Seasons Earnings

[Alonso]

Arsenal's run to the Champions League final has seen them eclipse Chelsea's earnings for television income and prize money in the 2005-06 season.

The Gunners have made £52.7m so far while champions Chelsea took £47.5m.

 

Liverpool made £43.2m from television and prize money while their great rivals Manchester United got £39.9m.

 

Almost half Arsenal's income has come from the Champions League - victory over Barcelona in the final would bring in a further £2m.

 

Spurs, the highest-placed club not involved in the Champions League, earned £26.2m, less than half the sum their north London rivals pulled in.

 

Henk Potts, a football finance analyst with Barclays stockbrokers, said: "The Champions League is the cash cow of modern football and it is so important to the leading clubs to be part of it.

 

"It is not just the TV and prize money, though that is very lucrative in itself, but it is vital in terms of a club's profile, merchandising and desirability for sponsors."

 

Liverpool's run to the FA Cup, and qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase, enabled them to earn more than Manchester United, while Middlesbrough's success in cup competitions brought in an extra £5m.

 

Earnings of Premier League clubs in 2005/06 (prize money and TV cash but not gate receipts or merchandise income).

 

Arsenal £52.7m*

Chelsea £47.5m

Liverpool £43.2m**

Man Utd £39.8m

Tottenham £26.2m

West Ham £24.4m**

Middlesbrough £24.3m

Newcastle £24.0m

Bolton £23.7m

Blackburn £23.6m

Wigan £22.9m

Everton £22.4m

Charlton £21.0m

Man City £20.6m

Fulham £20.3m

Aston Villa £19.6m

Birmingham £19.4m

Portsmouth £18.0m

West Brom £16.9m

Sunderland £16.1m

 

* Arsenal earn an extra £2m if they win the Champions League

** An extra £1m goes to the FA Cup final winners

[Paul B]

But as someone on here worked out the other week, Man Ure are raking in £1 million more than Liverpool for each home game such is the disparity in the capacities at each stadium. So there's about £11 million for this season (as the new stands weren't finished until towards the end) and £19 million more than us for next season on league games alone.

[Guest blizztar]

But as someone on here worked out the other week, Man Ure are raking in £1 million more than Liverpool for each home game such is the disparity in the capacities at each stadium. So there's about £11 million for this season (as the new stands weren't finished until towards the end) and £19 million more than us for next season on league games alone.

 

And sligthly more debt payments...

[Cobs]

and big savings on stable fees and hay next year

[Lee W]

and big savings on stable fees and hay next year

 

...huge savings are also expected on Whiskey and Red Wine the year after that aswell.

 

They'll be rolling in it....

[Leo No.8]

and big savings on stable fees and hay next year

 

Don't forget £1.3m in sugar cubes...

[Paul B]

And by turning Giggys westwards during the evenings, they can receive sattelite tv at huge cost savings via his ears.

[charlie clown]

sadly all those savings will be offset by Ballooney's attempt to buy and eat his way through the EU pie mountain.

[Guest tommysmith]

 

Liverpool made £43.2m from television and prize money

 

 

Last year we made 51m from this, so our media income is down by 7 or 8m depending on Saturday's result.

[Mike]

Last year we made 51m from this, so our media income is down by 7 or 8m depending on Saturday's result.

 

we went all the way in the cl is why

[Bailo]

Why have Chelsea earnt more? Same stage in the CL, we beat them in the FA Cup - champions status?

[Guest TanMan]

sadly all those savings will be offset by Ballooney's attempt to buy and eat his way through the EU pie mountain.

 

Caruso's going to get you

 

Why have Chelsea earnt more? Same stage in the CL, we beat them in the FA Cup - champions status?

 

Bigger share of the CL pot in the first place? Didn't they get 35% of the tv money this year based on last seasons league places, compared to our 15% or less. I presume.

[Paul B]

Why have Chelsea earnt more? Same stage in the CL, we beat them in the FA Cup - champions status?

 

 

London weighting.