The Premier League season has drawn to a close once again but how have the clubs been operating financially? In 2010/11 the 20 top-flight clubs made a record income of £2.3bn but the latest published accounts show only five actually made a profit.
Television deals, especially a record £1.5bn from overseas broadcasters has meant the combined turnover of the clubs has increased to £2.3bn compared with £2.1bn in 2009/10.
David Conn has written:
Of the other clubs, 14 made losses, totalling £463.4m. Manchester City, in the third year since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi's ruling family bought the club and began to pour in money to acquire a team capable of winning the Premier League, lost £197m, the greatest financial loss in the history of football.
Chelsea lost the next highest amount, £68m, bankrolled by their owner, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who loaned £94m to the club during 2010‑11. Liverpool, documenting the first eight months of ownership by John Henry's Fenway Sports Group, lost £49m.
The graphic below shows each Premier League club's net debt.
You can find a visual comparison of each club's turnover against its wage bill here.
The table below shows turnover plus income from sources such as gate/matchday and TV and broadcasting as well as net debt for each club and wages as a percentage of turnover.
You can also download a spreadsheet containing additional accounts details including losses, profits and owners' financial contributions for the 2010/11 and 2009/10 seasons.
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Data summary
| Team | Turn - over, £m | Gate and Match - day income, £m | TV and Broad - casting, £m | Comm - ercial, £m | Wages as Prop - ortion of Turn - over (%) | Net Debt, £m | Interest pay - able, £m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 256 | 93 | 85 | 33 | 48 | 98 | 15 |
| Aston Villa | 92 | 21 | 54 | 17 | 90 | 114 | 6 |
| Birmingham City | 56 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 68 | 16 | 1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 58 | 6 | 42 | 9 | 86 | 26 | 0.7 |
| Blackpool | 52 | 48 | 4.3 | 0.08 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 68 | 9 | 45 | 82 | 110 | 5 | |
| Chelsea | 222 | 0.6 | 86 | 92 | 0.8 | ||
| Everton | 82 | 17 | 53 | 12 | 71 | 45 | 4 |
| Fulham | 77 | 12 | 51 | 10 | 75 | 190 | 0.6 |
| Liverpool | 184 | 41 | 65 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 3 |
| Manchester City | 153 | 20 | 69 | 65 | 114 | 43 | 5 |
| Manchester United | 331 | 109 | 119 | 103 | 46 | 308 | 50 |
| Newcastle United | 89 | 24 | 48 | 16 | 60 | 130 | 0.2 |
| Stoke City | 67 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 79 | 12 | 48 | 10 | 77 | 77 | 2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 163 | 20 | 54 | 9 | 56 | 57 | 6 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 59 | 8 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 81 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 69 | 45 | 3 |
| Wigan Athletic | 51 | 78 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 64 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 59 | 0 |
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