Stoke City currently averages 22,305 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 23,698 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 31,590 in 1947/48.
- All-time average
- 17,097 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 31,590 1947/48
- Lowest season average
- 3,275 1889/90
- Highest since 2000/01
- 29,280 2017/18
- Five-season average
- 22,147 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #8 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +10,131 +60.2% · 2008/09 vs 2007/08
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -9,874 -35.4% · 1953/54 vs 1952/53
- Seasons represented
- 134 119 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
Stadiumbet365 Stadium
2026/27 capacity30,089
League average22,305
Percentage filled74.1%
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 | 22,305 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025/26 | 2 | 17 | 23,698 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 18 | 22,804 | 29 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 17 | 22,742 | 29 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 16 | 20,570 | 27 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 14 | 20,921 | 26 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 15 | 22,828 | 24 | 6 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 16 | 25,200 | 23 | 7 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 19 | 29,280 | 15 | 13 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 13 | 27,433 | 18 | 13 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 9 | 27,534 | 15 | 14 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 9 | 27,081 | 15 | 14 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 9 | 26,137 | 16 | 15 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 13 | 26,722 | 13 | 13 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 14 | 27,226 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 13 | 26,858 | 14 | 13 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 11 | 27,162 | 14 | 12 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 12 | 26,954 | 14 | 13 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 2 | 16,823 | 35 | 13 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 8 | 15,749 | 36 | 15 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 13 | 14,432 | 37 | 16 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 12 | 16,455 | 33 | 11 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 11 | 14,425 | 37 | 14 |
| 2002/03 | 2 | 21 | 14,588 | 33 | 13 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 5 | 13,966 | 37 | 2 |
| 2000/01 | 3 | 5 | 13,767 | 36 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 6 | 11,426 | 40 | 3 |
| 1998/99 | 3 | 8 | 12,732 | 35 | 2 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 23 | 15,025 | 30 | 10 |
| 1996/97 | 2 | 12 | 12,698 | 30 | 10 |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 4 | 12,275 | 32 | 12 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 11 | 12,910 | 30 | 8 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 10 | 15,931 | 23 | 7 |
| 1992/93 | 3 | 1 | 16,579 | 17 | 1 |
| 1991/92 | 3 | 4 | 13,007 | 28 | 1 |
| 1990/91 | 3 | 14 | 11,565 | 28 | 1 |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 24 | 12,449 | 25 | 9 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 13 | 9,817 | 31 | 12 |
| 1987/88 | 2 | 11 | 9,607 | 32 | — |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 8 | 9,986 | 29 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 10 | 8,288 | 31 | — |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 22 | 10,700 | 29 | 22 |
| 1983/84 | 1 | 18 | 13,900 | 23 | 18 |
| 1982/83 | 1 | 13 | 16,622 | 17 | 15 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 18 | 14,635 | 23 | 19 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 11 | 15,580 | 27 | 22 |
| 1979/80 | 1 | 18 | 20,176 | 21 | 16 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 3 | 19,125 | 25 | 6 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 7 | 15,038 | 30 | 8 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 21 | 19,027 | 26 | 21 |
| 1975/76 | 1 | 12 | 22,314 | 20 | 19 |
| 1974/75 | 1 | 5 | 27,339 | 14 | 11 |
| 1973/74 | 1 | 5 | 21,587 | 24 | 20 |
| 1972/73 | 1 | 15 | 23,800 | 18 | 17 |
| 1971/72 | 1 | 17 | 24,204 | 19 | 17 |
| 1970/71 | 1 | 13 | 19,905 | 26 | 21 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 9 | 24,165 | 21 | 18 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 19 | 18,984 | 27 | 21 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 18 | 21,949 | 23 | 21 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 12 | 25,933 | 15 | 14 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 10 | 22,503 | 15 | 12 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 11 | 25,787 | 13 | 11 |
| 1963/64 | 1 | 17 | 30,315 | 8 | 7 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 1 | 25,426 | 12 | 4 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 8 | 15,751 | 31 | 7 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 18 | 9,252 | 58 | 20 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 17 | 14,506 | 43 | 16 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 5 | 17,550 | 36 | 12 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 11 | 20,511 | 30 | 9 |
| 1956/57 | 2 | 5 | 22,146 | 24 | 6 |
| 1955/56 | 2 | 13 | 19,850 | 30 | 8 |
| 1954/55 | 2 | 5 | 21,131 | 29 | 6 |
| 1953/54 | 2 | 11 | 18,009 | 36 | 12 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 21 | 27,883 | 20 | 18 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 20 | 25,222 | 28 | 20 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 13 | 25,791 | 29 | 20 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 19 | 27,215 | 28 | 19 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 11 | 29,943 | 26 | 19 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 15 | 31,590 | 19 | 14 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 4 | 30,863 | 15 | 11 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 7 | 22,535 | 19 | 13 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 17 | 24,970 | 14 | 10 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 10 | 22,261 | 18 | 14 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 4 | 21,586 | 17 | 13 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 10 | 22,349 | 12 | 10 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 12 | 23,087 | 10 | 10 |
| 1932/33 | 2 | 1 | 15,858 | 22 | 6 |
| 1931/32 | 2 | 3 | 12,278 | 33 | 9 |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 11 | 11,435 | 36 | 12 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 11 | 11,523 | 42 | 15 |
| 1928/29 | 2 | 6 | 13,666 | 37 | 11 |
| 1927/28 | 2 | 5 | 14,395 | 32 | — |
| 1926/27 | 3N | 1 | 10,311 | 45 | — |
| 1925/26 | 2 | 21 | 12,144 | 38 | — |
| 1924/25 | 2 | 20 | 11,030 | 40 | — |
| 1923/24 | 2 | 6 | 11,765 | 38 | — |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 21 | 19,450 | 16 | 14 |
| 1921/22 | 2 | 2 | 15,200 | 28 | — |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 20 | 13,315 | 44 | — |
| 1919/20 | 2 | 10 | 12,145 | 33 | — |
| 1914/15 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1913/14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912/13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1911/12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910/11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1909/10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908/09 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1907/08 | 2 | 10 | 5,825 | 32 | — |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 20 | 5,605 | 29 | 20 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 10 | 8,610 | 24 | 18 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 12 | 7,470 | 21 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 16 | 8,610 | 20 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 6 | 8,050 | 19 | 16 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 16 | 7,280 | 19 | 16 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 16 | 7,650 | 15 | 14 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 9 | 7,275 | 11 | 11 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 12 | 7,600 | 13 | 11 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 16 | 7,350 | 15 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 13 | 5,400 | 18 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 6 | 7,600 | 9 | 8 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 14 | 3,875 | 23 | 16 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 11 | 5,075 | 16 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 7 | 5,070 | 14 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 13 | 3,950 | 13 | — |
| 1890/91 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1889/90 | 1 | 12 | 3,275 | 11 | — |
| 1888/89 | 1 | 12 | 3,450 | 11 | — |
| 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.