 | 5,727 | 62 | 7 |
| 2011/12 | 4 | 12 | 4,820 | 67 | 9 |
| 2010/11 | 4 | 11 | 5,533 | 61 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 4 | 10 | 5,080 | 67 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 18 | 5,522 | 63 | 5 |
| 2007/08 | 3 | 23 | 4,417 | 75 | 23 |
| 2006/07 | 3 | 12 | 4,725 | 77 | 22 |
| 2005/06 | 3 | 13 | 4,666 | 77 | 23 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 18 | 4,973 | 70 | 18 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 7 | 5,810 | 64 | 14 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 17 | 4,436 | 72 | 22 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 14 | 5,210 | 67 | 18 |
| 2000/01 | 3 | 11 | 4,458 | 69 | 19 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 23 | 5,997 | 55 | 24 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 21 | 6,991 | 48 | 20 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 19 | 8,432 | 44 | 19 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 8 | 7,385 | 46 | 21 |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 12 | 8,227 | 41 | 18 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 17 | 9,174 | 37 | 13 |
| 1993/94 | 3 | 2 | 8,323 | 39 | 3 |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 3 | 8,092 | 43 | 5 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 24 | 7,382 | 43 | 17 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 15 | 8,092 | 39 | 19 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 11 | 8,978 | 37 | 17 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 3 | 6,731 | 45 | 5 |
| 1987/88 | 3 | 11 | 3,847 | 62 | 12 |
| 1986/87 | 3 | 12 | 3,312 | 65 | 14 |
| 1985/86 | 4 | 4 | 3,581 | 62 | 3 |
| 1984/85 | 4 | 12 | 3,267 | 69 | 6 |
| 1983/84 | 3 | 23 | 4,023 | 62 | 15 |
| 1982/83 | 4 | 3 | 4,806 | 55 | 2 |
| 1981/82 | 4 | 7 | 3,639 | 74 | 8 |
| 1980/81 | 4 | 19 | 2,738 | 80 | 13 |
| 1979/80 | 4 | 20 | 3,462 | 79 | 12 |
| 1978/79 | 4 | 16 | 3,287 | 80 | 14 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 21 | 3,947 | 77 | 22 |
| 1976/77 | 3 | 19 | 4,357 | 77 | 22 |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 12 | 4,133 | 74 | 22 |
| 1974/75 | 3 | 6 | 4,346 | 73 | 22 |
| 1973/74 | 3 | 20 | 3,959 | 73 | 20 |
| 1972/73 | 3 | 6 | 5,429 | 60 | 15 |
| 1971/72 | 3 | 15 | 4,366 | 77 | 22 |
| 1970/71 | 3 | 17 | 5,437 | 68 | 16 |
| 1969/70 | 4 | 4 | 6,894 | 61 | 5 |
| 1968/69 | 4 | 13 | 4,361 | 83 | 18 |
| 1967/68 | 4 | 18 | 4,886 | 79 | 15 |
| 1966/67 | 4 | 13 | 5,074 | 80 | 14 |
| 1965/66 | 4 | 19 | 6,015 | 71 | — |
| 1964/65 | 3 | 22 | 5,508 | 78 | 21 |
| 1963/64 | 3 | 13 | 10,056 | 49 | 9 |
| 1962/63 | 3 | 3 | 8,130 | 62 | 15 |
| 1961/62 | 3 | 12 | 8,993 | 60 | 13 |
| 1960/61 | 3 | 7 | 9,702 | 54 | 9 |
| 1959/60 | 3 | 14 | 10,733 | 55 | 6 |
| 1958/59 | 4 | 1 | 12,757 | 48 | 3 |
| 1957/58 | 3S | 15 | 10,457 | 58 | 16 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 22 | 14,046 | 42 | 17 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 12 | 18,985 | 33 | 11 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 17 | 20,869 | 33 | 10 |
| 1953/54 | 3N | 1 | 16,653 | 42 | 4 |
| 1952/53 | 3N | 2 | 14,504 | 49 | 7 |
| 1951/52 | 3S | 13 | 11,272 | 63 | 19 |
| 1950/51 | 3S | 12 | 10,832 | 64 | 20 |
| 1949/50 | 3S | 13 | 12,983 | 60 | — |
| 1948/49 | 3S | 13 | 12,064 | 62 | — |
| 1947/48 | 3S | 8 | 13,569 | 58 | 14 |
| 1946/47 | 3S | 10 | 10,582 | 60 | 16 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 3S | 18 | 7,587 | 61 | 17 |
| 1937/38 | 3N | 15 | 6,713 | 69 | 25 |
| 1936/37 | 3N | 11 | 7,298 | 64 | 20 |
| 1935/36 | 2 | 21 | 7,787 | 55 | 21 |
| 1934/35 | 2 | 18 | 8,463 | 53 | 19 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 8 | 10,051 | 45 | 17 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 17 | 8,876 | 49 | 20 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 20 | 9,550 | 46 | 17 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 5 | 10,442 | 42 | 17 |
| 1929/30 | 3N | 1 | 9,176 | 51 | — |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 21 | 10,208 | 49 | 19 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 9 | 11,121 | 41 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 8 | 10,736 | 42 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 8 | 10,747 | 42 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 8 | 10,700 | 43 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 16 | 10,015 | 45 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 17 | 9,885 | 52 | — |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 18 | 10,715 | 47 | — |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 17 | 14,000 | 39 | — |
| 1919/20 | 2 | 13 | 10,880 | 34 | — |
| 1914/15 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1913/14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912/13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1911/12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910/11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1909/10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908/09 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1907/08 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1906/07 | 2 | 16 | 3,750 | 36 | — |
| 1905/06 | 2 | 17 | 3,300 | 37 | — |
| 1904/05 | 2 | 16 | 2,900 | 34 | — |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 13 | 3,100 | 33 | — |
| 1902/03 | 2 | 9 | 2,300 | 35 | — |
| 1901/02 | 2 | 12 | 3,600 | 27 | — |
| 1900/01 | 2 | 9 | 2,300 | 34 | — |
| 1899/00 | 2 | 11 | 1,750 | 33 | — |
| 1898/99 | 2 | 9 | 6,500 | 18 | — |
| 1897/98 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896/97 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1895/96 | 2 | 14 | 1,625 | 32 | — |
| 1894/95 | 2 | 15 | 2,300 | 29 | — |
| 1893/94 | 2 | 7 | 2,450 | 27 | — |
| 1892/93 | 2 | 11 | 1,200 | 28 | — |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — |
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.