PROGRESSION OF ATTENDANCE RECORDS
The following is the list of each new attendance record at home. Sure, some of the early attendances are not 100% correct (and only the last four games in this list aren't rounded up), but it's all I have for those games.As you can see, it's been nearly 60 years since we had 49,000 fans at the City Ground, but let's hope the news on the new stadium means we might get close again soon.
| Date | Attendance | Game | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Dec 02, 1871 | 450 | Friendly | Chesterfield | H | 0-0 | Draw | |
| Tue Dec 23, 1873 | 3,000 | Friendly | Royal Engineers | H | 1-2 | Loss | |
| Tue Feb 10, 1880 | 5,500 | Friendly | Scottish Canadian | H | 0-2 | Loss | |
| Fri Dec 26, 1884 | 9,000 | Friendly | Notts | H | 3-0 | Win | |
| Sat Oct 30, 1886 | 15,000 | FA Cup | 1 | Notts Olympic | H | 3-0 | Win |
| Sat Jan 28, 1899 | 32,070 | FA Cup | 1 | Aston Villa | H | 2-1 | Win |
| Sat Feb 25, 1899 | 33,500 | FA Cup | Quarter | Sheffield United | H | 0-1 | Loss |
| Tue Dec 26, 1911 | 35,000 | League Tier 2 | Derby County | H | 1-3 | Loss | |
| Wed Feb 01, 1928 | 35,625 | FA Cup | 4 | Derby County | H | 2-0 | Win |
| Sat Mar 01, 1930 | 44,166 | FA Cup | Quarter | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2-2 | Draw |
| Sat Oct 12, 1957 | 47,804 | League Tier 1 | Manchester United | H | 1-2 | Loss | |
| Sat Oct 28, 1967 | 49,946 | League Tier 1 | Manchester United | H | 3-1 | Win |