Preston North End currently averages 16,958 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 16,813 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 33,226 in 1948/49.
- All-time average
- 13,288 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 33,226 1948/49
- Lowest season average
- 3,502 1985/86
- Highest since 2000/01
- 16,813 2025/26
- Five-season average
- 15,753 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #2 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +7,127 +60.9% · 1963/64 vs 1962/63
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -8,265 -50.8% · 1914/15 vs 1913/14
- Seasons represented
- 134 127 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
Compare clubs →2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
StadiumDeepdale
2026/27 capacity23,408
League average16,958
Percentage filled72.4%
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 | 2 | In progress | 16,958 | 43 | 20 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 14 | 16,813 | 42 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 20 | 16,505 | 41 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 10 | 16,720 | 40 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 12 | 16,119 | 41 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 13 | 12,608 | 48 | 20 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 9 | 13,579 | 43 | 20 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 14 | 14,160 | 40 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 7 | 13,774 | 41 | 20 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 11 | 12,607 | 43 | 20 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 11 | 13,035 | 43 | 21 |
| 2014/15 | 3 | 3 | 10,852 | 46 | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 3 | 5 | 10,234 | 47 | 5 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 14 | 9,263 | 48 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 15 | 11,820 | 45 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 22 | 11,768 | 46 | 22 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 17 | 12,935 | 44 | 19 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 6 | 13,426 | 41 | 19 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 15 | 12,647 | 43 | 19 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 7 | 14,430 | 38 | 17 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 4 | 14,619 | 36 | 15 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 5 | 13,889 | 38 | 16 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 15 | 14,150 | 38 | 15 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 12 | 13,853 | 35 | 15 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 8 | 14,887 | 34 | 14 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 4 | 14,617 | 33 | 13 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 1 | 12,819 | 38 | 2 |
| 1998/99 | 3 | 5 | 11,930 | 37 | 3 |
| 1997/98 | 3 | 15 | 9,460 | 42 | 4 |
| 1996/97 | 3 | 15 | 9,411 | 39 | 3 |
| 1995/96 | 4 | 1 | 10,012 | 35 | 1 |
| 1994/95 | 4 | 5 | 8,469 | 39 | — |
| 1993/94 | 4 | 5 | 7,377 | 48 | — |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 21 | 5,689 | 55 | 10 |
| 1991/92 | 3 | 17 | 4,722 | 60 | 11 |
| 1990/91 | 3 | 17 | 5,214 | 57 | 12 |
| 1989/90 | 3 | 19 | 6,313 | 48 | 5 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 6 | 7,737 | 41 | 4 |
| 1987/88 | 3 | 16 | 6,195 | 50 | 5 |
| 1986/87 | 4 | 2 | 8,079 | 35 | 1 |
| 1985/86 | 4 | 23 | 3,502 | 63 | 4 |
| 1984/85 | 3 | 23 | 3,793 | 65 | 18 |
| 1983/84 | 3 | 16 | 4,571 | 56 | 11 |
| 1982/83 | 3 | 16 | 4,941 | 53 | 9 |
| 1981/82 | 3 | 14 | 5,497 | 52 | 9 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 20 | 7,631 | 42 | 15 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 10 | 9,751 | 41 | 13 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 7 | 12,117 | 33 | 9 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 3 | 8,799 | 44 | 4 |
| 1976/77 | 3 | 6 | 7,987 | 47 | 7 |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 8 | 7,069 | 52 | 10 |
| 1974/75 | 3 | 9 | 9,568 | 44 | 6 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 21 | 12,174 | 35 | 12 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 19 | 10,199 | 41 | 15 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 18 | 15,136 | 33 | 9 |
| 1970/71 | 3 | 1 | 13,787 | 36 | 2 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 22 | 13,548 | 38 | 14 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 14 | 13,215 | 41 | 16 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 20 | 15,051 | 35 | 13 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 13 | 14,350 | 37 | 14 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 17 | 14,023 | 34 | 12 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 12 | 15,622 | 30 | 7 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 3 | 18,821 | 24 | 4 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 17 | 11,694 | 44 | 15 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 10 | 13,067 | 39 | 15 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 22 | 16,804 | 29 | 22 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 9 | 24,552 | 23 | 19 |
| 1958/59 | 1 | 12 | 22,435 | 28 | 20 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 2 | 25,012 | 17 | 16 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 3 | 23,522 | 18 | 16 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 19 | 24,657 | 22 | 18 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 14 | 26,625 | 17 | 15 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 11 | 27,888 | 22 | 20 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 2 | 30,586 | 18 | 16 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 7 | 32,936 | 14 | 12 |
| 1950/51 | 2 | 1 | 31,259 | 17 | 3 |
| 1949/50 | 2 | 6 | 28,164 | 26 | 8 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 21 | 33,226 | 22 | 17 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 7 | 30,400 | 22 | 16 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 7 | 26,649 | 21 | 15 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 9 | 21,534 | 21 | 15 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 3 | 22,671 | 23 | 16 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 14 | 18,045 | 29 | 20 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 7 | 19,511 | 19 | 15 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 11 | 21,472 | 15 | 13 |
| 1933/34 | 2 | 2 | 14,978 | 26 | 7 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 9 | 10,221 | 38 | 12 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 13 | 9,666 | 44 | 16 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 7 | 12,702 | 31 | 9 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 16 | 11,415 | 43 | 16 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 13 | 15,211 | 30 | 6 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 4 | 17,537 | 23 | — |
| 1926/27 | 2 | 6 | 17,152 | 24 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 12 | 14,705 | 29 | — |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 21 | 15,630 | 27 | 20 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 18 | 16,300 | 23 | 19 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 16 | 19,065 | 17 | 15 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 16 | 20,490 | 20 | 20 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 16 | 21,310 | 21 | 19 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 19 | 15,950 | 23 | 19 |
| 1914/15 | 2 | 2 | 8,000 | 23 | — |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 19 | 16,265 | 19 | 17 |
| 1912/13 | 2 | 1 | 10,005 | 25 | — |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 19 | 9,225 | 30 | 19 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 14 | 9,080 | 28 | 20 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 12 | 9,110 | 27 | 20 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 10 | 9,210 | 29 | 20 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 12 | 10,870 | 23 | 19 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 14 | 9,975 | 23 | 18 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 2 | 9,485 | 18 | 15 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 8 | 9,795 | 17 | — |
| 1903/04 | 2 | 1 | 8,205 | 21 | — |
| 1902/03 | 2 | 7 | 4,280 | 28 | — |
| 1901/02 | 2 | 3 | 4,555 | 23 | — |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 17 | 6,170 | 19 | 18 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 16 | 5,020 | 22 | 17 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 15 | 5,770 | 20 | 16 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 12 | 6,685 | 18 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 4 | 6,865 | 11 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 9 | 6,975 | 12 | 9 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 4 | 6,310 | 11 | 9 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 14 | 5,800 | 12 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 2 | 6,675 | 9 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 2 | 6,225 | 5 | — |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 2 | 7,225 | 5 | — |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 1 | 7,650 | 2 | — |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 1 | 6,280 | 2 | — |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — |
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.