Highest Attendances - All Venues
League Cup Matches Only
     
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H Kendall 1983-84 Sun Mar 25 1984 LC Final   Liverpool D 0 - 0 100,000   (aet - at Wembley)
G Lee 1976-77 Sat Mar 12 1977 LC Final   Aston Villa D 0 - 0 96,223   (at Wembley)
B Bingham 1976-77 Wed Dec 1 1976 LC QF A Man Utd W 3 - 0 57,738   Dobson M  King A 2
G Lee 1976-77 Wed Mar 16 1977 LC Final Rp   Aston Villa D 1 - 1 54,840   Latchford B  (aet - at Hillsborough)
G Lee 1976-77 Wed Apr 13 1977 LC Final 2nd Rp   Aston Villa L 2 - 3 54,749   Lyons M  Latchford B  
                               (aet - at O Trafford)
S Burtenshaw
(Ctkr)		 1976-77 Tue Jan 18 1977 LC SF:1 H Bolton D 1 - 1 54,032   McKenzie D
H Kendall 1986-87 Wed Jan 21 1987 LC QF H Liverpool L 0 - 1 53,323    
H Kendall 1983-84 Wed Mar 28 1984 LC Final Rp   Liverpool L 0 - 1 52,089   (at Maine Rd)
C Harvey 1987-88 Wed Feb 24 1988 LC SF:2 A Arsenal L 1 - 3 51,148   Heath A   (agg 1-4)
H Kendall 1984-85 Tue Oct 30 1984 LC 3 A Man Utd W 2 - 1 50,918   Sharp G (pen)  Gidman J (og)
G Lee 1976-77 Tue Feb 15 1977 LC SF:2 A Bolton W 1 - 0 50,413   Latchford B   (agg 2-1)
R Martinez 2015-16 Wed Jan 27
2016
 LC SF:2 A Man City L 1
-
3
 50,048   Barkley R    (agg 3-4)
D Moyes
2025-26
 Wed Aug 27
2025
 LC 2 H Mansfield W 2
-
0
 48,583   Alcaraz C  Beto
G Lee 1978-79 Tue Nov 7 1978 LC 4 H Nottm Forest L 2 - 3 48,503   Burns K (og)  Latchford B
H Catterick 1969-70 Wed Oct 15 1969 LC 4 A Man City L 0 - 2 45,643    
H Catterick 1968-69 Wed Oct 16 1968 LC 4 H Derby D 0 - 0 44,795    
C Harvey 1987-88 Wed Oct 28 1987 LC 3 A Liverpool W 1 - 0 44,071   Stevens G
H Kendall 1983-84 Wed Feb 22 1984 LC SF:2 A Aston Villa L 0 - 1 42,426   (agg 2-1)
D Moyes 2007-08 Tue Jan 8
2008
 LC SF:1 A Chelsea L 1
-
2
 41,178   Yakubu
H Catterick 1969-70 Wed Oct 1 1969 LC 3 Rp H Arsenal W 1 - 0 41,140   Kendall H
D Unsworth 2017-18 Wed Oct 25
2017
 LC 4 A Chelsea L 1
-
2
 40,655   Calvert-Lewin D
(Caretaker)                              
C Harvey 1987-88 Wed Jan 20 1988 LC QF H Man City W 2 - 0 40,014   Heath A  Sharp G
H Kendall 1983-84 Wed Feb 15 1984 LC SF:1 H Aston Villa W 2 - 0 40,006   Sheedy K  Richardson K
H Catterick 1967-68 Wed Oct 11 1967 LC 3 H Sunderland L 2 - 3 39,914   Young A 2
D Ferguson 2019-20 Wed Dec 18
2019
 LC QF H Leicester D 2
-
2
 39,027   Davies T  Baines L      (pens 2-4)
(Ctkr)                              
S Dyche 2023-24 Wed Nov 1
2023
 LC 4 H Burnley W 3
-
0
 38,841   Tarkowski J  Onana A  Young A
S Dyche 2023-24 Tue Dec 19
2023
 LC QF H Fulham D 1
-
1
 38,715   Beto     (pens 6-7)
S Dyche
 2024-25 Tue Aug 27
2024
 LC 2 H Doncaster W 3
-
0
 37,245   McNeil D  Ndiaye I  Beto
D Moyes 2007-08 Wed Jan 23
2008
 LC SF:2 H Chelsea L 0
-
1
 37,086   (lost 3-1 on agg)
H Catterick 1969-70 Wed Sep 24 1969 LC 3 A Arsenal D 0 - 0 36,119    
G Lee 1977-78 Tue Nov 29 1977 LC 4 A Sheff Wed W 3 - 1 36,079   Lyons M  Dobson M  Pearson J
D Moyes 2009-10 Tue Oct 27
2009
 LC 4 A Tottenham L 0 - 2 35,843    
H Catterick 1968-69 Tue Sep 3 1968 LC 2 H Tranmere W 4 - 0 35,477   Whittle A 2  Ball A  Royle J
R Martinez 2015-16 Wed Jan 6
2016
 LC SF:1
H
 Man City W 2
-
1
 35,314   Funes Mori R  Lukaku R
H Catterick 1972-73 Tue Sep 5 1972 LC 2 A Arsenal L 0 - 1 35,115    
G Lee 1977-78 Wed Jan 18 1978 LC QF A Leeds L 1 - 4 35,020   Thomas D
D Moyes 2019-20 Tue Oct 29
2019
 LC 4 H Watford W 2
-
0
 34,979   Holgate M  Richarlison
D Moyes 2002-03 Wed Nov 6 2002 LC 3 A Newcastle D 3 - 3 34,584   Campbell K  Watson S  
                (aet - pens 3-2)           Unsworth D (pen)   
H Catterick 1968-69 Wed Oct 23 1968 LC 4 Rp A Derby L 0 - 1 34,370    
H Kendall 1993-94 Tue Nov 30 1993 LC 4 H Man Utd L 0 - 2 34,052    
D Moyes 2004-05 Wed Oct 27 2004 LC 3 H Preston W 2 - 0 33,922   Carsley L  Bent M
S Dyche 2024-25 Tue Sep 17
2024
 LC 3 H Southampton D 1
-
1
 33,842   Doucouré A       (lost 6-5 on pens)
G Lee 1977-78 Tue Oct 25 1977 LC 3 H Middlesbrough D 2 - 2 32,766   King A  Telfer G
D Moyes 2002-03 Wed Dec 4 2002 LC 4 A Chelsea L 1 - 4 32,322   Naysmith G
M Silva 2018-19 Wed Aug 29
2018
 LC 2 H Rotherham W 3
-
1
 31,972   Sigurdsson G  Calvert-Lewin D 2
R Martinez 2015-16 Tue Oct 27
2015
 LC 4 H Norwich D 1
-
1
 31,694   Osman L      (aet - pens 4-3)
R Martinez 2015-16 Tue Dec 1
2015
 LC QF A Middlesbrough W 2
-
0
 31,628   Deulofeu G  Lukaku R
D Moyes 2006-07 Wed Nov 8
2006
 LC 4 H Arsenal L 0
-
1
 31,045    
H Kendall 1983-84 Tue Jan 24 1984 LC QF Rp H Oxford W 4 - 1 31,001   Richardson K  Sheedy K  Heath A
                              Sharp G
M Silva 2018-19 Tue Oct 2
2018
 LC 3 H Southampton D 1
-
1
 30,545   Walcott T    (pens 3-4)
H Catterick 1968-69 Tue Sep 24 1968 LC 3 H Luton W 5 - 1 30,405   Royle J 2 (1 pen)  Ball A  Husband J
                              Morrissey J