Sheffield Wednesday currently averages 31,231 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 23,830 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 42,634 in 1952/53.
- All-time average
- 21,333 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 42,634 1952/53
- Lowest season average
- 6,800 1899/00
- Highest since 2000/01
- 27,129 2016/17
- Five-season average
- 25,015 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #2 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +9,007 +33.5% · 1947/48 vs 1946/47
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -10,621 -40.2% · 1970/71 vs 1969/70
- Seasons represented
- 137 123 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
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
2026/27 capacity39,732
League average31,231
Percentage filled78.6%
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 | 3 | In progress | 31,231 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 24 | 23,830 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 12 | 26,636 | 23 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 20 | 26,762 | 22 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 3 | 25,378 | 23 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 4 | 22,470 | 22 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 16 | 23,733 | 23 | 5 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 12 | 24,429 | 24 | 8 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 15 | 25,995 | 20 | 7 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 4 | 27,129 | 19 | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 6 | 22,641 | 21 | 4 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 13 | 21,993 | 24 | 7 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 16 | 21,239 | 25 | 6 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 18 | 24,078 | 18 | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 2 | 21,336 | 25 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 3 | 15 | 17,817 | 29 | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 22 | 23,179 | 24 | 6 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 12 | 21,542 | 25 | 6 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 16 | 21,418 | 26 | 8 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 9 | 23,638 | 18 | 4 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 19 | 24,853 | 18 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 3 | 5 | 23,100 | 26 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 3 | 16 | 22,336 | 24 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 22 | 20,327 | 26 | 7 |
| 2001/02 | 2 | 20 | 20,870 | 24 | 6 |
| 2000/01 | 2 | 17 | 19,268 | 22 | 4 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 19 | 24,855 | 15 | 14 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 12 | 26,745 | 14 | 12 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 16 | 28,709 | 13 | 11 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 7 | 25,693 | 12 | — |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 15 | 24,877 | 14 | — |
| 1994/95 | 1 | 13 | 26,572 | 9 | 9 |
| 1993/94 | 1 | 7 | 27,191 | 7 | 7 |
| 1992/93 | 1 | 7 | 27,264 | 7 | 6 |
| 1991/92 | 1 | 3 | 29,560 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990/91 | 2 | 3 | 26,605 | 7 | 1 |
| 1989/90 | 1 | 18 | 20,930 | 11 | — |
| 1988/89 | 1 | 15 | 20,037 | 12 | — |
| 1987/88 | 1 | 11 | 19,797 | 10 | — |
| 1986/87 | 1 | 13 | 23,148 | 7 | 7 |
| 1985/86 | 1 | 5 | 23,111 | 7 | 7 |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 8 | 27,781 | 6 | 6 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 2 | 22,769 | 7 | 3 |
| 1982/83 | 2 | 6 | 16,835 | 16 | 2 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 4 | 19,170 | 14 | 1 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 10 | 18,624 | 20 | 2 |
| 1979/80 | 3 | 3 | 18,289 | 27 | 1 |
| 1978/79 | 3 | 14 | 10,860 | 36 | 3 |
| 1977/78 | 3 | 14 | 11,592 | 33 | 2 |
| 1976/77 | 3 | 8 | 13,688 | 32 | 3 |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 20 | 11,219 | 36 | 4 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 22 | 13,453 | 32 | 8 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 19 | 14,645 | 29 | 7 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 10 | 17,076 | 25 | 3 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 14 | 17,087 | 27 | 4 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 15 | 15,780 | 33 | 9 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 22 | 26,401 | 17 | 16 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 15 | 26,866 | 15 | 14 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 19 | 31,461 | 13 | 13 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 11 | 30,219 | 12 | 12 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 17 | 22,366 | 16 | 13 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 8 | 20,188 | 16 | 14 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 6 | 23,402 | 14 | 10 |
| 1962/63 | 1 | 6 | 24,790 | 14 | 10 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 6 | 28,401 | 8 | 6 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 2 | 29,229 | 10 | 9 |
| 1959/60 | 1 | 5 | 32,034 | 10 | 9 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 1 | 26,982 | 18 | 3 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 22 | 22,757 | 22 | 18 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 14 | 28,570 | 15 | 13 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 1 | 26,247 | 19 | 4 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 22 | 26,141 | 18 | 16 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 19 | 35,220 | 11 | 10 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 18 | 42,634 | 5 | 5 |
| 1951/52 | 2 | 1 | 41,350 | 5 | 1 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 21 | 41,222 | 5 | 5 |
| 1949/50 | 2 | 2 | 40,692 | 11 | 2 |
| 1948/49 | 2 | 8 | 33,797 | 20 | 3 |
| 1947/48 | 2 | 4 | 35,858 | 15 | 5 |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 20 | 26,851 | 20 | 5 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 2 | 3 | 27,147 | 12 | 5 |
| 1937/38 | 2 | 17 | 23,124 | 19 | 5 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 22 | 19,530 | 26 | 18 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 20 | 18,128 | 26 | 19 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 3 | 18,568 | 19 | 15 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 11 | 16,020 | 22 | 17 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 3 | 16,704 | 19 | 15 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 3 | 17,145 | 19 | 15 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 3 | 19,911 | 10 | 8 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 1 | 25,588 | 8 | 7 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 1 | 27,113 | 7 | 6 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 14 | 22,075 | 12 | 10 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 16 | 23,061 | 11 | 9 |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 1 | 23,661 | 11 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 14 | 14,950 | 30 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 8 | 16,130 | 24 | — |
| 1922/23 | 2 | 8 | 16,690 | 24 | — |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 10 | 13,855 | 34 | — |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 10 | 20,545 | 24 | — |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 22 | 18,430 | 18 | 15 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 7 | 16,120 | 5 | 5 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 18 | 21,360 | 13 | 12 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 3 | 18,905 | 10 | 10 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 5 | 14,410 | 13 | 12 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 6 | 11,890 | 19 | 15 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 11 | 10,720 | 19 | 15 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 5 | 12,840 | 17 | 13 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 5 | 13,500 | 15 | 13 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 13 | 11,555 | 18 | 16 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 3 | 11,875 | 15 | 13 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 9 | 12,880 | 11 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 1 | 12,595 | 11 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 1 | 14,015 | 8 | 7 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 9 | 9,765 | 10 | 10 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 8 | 9,600 | 11 | 11 |
| 1899/00 | 2 | 1 | 6,800 | 13 | — |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 18 | 8,150 | 11 | 10 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 5 | 9,140 | 7 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 6 | 6,900 | 10 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 7 | 8,975 | 5 | 4 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 8 | 9,625 | 3 | 3 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 12 | 8,550 | 4 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 12 | 10,500 | 2 | — |
| 1891/92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1883/84 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1882/83 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1881/82 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880/81 | — | — | — | — |
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.