By Paul Eddison

PLEASED: Shaun Harvey

DELIGHTED EFL chiefs have hailed the fact that attendances across their competitions have been on the rise so far this season.
The number of fans across all five EFL competitions has grown this season, with cumulative attendances up 2.54 per cent, topping the seven million mark by the end of October – up from 6.82million at the same stage last year.
That number has grown steadily in recent years, rising annually from 5.8million in 2014/15.
The cumulative totals, for the end of October 2017, show that attendances are up 2 per ...