Major Report Reveals Cost Of Premier League Report

 

More than half of all Premier League tickets this season will cost £30 or less, a major new report has revealed. The Premier League has investigated the overall cost of its ticket prices and allocations following a comprehensive review to bust some myths.

For the first time, England's top 20 clubs were asked to provide full details on stadium allocations, ticket prices, sales and the availability and take up of discounts. 56% of fans attending a Premier League game will pay £30 or less this season. The report, which does not list individual clubs, has been verified by Ernst & Young, an independent firm of auditors, and reveals:

• Average ticket price is £31
• 25% cost £20 or less
• 49% cost £20-£40
• 22% £40-£60
• 4% £60 or more

Richard Scudamore, Premier League Executive Chairman “We wanted to get the truth out there in terms of what it's actually costing people to go, It's all very easy to get caught up in the emotion of the highest ticket prices, but there's no other industry where you'd just pick the highest match day prices and claim those are the prices that everybody is paying. It's a much more complex issue. We wanted to do a proper study of what people are paying and get the real numbers out.”

Season ticket holders account for, on average, 71% of supporters inside Premier League stadiums.   The report, which says four million tickets this season will be sold at discounted prices, also reveals the average allocation of tickets at each ground:

• 76% standard seats
• 8% away fans
• 8% family seats
• 8% hospitality

In March, Premier League clubs announced a new deal for away fans, capping the price of tickets to £30 for three years, and Scudamore has ruled out introducing a cap for the game's most expensive seats.

Premier League clubs have also agreed to a new rule from next season, where at least one block of away fans must be located pitch-side at every league game.