Record Lows

Lowest Home Attendances 

Year

Match No.

 Date Opponents Score Lge Pos. Att.
1932 41 29-Apr Bolton Wanderers 2-0 3 4,810
1895 24 22-Feb Bury 1-3 6 5,000
1930 41 25-Apr Blackburn Rovers 1-3 3 5,102
1930 40 20-Apr Derby County 3-2 3 5,141
1933 33 10-Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 8 5,182
1935 26  3-Feb Everton 3-3 17 5,938
1935 28 12-Feb Portsmouth 0-1 17 5,945
1932 36  5-Apr Birmingham City 1-1 2 6,088
1935 30 29-Feb Leeds United 3-0 16 6,316
1933 31 26-Feb Leeds United 0-2 7 6,546

Lowest Away Attendances since 1925

Year

Match No.

 Date Opponents Score Lge Pos. Att.
2002 21 30-Nov Wimbledon 0-3 23 2,131
This is the lowest league attendance that Wednesday have played in front of
since 1925
1978 24 19-Feb Tranmere Rovers 1-1 20 2,445
1977 31 28-Feb Shrewsbury Town 0-0 18 2,801
1975 41 13-Apr Shrewsbury Town 0-0 22 2,968
1895 22  8-Feb Small Heath 1-1 7 3,000
1991 11  2-Oct Wimbledon 1-2 6 3,121
1978 39 25-Apr Oxford United 1-1 16 3,243
1978 41  1-May Bury 0-0 16 3,424
1979 6 15-Sep Colchester United 0-0 14 3,473
1975 19  6-Dec Colchester United 1-2 21 3,534
1976 37  2-Apr Shrewsbury Town 1-1 9 3,657

Lowest Home Attendance (Post War)

1975-1976

6,905

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Colchester United

in Division 3 when Wednesday were fighting against relegation to the 4th Division

Lowest Home Attendance (Top Division)

1956-1957

11,271

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Manchester City

During one of only 3 seasons in the 50's when Wednesday didn't change division.
The highest attendance this season was against Man United.

Lowest Home Attendance (All-Seater)

2000-2001 14,695 - Birmingham City

Lowest Home Attendance for a Competitive Game

1939-1940

752

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Lincoln City

Cup Final Lows

Wednesday hold the unenviable record of the lowest attendance for a League Cup Final at Wembley
(1993 v. Arsenal 74,007)

and the lowest attendance for an FA Cup final at Wembley
(1993 v. Arsenal 62,267 - it was a replay)

However Sheffield United hold two similar records from the other end of the 20th century.

2 Lowest attendances for an FA Cup Final in the 20th century
(1901 v. Spurs 20,470)
(1902 v. Southampton 33,068)

The third lowest attendance was Barnsley v. West Brom (replay) at Bramall Lane (38,555)