The season ticket seat move process for 2026/27 has been explained after it was confirmed that Everton were watched by the biggest average crowds in their history in 2025/26
Ahead of the season ticket seat move process beginning on Monday, it has been confirmed that Everton were watched by the biggest average crowds in their entire history this season as they moved from Goodison Park to Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Despite the club’s record-breaking trophy drought having now extended into a 32nd year, the switch saw the Blues’ home capacity increase from 39,414 to 52,769. They regularly sold out matches by the Mersey waterfront as the average gate for 2025/26 was 52,121, eclipsing their previous best of 51,603 set in the 1962/63 title-winning campaign, the only previous occasion they had topped the 50,000 figure over the course of an entire season.
An attendance of 51,759 against Brighton & Hove Albion was Everton’s biggest for an opening league game of a season for 52 years. It was the 20th time in their history that the Blues have had a crowd of 50,000 plus for their first home league fixture, but their first since 52,348 watched them defeat Manchester United on August 16, 1972.
The first such occasion was when 53,856 saw Everton lose 4-1 to Arsenal on August 28, 1937, and that game against the Red Devils was the 19th time in 36 years they’d reach such a mark and the 14th occasion in 18 years from when they won promotion in 1954, which was the first of four 60,000-plus figures on opening league games.
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With the Blues continuing to fill Hill Dickinson Stadium, crowds of over 50,000 have become the new normal and here’s a look at some Everton attendance facts and figures to place those numbers into context.
An attendance of 50,837 watched the inaugural first team game in front of fans at Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton faced Roma on August 9 last year. The only time that the Blues have drawn bigger crowds for a ‘friendly’ were a trio of occasions when they faced Liverpool in ‘minor’ competitions during the Reds’ most recent Second Division exile (58,711 for the Floodlit Challenge Cup on October 9, 1957; 51,669 for the Liverpool Senior Cup final on May 9, 1961 and 59,304 for the Floodlit Challenge Cup on October 18, 1961).
Everton’s crowds this season were their biggest at home since 53,323 watched a League Cup quarter-final against Liverpool on January 21, 1987.
The average attendance figures for this season moved the Blues up to seventh overall in the country behind Manchester United (73,975); West Ham United (62,347); Tottenham Hotspur (61,003); Liverpool (60,389); Arsenal (60,217); and Manchester City (52,640) having been 10th for their last three years at Goodison Park, finishing with an average gate of 39,060 for their final season.
Everton had the highest average attendance in the Football League for each of the 10 seasons over the competition’s first decade, meaning the Blues can claim to be England’s first major fanbase.
The last time Everton were the best-supported club in the country was 1963/64 when an average of 49,401 watched Harry Catterick’s defending champions.
The Blues’ lowest position in the attendance charts was 12th in the 1975/76 season when they were watched by an average crowd of 27,115 – a fall of almost 13,000 on the previous year’s average gate of 40,021 which placed them third in the country.
Everton attracted attendances of over 70,000 on 16 occasions at Goodison Park, all between 1948-62.
Everton’s seat move process for renewed season ticket members ahead of the 2026/27 season will begin at 10am on Monday with supporters given online access through dedicated priority windows.
All renewed season ticket members will be emailed directly with details of when their priority window opens and how they can access the seat move process. Priority windows will be based on when supporters renewed their season ticket for the 2026/27 campaign:
Priority Window 1 - for supporters who renewed between April 10 and April 22. Opens at 10am on Monday June 1.
Priority Window 2 - for supporters who renewed between April 23 and May 6. Opens at 10am on Monday June 8.
Priority Window 3 - for supporters who renewed between May 7 and May 20. Opens at 10am on Monday June 15.
The seat move process will remain available until 4pm on Friday June 19, with no further seat moves available after that deadline.
Supporters who are happy with their current seat do not need to take any action. Their renewed season ticket seat is already secured for the 2026/27 season. For those who would like to explore an alternative location, the seat move process gives renewed season ticket members the opportunity to select a different seat, subject to availability at the time of selection.
Following Everton’s first season at Hill Dickinson Stadium, the vast majority of supporters have told the club they are happy with the seats they selected. However, the club say they also recognise that some season ticket members may wish to consider a different location based on their own matchday experience, accessibility needs, preferred atmosphere, concourse preference, or the opportunity to sit closer to friends and family.
During their priority window, supporters will be able to move seats more than once should they wish to explore different options. However, once a seat move is completed, their previous seat will be released and made available for other supporters to select.
A step-by-step guide explaining how to move seats is available by clicking here.