Premier League · Attendance record

Sunderland

Formed in 1879. League attendance history, season by season.

Current stadiumStadium of Light48,095 capacity
Club formed1879Sunderland
Attendance record begins1890/91124 completed seasons with data
2026/27 live average46,781View current-season record →
Live all-time average26,407Includes 2026/27 where available
Seasons included125Seasons with a recorded average
Record league attendance68,004Recorded in 1949/50
Plan your visitSunderland away-day guideSupporter-friendly pubs, parking and travel information.
League matches

Season-by-season attendance

Live season
The all-time average uses every season for which a league average is shown, plus the live 2026/27 figure where available. Tier rankings are calculated where a complete same-level comparison is available.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank
2026/27Live1In progress46,78198
2025/261746,73899
2024/252440,42591
2023/2421641,02891
2022/232639,046111
2021/223530,84714
2020/2134
2019/203830,11816
2018/193532,15712
2017/1822427,63517
2016/1712041,2878
2015/1611743,0716
2014/1511643,1576
2013/1411441,0907
2012/1311740,5447
2011/1211339,0957
2010/1111040,0117
2009/1011340,3557
2008/0911640,1687
2007/0811543,3445
2006/072131,88711
2005/0612033,90410
2004/052128,82113
2003/042327,11917
2002/0312039,6985
2001/0211746,7453
2000/011746,7913
1999/001741,3753
1998/992138,5773
1997/982333,4928
1996/9711820,86517
1995/962117,48220
1994/9522015,34422
1993/9421216,93418
1992/9322117,25815
1991/9221818,39015
1990/9111922,57710
1989/902617,98714
1988/8921114,87820
1987/883117,42515
1986/8722013,60119
1985/8621816,05212
1984/8512118,34711
1983/8411316,18116
1982/8311617,37014
1981/8211919,60813
1980/8111726,4778
1979/802227,1199
1978/792425,45412
1977/782622,27622
1976/7712032,9436
1975/762131,2507
1974/752429,9318
1973/742624,40915
1972/732622,60321
1971/722515,90630
1970/7121315,78032
1969/7012121,79023
1968/6911724,94918
1967/6811530,87314
1966/6711731,7319
1965/6611934,4886
1964/6511540,6374
1963/642241,2625
1962/632340,8834
1961/622332,9906
1960/612626,05112
1959/6021622,83125
1958/5921527,77216
1957/5812136,1469
1956/5712036,1454
1955/561935,8887
1954/551443,0434
1953/5411842,5055
1952/531939,7677
1951/5211239,8537
1950/5111239,7666
1949/501347,7853
1948/491845,2207
1947/4812042,8887
1946/471935,30111
1945/46
1938/3911621,74020
1937/381825,13212
1936/371828,6708
1935/361130,3786
1934/351225,3977
1933/341618,26917
1932/3311217,25415
1931/3211323,1318
1930/3111122,0159
1929/301924,5539
1928/291425,1969
1927/2811521,41116
1926/271318,14222
1925/261321,39912
1924/251720,44018
1923/241323,47510
1922/231223,07011
1921/2211224,15014
1920/2111228,76513
1919/201525,58010
1914/151810,23019
1913/141720,86514
1912/131117,94012
1911/121812,55520
1910/111316,65010
1909/101811,61515
1908/091315,23512
1907/0811617,4707
1906/0711015,45011
1905/0611413,01511
1904/051514,5108
1903/041613,67010
1902/031315,3056
1901/021112,9057
1900/011211,6957
1899/001311,2657
1898/991712,5405
1897/981210,9706
1896/971155,16021
1895/96156,21015
1894/95118,2505
1893/94126,8906
1892/93117,8154
1891/92118,2252
1890/91175,9508
1889/90
1888/89
1887/88
1886/87
1885/86
1884/85

Historic seasonal figures and national rankings are based primarily on the long-running compilation at European Football Statistics ↗, with thanks. All-time averages and tier rankings are calculated by this site.