Championship · Attendance record

Swansea City

Formed in 1912. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumSwansea.com Stadium21,088 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1912Swansea City
Attendance record begins1920/2198 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average18,167Live season →
2025/26 league average16,786Completed season
Year-on-year change+8.2%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1920/21 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average22,5351948/49
Second World War 1939/40–1945/46 COVID-19 restrictions 2019/20–2020/21
The line connects recorded seasons across missing years. Shaded bands mark war and COVID interruptions. No missing values are estimated. Season ending year · Hover or tap for details. Stadium change: 2005/06 Swansea.com Stadium
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Club statistics

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Swansea City currently averages 18,167 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 16,786 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 22,535 in 1948/49.

All-time average
11,633
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
22,535
1948/49
Lowest season average
2,070
1974/75
Highest since 2000/01
20,711
2015/16
Five-season average
16,615
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#16
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+5,654
+66.8% · 2005/06 vs 2004/05
Biggest year-on-year fall
-6,532
-35.8% · 1982/83 vs 1981/82
Seasons represented
104
99 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

2026/27 Stadium Utilisation

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StadiumSwansea.com Stadium
2026/27 capacity21,088
League average18,167
Percentage filled86.1%

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

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 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.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank (attendance)
2026/27Live2In progress18,1674019
2025/2621116,7864320
2024/2521115,5034421
2023/2421416,5744220
2022/2321016,8213914
2021/2221517,3893311
2020/2124———
2019/202616,1513614
2018/1921018,7373313
2017/1811820,6233018
2016/1711520,6192617
2015/1611220,7112318
2014/151820,5552618
2013/1411220,4072720
2012/131920,3702618
2011/1211119,9462718
2010/112315,5073815
2009/102715,4073713
2008/092815,1873816
2007/083113,520413
2006/073712,720433
2005/063614,112382
2004/05438,458491
2003/044106,853565
2002/034215,160665
2001/024203,6908114
2000/013234,9136517
1999/00415,895562
1998/99475,256656
1997/984203,443779
1996/97453,850727
1995/963222,9967824
1994/953103,5827120
1993/943133,5347321
1992/93355,1996114
1991/923193,3677218
1990/913203,6657019
1989/903174,2236213
1988/893124,8975913
1987/88464,471584
1986/874125,169504
1985/863244,306529
1984/853204,4215513
1983/842216,9804317
1982/8312111,7043120
1981/821618,2361615
1980/812313,143296
1979/8021214,391338
1978/793313,746322
1977/78438,108493
1976/77455,311666
1975/764112,9328114
1974/754222,0708921
1973/744142,8158217
1972/733233,1048222
1971/723146,4126012
1970/713118,035559
1969/70438,410573
1968/694105,6607111
1967/684155,8557412
1966/673216,3476617
1965/663177,6946013
1964/6522210,4674818
1963/6421910,9114417
1962/6321510,3654918
1961/6222012,1744317
1960/612712,0844216
1959/6021214,3554417
1958/5921114,6124115
1957/5821915,7113914
1956/5721016,5853613
1955/5621019,4873210
1954/5521021,052318
1953/5422017,1974015
1952/5321120,4693410
1951/5221918,2284318
1950/5121819,3984116
1949/502821,5714015
1948/493S122,53538—
1947/483S517,858466
1946/4722121,0393514
1945/46————
1938/3921910,8434719
1937/3821812,0154819
1936/372169,8805422
1935/362138,9664919
1934/352178,3325420
1933/342198,2045621
1932/332109,5664415
1931/322159,7564214
1930/3122010,5064116
1929/3021512,1013912
1928/2921911,2014718
1927/282612,15337—
1926/2721214,28630—
1925/262516,11825—
1924/253S112,60035—
1923/243S414,87029—
1922/233S315,05028—
1921/223S1011,68540—
1920/213513,370426
1919/20————
1914/15————
1913/14————

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.