Notable clubs outside the Football League · Attendance record

Torquay United

Formed in 1899 and known as The Gulls. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumPlainmoor6,200 capacity · 2026/27
Club formed1899The Gulls
Attendance record begins1927/2891 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average3,738Live season →
2025/26 league average3,453Completed season
Year-on-year change+8.3%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1927/28 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average9,0961967/68
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.
The numbers

Club statistics

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Torquay United currently averages 3,738 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 3,453 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 9,096 in 1967/68.

All-time average
3,974
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
9,096
1967/68
Lowest season average
1,240
1985/86
Highest since 2000/01
3,865
2024/25
Five-season average
2,952
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#52
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+2,056
+29.2% · 1967/68 vs 1966/67
Biggest year-on-year fall
-2,377
-41.9% · 1972/73 vs 1971/72
Seasons represented
96
92 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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StadiumPlainmoor
2026/27 capacity6,200
League average3,738
Percentage filled60.3%

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)
2026/27Live6In progress3,738—1
2025/26633,453—1
2024/256163,865—2
2023/246182,446—4
2022/235212,422—10
2021/225112,576——
2020/2152———
2019/205142,596——
2018/19612,537——
2017/185221,731——
2016/175171,888——
2015/165181,803——
2014/155131,949——
2013/144242,6428821
2012/134192,7098618
2011/12452,8698416
2010/11472,6318618
2009/104172,8568517
2008/09542,243——
2007/08533,125——
2006/074242,6338618
2005/064202,8518719
2004/053213,5118524
2003/04433,4608719
2002/03493,1328720
2001/024192,5639022
2000/014212,5568921
1999/00492,5559022
1998/994202,6008719
1997/98452,6798315
1996/974212,3808618
1995/964242,4548416
1994/954132,96880—
1993/94463,43775—
1992/934192,69584—
1991/923232,7348323
1990/91472,9867813
1989/904152,1478921
1988/894142,3508618
1987/88453,0057310
1986/874231,7779022
1985/864241,2409224
1984/854241,3869123
1983/84491,9228719
1982/834122,3368113
1981/824152,2488518
1980/814172,0509022
1979/80493,1848214
1978/794112,6698720
1977/78492,8788517
1976/774162,9588416
1975/76492,6408316
1974/754142,8688014
1973/744163,3927713
1972/734183,3007814
1971/723235,6776415
1970/713105,7266515
1969/703136,8846213
1968/69368,285538
1967/68349,096524
1966/67377,0406113
1965/66436,20869—
1964/654114,38583—
1963/64465,19981—
1962/63464,8877912
1961/623214,9828123
1960/613126,1537520
1959/60436,812729
1958/594125,3938417
1957/583S217,1128137
1956/573S28,0147733
1955/563S56,9897834
1954/553S86,6048339
1953/543S137,1118036
1952/533S126,9808238
1951/523S117,5658036
1950/513S207,8058036
1949/503S58,77976—
1948/493S97,93980—
1947/483S187,1868339
1946/473S116,2868137
1945/46————
1938/393S193,9268642
1937/383S203,8778844
1936/373S203,7548642
1935/363S104,0488137
1934/353S103,4428440
1933/343S203,3528541
1932/333S103,9918238
1931/323S193,71881—
1930/313S114,3737632
1929/303S194,27179—
1928/293S184,91975—
1927/283S224,17578—
1926/27————
1925/26————

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.