Premier League owners: All you need to know about them

West Bromwich Albion – Jeremy Peace

Born in West Bromwich, Jeremy Peace is now the owner of the football club he grew up supporting when he was young. He mainly worked in investment banking and as a stockbroker. Peace joined West Brom as a non-executive director in 2000 and he ended up becoming Chairman in June 2002.

On 31 May 2013, Peace transferred his 59.9 per cent shareholding in West Bromwich Albion Group Limited to a new company, West Bromwich Albion Holdings Limited. Peace is the sole director of West Bromwich Albion Holdings Limited and owns 100 per cent of the new company.

In 2013, the Daily Express reported that Peace "runs the club with a rod of iron. Any manager has to accept the title of ‘head coach’ and be prepared to slot into the way Peace does things."

West Ham United – David Sullivan and David Gold

Popular and charismatic owners David Sullivan and David Gold have ensured West Ham United become a force to reckon with in the Premier League. Sullivan along with his partner Gold own about 86.2% of the club’s shares.

Sullivan and Gold first started off in the softcore pornography industry and they later expanded to sex shops and low budget adult films which made them millionaires at a very young age. They first tried their hand at football ownership when they took over Birmingham City in 1993.

However, after a takeover in 2009, the duo acquired ownership of West Ham in January 2010. They have bought in quality players like Payet and Enner Valencia and their move to the Olypic Stadium next year will only serve to increase the duo’s ambition for the Hammers.

The net worth of David Sullivan is estimated to be around £850 million while that of David Gold is estimated to be around £350 million.