Portsmouth currently averages 20,064 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 20,120 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 37,082 in 1948/49.
- All-time average
- 17,455 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 37,082 1948/49
- Lowest season average
- 8,269 1994/95
- Highest since 2000/01
- 20,263 2024/25
- Five-season average
- 18,481 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #10 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +8,183 +55.3% · 1967/68 vs 1966/67
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -7,860 -32.7% · 1959/60 vs 1958/59
- Seasons represented
- 118 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.
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 | 2 | In progress | 20,064 | 34 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 18 | 20,120 | 35 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 16 | 20,263 | 33 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 1 | 18,953 | 36 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 8 | 18,064 | 35 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 10 | 15,003 | 40 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 5 | 17,804 | 35 | — |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 4 | 18,223 | 34 | 2 |
| 2017/18 | 3 | 8 | 17,917 | 35 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 1 | 16,832 | 37 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 6 | 16,391 | 36 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 16 | 15,242 | 38 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 4 | 13 | 15,461 | 36 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 24 | 12,232 | 43 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 22 | 15,016 | 39 | 16 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 16 | 15,707 | 35 | 13 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 20 | 18,249 | 32 | 19 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 14 | 19,830 | 30 | 19 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 8 | 19,914 | 30 | 19 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 9 | 19,862 | 31 | 18 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 17 | 19,840 | 33 | 20 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 16 | 20,072 | 28 | 19 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 13 | 20,108 | 27 | 19 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 1 | 18,934 | 27 | 8 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 17 | 15,122 | 33 | 13 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 20 | 13,533 | 37 | 16 |
| 1999/00 | 2 | 18 | 13,906 | 34 | 14 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 19 | 11,970 | 36 | 14 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 21 | 11,149 | 38 | 16 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 7 | 8,857 | 42 | 18 |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 21 | 9,406 | 38 | 16 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 18 | 8,269 | 41 | 16 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 17 | 11,692 | 31 | 10 |
| 1992/93 | 2 | 3 | 13,706 | 28 | 6 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 9 | 11,789 | 31 | 9 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 17 | 9,689 | 33 | 13 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 12 | 8,959 | 38 | 18 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 20 | 10,201 | 30 | 11 |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 19 | 15,923 | 18 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 2 | 13,404 | 20 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 4 | 13,614 | 18 | — |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 4 | 15,185 | 17 | 2 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 16 | 13,196 | 24 | 6 |
| 1982/83 | 3 | 1 | 14,095 | 23 | 1 |
| 1981/82 | 3 | 13 | 8,544 | 36 | 1 |
| 1980/81 | 3 | 6 | 13,514 | 28 | 1 |
| 1979/80 | 4 | 4 | 15,850 | 31 | 1 |
| 1978/79 | 4 | 7 | 10,123 | 39 | 2 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 24 | 9,678 | 39 | 3 |
| 1976/77 | 3 | 20 | 11,564 | 37 | 4 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 22 | 10,472 | 39 | 13 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 17 | 12,474 | 36 | 11 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 15 | 13,675 | 32 | 10 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 17 | 9,477 | 43 | 17 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 16 | 11,918 | 41 | 15 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 16 | 13,759 | 37 | 13 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 17 | 14,928 | 35 | 13 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 15 | 19,163 | 26 | 6 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 5 | 22,988 | 20 | 2 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 14 | 14,805 | 35 | 12 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 12 | 14,644 | 31 | 9 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 20 | 13,063 | 41 | 16 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 9 | 14,681 | 35 | 11 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 16 | 16,043 | 31 | 9 |
| 1961/62 | 3 | 1 | 16,652 | 27 | 2 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 21 | 15,028 | 33 | 10 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 20 | 16,156 | 36 | 11 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 22 | 24,016 | 23 | 18 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 20 | 28,499 | 16 | 15 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 19 | 25,024 | 17 | 15 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 12 | 26,260 | 18 | 15 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 3 | 29,868 | 13 | 12 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 14 | 28,993 | 18 | 17 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 15 | 31,578 | 15 | 14 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 4 | 32,523 | 15 | 13 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 7 | 32,794 | 15 | 14 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 1 | 37,004 | 15 | 12 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 1 | 37,082 | 14 | 13 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 8 | 31,226 | 20 | 15 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 12 | 30,198 | 16 | 12 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 17 | 23,630 | 16 | 10 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 19 | 22,827 | 21 | 15 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 9 | 19,692 | 25 | 17 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 10 | 19,358 | 21 | 16 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 14 | 17,995 | 21 | 16 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 10 | 18,243 | 18 | 16 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 9 | 18,102 | 13 | 10 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 8 | 17,478 | 18 | 13 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 4 | 18,779 | 15 | 11 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 13 | 18,495 | 20 | 17 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 20 | 20,225 | 17 | 14 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 20 | 22,752 | 10 | 8 |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 2 | 16,792 | 25 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 11 | 14,457 | 30 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 4 | 16,685 | 21 | — |
| 1923/24 | 3S | 1 | 12,770 | 35 | — |
| 1922/23 | 3S | 7 | 12,195 | 39 | — |
| 1921/22 | 3S | 3 | 14,060 | 33 | — |
| 1920/21 | 3 | 12 | 15,445 | 37 | 2 |
| 1919/20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1914/15 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1913/14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912/13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1911/12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910/11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1909/10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908/09 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1907/08 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1906/07 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1905/06 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904/05 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1903/04 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1902/03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1901/02 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900/01 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1899/00 | — | — | — | — |
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.