Last 9 game unbeaten start was 1970/71 (Sirrel's championship team)
Only time we've done better than that was an incredible 18 game unbeaten start in 1930/31.
We are currently averaging 744 more than the first season at this level. The increase is presumably due (for the most part) to people being less inclined to stay at home after being under house arrest for so long - Overall stats across football would confirm or rule out that theory, the general impression seems to be that this is the case.
The 2005/6 season started well as the coaching team had got us incredibly fit. Early season the other teams couldn’t cope. The reality was the team wasn’t good enough so as other teams gained fitness the lack of quality showed