In the immediate years after the Second World War, attendances for football matches in the UK increased significantly. By 1948-49, attendances reached 41 million, the peak for the Football League. To put that in context, the total attendance for the Premier League and EFL in 2018-19- the last full season with fans in stadiums- was around 32 million. The reasons for this are reasonably obvious, as the football calendar as everyone had known it was suspended for seven years. Plenty of unofficial matches took place during the war and many had healthy attendances. However, the return of the Football League signalled a return to routine and a sense of normality after six years of devastation....
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