Sunderland currently averages 46,755 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 46,738 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 47,785 in 1949/50.
- All-time average
- 26,407 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 47,785 1949/50
- Lowest season average
- 5,160 1896/97
- Highest since 2000/01
- 46,791 2000/01
- Five-season average
- 39,617 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #2 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +12,627 +60.5% · 1997/98 vs 1996/97
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -13,652 -33.1% · 2017/18 vs 2016/17
- Seasons represented
- 133 125 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
StadiumStadium of Light
2026/27 capacity48,095
League average46,755
Percentage filled97.2%
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 | 1 | In progress | 46,755 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025/26 | 1 | 7 | 46,738 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 4 | 40,425 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 16 | 41,028 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 6 | 39,046 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 5 | 30,847 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 3 | 8 | 30,118 | 16 | — |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 5 | 32,157 | 12 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 24 | 27,635 | 17 | 4 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 20 | 41,287 | 8 | 7 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 17 | 43,071 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 16 | 43,157 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 14 | 41,090 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 17 | 40,544 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 13 | 39,095 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 10 | 40,011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 13 | 40,355 | 7 | 6 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 16 | 40,168 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007/08 | 1 | 15 | 43,344 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 1 | 31,887 | 11 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 20 | 33,904 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 1 | 28,821 | 13 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 3 | 27,119 | 17 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 1 | 20 | 39,698 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 17 | 46,745 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 7 | 46,791 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 7 | 41,375 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998/99 | 2 | 1 | 38,577 | 3 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 2 | 3 | 33,492 | 8 | 1 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 18 | 20,865 | 17 | — |
| 1995/96 | 2 | 1 | 17,482 | 20 | 3 |
| 1994/95 | 2 | 20 | 15,344 | 22 | 3 |
| 1993/94 | 2 | 12 | 16,934 | 18 | 3 |
| 1992/93 | 2 | 21 | 17,258 | 15 | 2 |
| 1991/92 | 2 | 18 | 18,390 | 15 | 2 |
| 1990/91 | 1 | 19 | 22,577 | 10 | — |
| 1989/90 | 2 | 6 | 17,987 | 14 | 4 |
| 1988/89 | 2 | 11 | 14,878 | 20 | 4 |
| 1987/88 | 3 | 1 | 17,425 | 15 | 1 |
| 1986/87 | 2 | 20 | 13,601 | 19 | — |
| 1985/86 | 2 | 18 | 16,052 | 12 | — |
| 1984/85 | 1 | 21 | 18,347 | 11 | 10 |
| 1983/84 | 1 | 13 | 16,181 | 16 | 12 |
| 1982/83 | 1 | 16 | 17,370 | 14 | 13 |
| 1981/82 | 1 | 19 | 19,608 | 13 | 13 |
| 1980/81 | 1 | 17 | 26,477 | 8 | 7 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 2 | 27,119 | 9 | 1 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 4 | 25,454 | 12 | 2 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 6 | 22,276 | 22 | 4 |
| 1976/77 | 1 | 20 | 32,943 | 6 | 6 |
