Championship · Attendance record

West Ham United

Formed in 1895 and known as The Irons · The Hammers. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumLondon Stadium62,500 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1895The Irons · The Hammers
Attendance record begins1919/2099 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average61,110Live season →
2025/26 league average62,458Completed season
Year-on-year change-2.2%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1919/20 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average62,4642023/24
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: 2016/17 London Stadium
The numbers

Club statistics

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West Ham United currently averages 61,110 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 62,458 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 62,464 in 2023/24.

All-time average
28,314
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
62,464
2023/24
Lowest season average
16,001
1992/93
Highest since 2000/01
62,464
2023/24
Five-season average
61,748
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#2
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+22,062
+63.2% · 2016/17 vs 2015/16
Biggest year-on-year fall
-6,606
-23.1% · 1960/61 vs 1959/60
Seasons represented
112
100 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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StadiumLondon Stadium
2026/27 capacity62,500
League average61,110
Percentage filled97.8%

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 progress61,11021
2025/2611862,45822
2024/2511462,46422
2023/241962,46422
2022/2311462,46222
2021/221758,89433
2020/2116———
2019/2011659,92533
2018/1911058,33633
2017/1811356,88544
2016/1711156,97233
2015/161734,9101010
2014/1511234,8711010
2013/1411334,1971111
2012/1311034,7201111
2011/122330,923111
2010/1112033,4921111
2009/1011733,6831110
2008/091933,7001111
2007/0811034,6011111
2006/0711534,7191010
2005/061933,7431111
2004/052627,403153
2003/042431,167121
2002/0311834,4321212
2001/021731,5701211
2000/0111525,6971414
1999/001925,0931413
1998/991525,6391614
1997/981824,9671613
1996/9711423,24216—
1995/9611022,34016—
1994/9511420,1181514
1993/9411320,5721311
1992/932216,001203
1991/9212221,3421212
1990/912222,551112
1989/902720,311133
1988/8911920,73811—
1987/8811619,8029—
1986/8711520,60899
1985/861321,17999
1984/8511618,433109
1983/841921,38685
1982/831822,82287
1981/821926,58566
1980/812127,14071
1979/802722,872154
1978/792525,778111
1977/7812025,6201110
1976/7711726,0641413
1975/7611827,4171110
1974/7511329,87297
1973/7411828,39499
1972/731630,17499
1971/7211430,0051412
1970/7112029,9611010
1969/7011730,5301313
1968/691831,1251111
1967/6811229,8431515
1966/6711629,2711313
1965/6611224,8361210
1964/651925,8581210
1963/6411424,591128
1962/6311223,6211612
1961/621825,733129
1960/6111621,9482118
1959/6011428,5541311
1958/591628,3681413
1957/582124,854192
1956/572818,6673311
1955/5621617,6793613
1954/552820,2993411
1953/5421320,0903210
1952/5321419,7973612
1951/5221220,2643815
1950/5121321,5403814
1949/5021922,2333713
1948/492723,3543510
1947/482624,875319
1946/4721223,2783111
1945/46————
1938/3921120,135237
1937/382923,004206
1936/372620,704227
1935/362425,468113
1934/352323,73491
1933/342718,464141
1932/3322016,244215
1931/3212219,2391512
1930/3111818,5051612
1929/301720,1271311
1928/2911719,9891815
1927/2811721,4191512
1926/271618,1362320
1925/2611820,0401513
1924/2511320,8851614
1923/2411322,0801212
1922/232218,85519—
1921/222420,10021—
1920/212520,87022—
1919/202719,41517—
1914/15————
1913/14————
1912/13————
1911/12————
1910/11————
1909/10————
1908/09————
1907/08————
1906/07————
1905/06————

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.