Plymouth Argyle’s average attendance at Home Park compared to last season, it is better
The majority of Plymouth Argyle’s points over the last 15 months have come from their performance in front of their own supporters, making Home Park a difficult place for teams in the second division to visit since they returned to the Championship last summer.
With only two locations in the league scoring more goals than the 76 goals that Arsenal scored and gave up at home last season—Portman Road of Ipswich Town and Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium—the Theatre of Greens never lacks drama.
Because of this, the Green Army has been out there supporting their team despite everything the Football League has to give, and they have their share of excitement as a result.
Here, we compare this year’s attendance to last year’s utilising statistics from the reliable database for everything Argyle-Greens on Screen, which was established when Wayne Rooney took over the dugout in the summer.
Plymouth Argyle’s 24/25 average Championship home attendance
Even though Argyle has only played seven league games at home this season, 116,548 fans have already purchased seats at Home Park, and the stadium is consistently filled to capacity.
With teams like Sunderland, Luton Town, and Blackburn Rovers all losing badly in recent weeks, Rooney’s team is transforming their home field into the stronghold it has to be in order to make up for their dismal road performance.
Paul Sturrock was proven correct by Plymouth Argyle when they signed a potential Cardiff City player for £110,000.
Following his acquisition from non-league football by the Pilgrims, Craig Noone went on to have a successful career.
Since demand is now outpacing supply, there has been discussion about additional seats at Home Park soon. The average for this season is currently 16,649 seats.
Plans to increase the stadium’s capacity would be warmly appreciated by Argyle supporters, who attended the team’s 3-2 triumph over Sunderland in September with 16,967 in attendance. The stadium is always sold out when home games are held.
| Plymouth Argyle Home Park Championship attendances 24/25 (Greens on Screen) | |
|---|---|
| Match | Attendance |
| Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Hull City | 16,306 |
| Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Stoke City | 16,934 |
| Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Sunderland | 16,967 |
| Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Luton Town | 16,616 |
| Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Blackburn Rovers | 16,635 |
| Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Preston North End | 16,443 |
| Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Portsmouth | 16,647 |
Although the lowest league attendance this season was only 16,306 for the Pilgrims’ maiden game at the Theatre of Greens, where they hosted Hull City in the West Country, that was the best attendance on record this season, demonstrating how in-demand tickets have been lately.
How Plymouth Argyle’s 23/24 and 24/25 average attendances compare
A trip to Home Park was the most sought-after ticket in town during the 23/24 season after the team was promoted to the second division last summer. According to Plymouth Live, every game was sold out, exactly like this year.
16,928 people showed up for a struggle at the foot of the table against Queens Park Rangers in the final few months of the previous campaign, when the Greens’ championship status was on the line. This was the largest home gate of the previous campaign.
Last year’s average attendance of 16,512 is reportedly the club’s highest since the 1960–61 season, when they placed 11th in the second division, demonstrating the city’s growing support in recent seasons.
As a matter of fact, based on data available since World War I, Argyle is currently enjoying some of the best support in their history, with only 20 seasons in the last century ever surpassing the old average.
These were long before the days of safe standing and all-seaters, but the previous season demonstrated how much the community has recently come together to support its football team, and may it continue.
