In The Money: Daniel Levy laughing as Tottenham pull clear of Manchester United in revenue chart
Tottenham brought in more matchday revenue per fan than any other club in the Premier League in the 2021-22 campaign.
The figures, published by football finance expert Kieran Maguire on Twitter [12 February], show Spurs brought in an average of £71.23 per fan.
That is more than all 19 other clubs and was at least double that of 14 of those, with Watford bottom of the list as they averaged just £16.02.
Manchester United were second on the list to Tottenham with £64.27, followed by Chelsea (£62), Arsenal (£59.05) and Liverpool (£51.49).
Premier League matchday revenues per club
This season in question saw clubs’ revenues increase by 12 per cent – some £586million collectively – to an all-time high of £5.5billion [Deloitte].
The figures provided by Maguire are net of VAT, which means fans are paying 20 per cent more – so £85.48 in the case of Tottenham supporters.
The final figure is worked out using sums from each club’s accounts and is divided by average attendance and number of games.
Tottenham’s average attendance in this particular season was 56,523 [Transfermarkt], which was the fourth-highest in the league.
It shows that, while Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham brought in more fans through the turnstiles, nobody brought in more revenue.
Plenty has been made of the price of a ticket at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, ranging from £37 to £103 this season [Goal.com].
Then there is the food and drink prices, with a cheeseburger and chips, for example, costing around £9.79 [My London].
Supporters do not like paying over the odds for the whole ‘matchday experience’, as the club puts it, but chairman Daniel Levy will not care.
Bringing in money through matchday sales helps to bolster the club’s accounts and shows just how important the move to a new stadium has been.
Factor in major events at the ground, such as NFL and concerts, and it is fair to say Tottenham are bringing in every last penny they can.
Ultimately, if results on the field are positive then supporters will find far fewer reasons to complain about the cost of attending fixtures.
And if that money is invested back into the squad, then supporters can at least get some comfort out of feeling as though they are contributing in more ways than one.
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