1985 Heysel disaster, English football banned from europe, football at a very low ebb...Although the average attendances look poor compared to today, after many years of decline the aggregate attendance for the season had slightly risen for the first time in years. The alarming fall in crowd numbers had been arrested. The nadir was 1985/86.
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1985/86 it was not even on the TV for 6 months, no one was that bothered either iirc. Unthinkable that scenario now.1985 Heysel disaster, English football banned from europe, football at a very low ebb...