RESEARCH
Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance 2013
With Premier League operating profits at their highest level for four years, English football continues to flourish economically
F
or more than 20 years, through its research report, the Annual Review of Football Finance, the Sports Business Group at Deloitte
has documented clubs’ business and com- mercial performance, striving to provide the most comprehensive picture possible of English professional football’s fi- nances, with analysis provided within the context of the prevailing regulatory envi- ronment and the wider European game.
Revenue and profitability – the top 92 clubs
Premier League
Championship League 1 League 2
Total Football League Overall
The report provides an in-depth
appraisal of football’s finances, including an assessment of the scale of the overall European football market, hot topics facing the football industry, analysis of revenue and profitability, investigation of the trends in wages and transfers, as- sessment of stadium development and venue operations, identification of key developments in club financing, as well as a comprehensive databook.
2011/12 £m
Revenue Movement Operating Movement Pre-tax profit/(loss) £m
% 2,360
476 120 79
675 3,035 4%
13% (8%) 10%
8% 5%
98
(147) (59) (10)
(216) (118)
% 34%
(13%) (2%)
(43%)
(11%) 3%
loss £m
(245)
(158) (58) (8)
(224) (469)
Movement % 35%
16% (7%)
(33%)
10% 25%
Revenue £m 2,273
423 131 72
626 2,899
REVENUE & PROFITABILITY This article assesses some of the key de- velopments in revenue and profitability within the context of an overall domestic market where the 92 top profession- al clubs in English football collectively edged total revenue over £3bn for the first time in 2011-12, after relatively mod- est revenue growth of 5 per cent. The combined revenue of the 20 Premier League clubs increased by
2010/11 Operating Pre-tax
profit/(loss) loss £m
£m 73
(130) (58) (7)
(195) (122)
(375)
(189) (54) (6)
(249) (624)
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Source: Annual Review of Football Finance, Deloitte, 2013
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