Even though Premier League clubs have come into a lot of money thanks to new broadcast deals worth £5.5 billion over three years, EPL fans continue to suffer with as many as 13 clubs increasing their season ticket prices for the 2014/15 season.
According to Sporting Intelligence, the highest increase in season ticket prices was seen by newly promoted Burnley, with their lowest season ticket price increased by 47%. FA Cup runners-up Hull City also increased their lowest season ticket price by 25%.
QPR and Burnley also increased their highest priced season ticket by 38% and 37% respectively.
Sursprisingly, EPL champions Manchester City have the cheapest season ticket in the league at £299 while FA Cup winners Arsenal’s cheapest ticket at the Emirates Stadium is a whopping £1,014!
London is easily the most expensive city with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham pricing their most expensive season tickets at more than £1,000; with Arsenal going as high as £2,013 per season ticket.
The average price of a lowest priced season ticket in the Premier League is now £526, an increase of 6.5% from last year. The average price of the highest priced season ticket is now £870, up 7% from last year.
# | CLUB | LOWEST PRICED SEASON TICKET | HIGHEST PRICED SEASON TICKET |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | £299 | £860 |
2 | Aston Villa | £335 | £615 |
3 | West Bromwich | £349 | £459 |
4 | Leicester | £365 | £730 |
5 | Newcastle | £383 | £710 |
6 | Sunderland | £400 | £525 |
7 | Swansea | £449 | £499 |
8 | Stoke City | £459 | £609 |
9 | Burnley | £499 | £685 |
10 | QPR | £499 | £949 |
11 | Hull City | £501 | £572 |
12 | Manchester United | £532 | £950 |
13 | Everton | £544 | £719 |
14 | Crystal Palace | £550 | £720 |
15 | Chelsea | £595 | £1250 |
16 | Southampton | £608 | £853 |
17 | West Ham | £640 | £910 |
18 | Liverpool | £710 | £869 |
19 | Tottenham Hotspur | £795 | £1895 |
20 | Arsenal | £1,014 | £2,013 |
AVERAGE | £526.3 | £869.6 |