Until the Crowds Return

Until the Crowds Return is an epic odyssey through the bleakest backwaters of English Football League history the story of the ex-League 30 sides voted or otherwise removed from the competition between 1888-1988. Colourful contemporary match reports in-depth background detail and modern analysis combine to tell the alternate history of English football; the story of lives lived for the most part at the lower end of the League but every one tinged with glory and triumph alongside the final tragedies. Fully revised and updated to note the rebirth of at least a few of the clubs featured it is a reminder that many of those we have loved are still beloved today. Featuring: Aberdare Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bootle Bradford PA Burton Swifts/United/Wanderers Darwen Durham Gainsborough T Gateshead Glossop NE Leeds City Loughborough Merthyr Town Middlesbrough Ironopolis Nelson New Brighton/Tower Newport Northwich V South Shields Southport Stalybridge Thames Wigan Borough Workington