Where 2026 Super League Grand Final attendance ranks in event’s history

   05/10/2026

THE 2026 Super League Grand Final ranks fourth in the highest attendances recorded from the showpiece event since its inauguration as the title decider in 1998.

Wakefield Trinity overcame Warrington Wolves 23-10 with a superb display that etched head coach Daryl Powell and his players into folklore.

Coming from fourth, Trinity had to beat Leigh Leopards and Wigan Warriors on their route to the Grand Final, and they swept aside both teams in a comprehensive fashion.

Old Trafford saw Wakefield do much of the same on Saturday night as 71,728 spectators flocked to Manchester.

That was announced as a sell-out crowd, with the number of tickets available a little under its current stated 74,158 capacity for operational reasons,

Here is how 2026’s attendance stacks up against all those before it.

1. 2015 – 73,512 – Leeds Rhinos 22–20 Wigan Warriors

2. 2017 – 72,827 – Leeds Rhinos 24-6 Castleford Tigers

3. 2006 – 72,575 – St Helens 26-4 Hull FC

4. 2026 – 71,728 – Warrington Wolves 10-23 Wakefield Trinity

5. 2010 – 71,526 – Wigan Warriors 22-10 St Helens

6. 2007 – 71,352 – Leeds Rhinos 33-6 St Helens

7. 2012 – 70,676 – Leeds Rhinos 26-18 Warrington Wolves

8. 2016 – 70,202 – Wigan Warriors 12-6 Warrington Wolves

9. 2014 – 70,102 – St Helens 14-6 Wigan Warriors

10. 2011 – 69,107 – Leeds Rhinos 32-16 St Helens

11. 2025 – 68,853 – Hull KR 24-6 Wigan Warriors

12. 2008 – 68,810 – Leeds Rhinos 24-16 St Helens

13. 2013 – 66,281 – Wigan Warriors 30-16 Warrington Wolves

14. 2005 – 65,728 – Bradford Bulls 15-6 Leeds Rhinos

15. 2004 – 65,547 – Leeds Rhinos 16-8 Bradford Bulls

16. 2003 – 65,537 – Bradford Bulls 25-12 Wigan Warriors

17. 2018 – 64,892 – Wigan Warriors 12-4 Warrington Wolves

18. 2019 – 64,102 – St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils

19. 2009 – 63,259 – Leeds Rhinos 18-10 St Helens

20. 2002 – 61,138 – St Helens 19-18 Bradford Bulls

21. 2022 – 60,783 – St Helens 24-12 Leeds Rhinos

22. 2001 – 60,164 – Bradford Bulls 37-6 Wigan Warriors

23. 2023 – 58,137 – Wigan Warriors 10-2 Catalans Dragons

24. 2000 – 58,132 – St Helens 29-16 Wigan Warriors

25. 1999 – 50,717 – St Helens 8-6 Bradford Bulls

26. 2021 – 45,177 – St Helens 12-10 Catalans Dragons

27. 1998 – 43,533 – Wigan Warriors 10-4 Leeds Rhinos

28. 2020 – N/A (behind closed doors) – St Helens 8-4 Wigan Warriors