Heading into the final round of Super League action this week, we’re close to learning the final average attendances for every club this season.
Here’s a list, ranking all 12 side’s average home attendances this year – based on all available info.
London Broncos – 3,264
The Broncos’ highest home attendance (5,102) came on the first day of the season against Catalans Dragons, but their lowest was as low as 1,900 – also against Catalans.
It’s unsurprising that the side have the lowest average, as they’re in a different part of London to where they have spent most of their history, they knew they would likely go back down to the Championship at the first time of asking, it’s a long way to travel for away fans and results haven’t been fantastic.
That said, the team have played far better than most people expected, and it’s a great set-up at Plough Lane, where they have a 10-year lease. Hopefully, it’s not all bad news for the Broncos from next season.
Huddersfield Giants – 4,342
The Giants barely fill one sixth of their current stadium, and it has been revealed this week that owner Ken Davy plans for the club to have a new stadium in the coming years – something that would surely improve the atmosphere and also give them primacy of tenure, checking an IMG box.
Their lowest crowd of the season was even lower than that of London – just 1,673 turned up for a 50-6 win over Hull FC, although this was in the Challenge Cup.
Their lowest league attendance was 3,330, against Catalans Dragons.
Salford Red Devils – 4,646
A low of 2,843 against London was far lower than the high of 6,177 for a clash against Leigh Leopards.
They’ve recently had confirmation that Salford City Council have bought the Salford Community Stadium, and maybe this will help to improve crowds for the closest Super League team to Manchester.
Castleford Tigers – 7,676
The Tigers, after breaking the 10,000 barrier for opening day against Wigan Warriors, then hit 9,000 across the season twice, but crowds were usually around 7,000 or 8,000, resulting in an average between the two.
A big crowd for the final home game of the season seems to have confirmed they’ll get maximum points for crowds, due to it being above a 7,500 average for the past three seasons.
Leigh Leopards – 7,958
Similarly to Castleford, 10,000 was hit against Wigan Warriors, and crowds usually just above 8,000 mean a very solid average for their second season back in Super League.
Catalans Dragons – 8,928
Some ask what the Dragons bring to Super League, but what they undeniably bring are good crowds and a unique home atmosphere.
They’ve added temporary stands due to good numbers coming through the gates – and an 11,083-strong crowd against Wigan Warriors is their highest this year.
Warrington Wolves – 9,543
Good crowds for a solid campaign have come for Warrington this year – and they’re another side whose biggest crowd came against Wigan.
Their last two have just about broken 12,000, and if they can follow this year up with some silverware, they may well have similar numbers across the entire 2025 sea,son.
Hull KR – 9,967
The Robins have only announced attendances up to Round 13, and those only came from the Supporters’ Meeting Minutes.
That puts them at 9,967, with every game being a home sell-out, and fluctuation being away numbers.
For the final games of the season, extra temporary stands have been added, so this number is probably at least 10,000.
Further development at Craven Park will surely bring their numbers even higher, after some excellent campaigns on and off the field.
Hull FC – 11,107
Despite a horrible season on and off the field, in contrast to their city rivals, crowds are still pretty healthy at over 11,000.
The average is massively brought up by the 20,014 crowd from Round 1 against KR – without this, the average would be down at 10,297.
Either way, it’s impressive to see crowds like this for a team that might finish bottom of the table.
St Helens – 12,169
Another under-performing team, Saints have nevertheless kept up attendance figures up there with the best in the league.
Their highest attendance was almost 18,000, for a derby clash with Wigan, but crowds went below 10,000 twice, against Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers.
Leeds Rhinos – 13,540
Headingley, fittingly, saw its highest crowd of the season for MND day, where the legendary Rob Burrow was honoured,
17,535 was the attendance there, and apart from a Challenge Cup tie, it never went below 12,000.
Wigan Warriors – 14,152
In the end, it seems that Wigan will emerge top of the attendance ranking.
They’ve propped up other averages, and their own Super League home crowds, with a high of 20,152 against Saints, have been seriously impressive.
The Brick Community Stadium has had the highest averages this year.