| 1975/76 | 2 | 1 | 31,250 | 7 | 1 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 4 | 29,931 | 8 | 2 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 6 | 24,409 | 15 | 1 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 6 | 22,603 | 21 | 2 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 5 | 15,906 | 30 | 6 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 13 | 15,780 | 32 | 9 |
| 1969/70 | 1 | 21 | 21,790 | 23 | 20 |
| 1968/69 | 1 | 17 | 24,949 | 18 | 16 |
| 1967/68 | 1 | 15 | 30,873 | 14 | 14 |
| 1966/67 | 1 | 17 | 31,731 | 9 | 9 |
| 1965/66 | 1 | 19 | 34,488 | 6 | 6 |
| 1964/65 | 1 | 15 | 40,637 | 4 | 4 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 2 | 41,262 | 5 | 1 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 3 | 40,883 | 4 | 1 |
| 1961/62 | 2 | 3 | 32,990 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960/61 | 2 | 6 | 26,051 | 12 | 2 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 16 | 22,831 | 25 | 5 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 15 | 27,772 | 16 | 2 |
| 1957/58 | 1 | 21 | 36,146 | 9 | 8 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 20 | 36,145 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 9 | 35,888 | 7 | 6 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 4 | 43,043 | 4 | 4 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 18 | 42,505 | 5 | 4 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 9 | 39,767 | 7 | 7 |
| 1951/52 | 1 | 12 | 39,853 | 7 | 6 |
| 1950/51 | 1 | 12 | 39,766 | 6 | 6 |
| 1949/50 | 1 | 3 | 47,785 | 3 | 2 |
| 1948/49 | 1 | 8 | 45,220 | 7 | 6 |
| 1947/48 | 1 | 20 | 42,888 | 7 | 6 |
| 1946/47 | 1 | 9 | 35,301 | 11 | 9 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 1 | 16 | 21,740 | 20 | 14 |
| 1937/38 | 1 | 8 | 25,132 | 12 | 8 |
| 1936/37 | 1 | 8 | 28,670 | 8 | 7 |
| 1935/36 | 1 | 1 | 30,378 | 6 | 5 |
| 1934/35 | 1 | 2 | 25,397 | 7 | 7 |
| 1933/34 | 1 | 6 | 18,269 | 17 | 15 |
| 1932/33 | 1 | 12 | 17,254 | 15 | 11 |
| 1931/32 | 1 | 13 | 23,131 | 8 | 8 |
| 1930/31 | 1 | 11 | 22,015 | 9 | 7 |
| 1929/30 | 1 | 9 | 24,553 | 9 | 8 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 4 | 25,196 | 9 | 8 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 15 | 21,411 | 16 | 13 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 3 | 18,142 | 22 | 19 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 3 | 21,399 | 12 | 10 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 7 | 20,440 | 18 | 15 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 3 | 23,475 | 10 | 10 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 2 | 23,070 | 11 | 11 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 12 | 24,150 | 14 | 14 |
| 1920/21 | 1 | 12 | 28,765 | 13 | 12 |
| 1919/20 | 1 | 5 | 25,580 | 10 | 9 |
| 1914/15 | 1 | 8 | 10,230 | 19 | 17 |
| 1913/14 | 1 | 7 | 20,865 | 14 | 13 |
| 1912/13 | 1 | 1 | 17,940 | 12 | 12 |
| 1911/12 | 1 | 8 | 12,555 | 20 | 15 |
| 1910/11 | 1 | 3 | 16,650 | 10 | 9 |
| 1909/10 | 1 | 8 | 11,615 | 15 | 12 |
| 1908/09 | 1 | 3 | 15,235 | 12 | 9 |
| 1907/08 | 1 | 16 | 17,470 | 7 | 7 |
| 1906/07 | 1 | 10 | 15,450 | 11 | 10 |
| 1905/06 | 1 | 14 | 13,015 | 11 | 9 |
| 1904/05 | 1 | 5 | 14,510 | 8 | — |
| 1903/04 | 1 | 6 | 13,670 | 10 | — |
| 1902/03 | 1 | 3 | 15,305 | 6 | 5 |
| 1901/02 | 1 | 1 | 12,905 | 7 | 7 |
| 1900/01 | 1 | 2 | 11,695 | 7 | 7 |
| 1899/00 | 1 | 3 | 11,265 | 7 | 7 |
| 1898/99 | 1 | 7 | 12,540 | 5 | 5 |
| 1897/98 | 1 | 2 | 10,970 | 6 | — |
| 1896/97 | 1 | 15 | 5,160 | 21 | — |
| 1895/96 | 1 | 5 | 6,210 | 15 | 12 |
| 1894/95 | 1 | 1 | 8,250 | 5 | 5 |
| 1893/94 | 1 | 2 | 6,890 | 6 | — |
| 1892/93 | 1 | 1 | 7,815 | 4 | — |
| 1891/92 | 1 | 1 | 8,225 | 2 | — |
| 1890/91 | 1 | 7 | 5,950 | 8 | — |
| 1889/90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888/89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1887/88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1886/87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1885/86 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884/85 | — | — | — | — |
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.