Month: June 2026

Stadium	Games	Total	Average	Change*
Leigh Sports Village	10/11	42,975	4,298	-6%
Old Trafford	1/11	24,983	24,983	24%
Total	11/11	67,958	6,178	-16%
Change* – 2025/26 average attendance compared to 2024/25.

Manchester United played just one game at the club’s main stadium this season and as with other teams, the reduction in games at Old Trafford had a negative impact on their overall average which fell 16%.

While the attendance against Man City was 21% down on last season, the decision to play only this tie at the ground, saw the Old Trafford average rise by 24%.

Attendances at Leigh Sports Village started strongly. Their crowd of 8,665 against Arsenal set a new WSL record at the venue, and games against Leicester and Chelsea both saw year-on-year rises.

However, since November, attendances have fallen and despite an improvement on the last day against Brighton (4,067), ended 6% lower than 2024/25.

NOTE: The chart above displays attendances for the 2025/26 season in chronological order with comparisons to corresponding games in the 2024/25 season. Newly promoted London City Lionesses and Crystal Palace who were relegated from the WSL at the end of the 2024/25 season are omitted from the chart but are included in the attendance data.

Stadium	Games	Total	Average	Change*
Kingsmeadow	7/11	23,497	3,357	-4%
Stamford Bridge	4/11	70,208	17,552	-30%
Total	11/11	93,705	8,519	-9%
Change* – 2025/26 average attendance compared to 2024/25.

Chelsea staged four WSL fixtures at Stamford Bridge this season, hosting the other ‘big four’ sides and welcoming London City Lionesses in their first top‑flight campaign.

Games against Arsenal and Manchester City both drew smaller crowds than last season, and the final‑day meeting with Manchester United was also down on the last time that fixture was played at the stadium in 2023/24.

The London City Lionesses match attracted just over 10,000 fans, offering an early indication of the sort of attendances Chelsea might expect against less well‑supported opposition when they move to Stamford Bridge full‑time in 2026/27.

At Kingsmeadow, the first home game against Leicester delivered a 7% year‑on‑year increase, but most subsequent fixtures saw slight declines, leaving average attendances at the ground 4% down across the season.

NOTE: The chart above displays attendances for the 2025/26 season in chronological order with comparisons to corresponding games in the 2024/25 season. Newly promoted London City Lionesses and Crystal Palace who were relegated from the WSL at the end of the 2024/25 season are omitted from the chart but are included in the attendance data.

Stadium	Games	Total	Average	Change*
St Helens Stadium	8/11	21,990	2,749	-24%
Anfield	3/11	36,338	12,113	-25%
Total	11/11	58,328	5,303	-24%
Change* – 2025/26 average attendance compared to 2024/25.

For a second consecutive season, Liverpool held 3 games at Anfield.

They started the season against local rivals Everton in a game which saw an attendance drop of over 20% compared to 2024/25.

The meeting with eventual champions – Manchester City in October, attracted 9,387 representing a 46% drop year-on-year.

However, their final game of the season against Arsenal, also held at the club’s main stadium, produced the club’s highest attendance of the season – 15,047.

Liverpool saw falls at their regular home – St Helen’s where attendances were consistently down by between 14-18% in the six matches with corresponding games in the 2024/25 season.

NOTE: The chart above displays attendances for the 2025/26 season in chronological order with comparisons to corresponding games in the 2024/25 season. Newly promoted London City Lionesses and Crystal Palace who were relegated from the WSL at the end of the 2024/25 season are omitted from the chart but are included in the attendance data.

Stadium	Games	Total	Average	Change*
Brisbane Road	8/11	17,804	2,226	37%
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	3/11	21,482	7,161	-53%
Total	11/11	39,286	3,571	-33%
Change* – 2025/26 average attendance compared to 2024/25.

Tottenham saw the biggest overall drop in attendance in the WSL with a 33% drop on 2024/25.

However, this was largely due to the North London derby. Originally planned to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium as it had in the previous 2 seasons, the game was moved to Brisbane Road and while it attracted the highest ever attendance at that stadium (6,788) this was considerably less than the 28,852 that attended the tie in the previous season.

Tottenham did play 3 games at the Tottenham stadium in 2025/26. Games against Chelsea and Manchester United drew very similar crowds to the 2024/25 season while the meeting with Everton saw one of their lowest attendances at the stadium.

Attendances at Brisbane Road were up 37% year-on-year but again, this was largely down to the Arsenal game. If we exclude that and look at averages across 2025/26 and the previous season, attendances dropped by 3%.

NOTE: The chart above displays attendances for the 2025/26 season in chronological order with comparisons to corresponding games in the 2024/25 season. Newly promoted London City Lionesses and Crystal Palace who were relegated from the WSL at the end of the 2024/25 season are omitted from the chart but are included in the attendance data.