Derby County's average attendance at Pride Park compared to last season, it's better | OneFootball

FLW takes a look at how many supporters have packed out Pride Park in 2024/25 in comparison to 2023/24.

Derby County have returned to the Championship in relatively fine fettle, and their home form has been a huge reason behind their decent start.

The Rams have won four of their seven matches at Pride Park Stadium so far in 2024/25, drawing twice while they have picked up just the one loss against Norwich City back in September, a result that will still frustrate supporters due to the controversy surrounding it.

The ground, which was opened in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II, has been a fortress in recent years for the East Midlands club, and this campaign has been no different, with fans packing out the stands every other week to cheer on Paul Warne's side.

Football League World has taken a look at Derby's average attendance from the first seven games of this season, and compared it to that of their promotion campaign in League One in 2023/24 to see if numbers have improved after going up to a higher division.

Derby's attendance has improved greatly in 2024/25

It should come as no surprise that playing in the second tier has seen the Rams' average attendance rise significantly, although it must be stated that there are still 16 games to go at Pride Park this season.

Currently, according to TransferMarkt, the mean attendance is 29,350 - up 2,072 from 2023/24 where, on average, 27,278 made their way through the turnstiles in DE24, showing the difference that promotion has made to the structure of the club.

It must be stated that the number of travelling fans at Pride Park does have a significant impact on the figures. For example, in August 2023, Warne's team welcomed Fleetwood Town for the fourth League One game of the season. Just 233 supporters made the journey to the East Midlands from the north-west that day, whereas this season, there is a more consistent number of away fans.

What also has an impact currently, is the fact that Derby are yet to play a home fixture in mid-week, something that tends to see a drop in the number of fans that go to the game. The Rams' highest attendance for a mid-week game (discounting those played on a Bank Holiday) came against Oxford United, just days before their clash with Fleetwood, with only 25,292 filling Pride Park that evening, as per TransferMarkt.

Derby's supporters are making a difference at Pride Park

While last season there was a lot of variation in the figures, as much as an 8,498 swing between Derby's highest and lowest attendance, in 2024/25, numbers have been a lot more consistent.

The Rams are consistently reaching an attendance of 29,000, and that first sell-out of the campaign feels as though it is nearing - potentially against Leeds United in December.

There has been a lot of excitement around Pride Park since promotion, and with the Rams sitting 12th in the table currently, it comes as no surprise that so many are filling the stadium to support the club.

Warne has stated on several occasions in the past, most notably ahead of the Norwich clash, the impact that the fans have on the team's performance, and those in the stands are seemingly making a difference.