The Post War attendance boom showed no sign of waning as the total attendances for League games climbed to over 40 million.
And for the second year running the best supported team in the land was Newcastle with an average attendance of 56,299 (a record at the time).
Even this does not tell the full story as a record-breaking 44,840 turned up for the friendly verses Liverpool and the reserves averaged almost 13,000 a match.
There were five sixty-thousand-plus gates and St James' was creaking at the seams, Newcastle's Lord Mayor even suggested a new "super stadium" should be built on the Town Moor.
The departure of Len Shackleton was mourned by many and workers at the Vickers factory even mounted a "Keep Shack" campaign.
The BBC were still trying to persuade the authorities to allow live televising of games' and although the FA were in favour the Football league did not want to know.
They had wanted to televise United's FA Cup 3rd Round tie with Charlton, but under pressure from the League Charlton refused to accept it.