Footballer's Pay since 84-85

aka Dus · October 30, 2011

Interesting article on sporting intelligence (I assume that they are a kosher source again after all that unpleasantness exhibited towards them during the take over battle) using PFA documents they have seen showing the basic pay (not including bonuses or appearance fees) earned by its members.

The ratio between the top division and the second division in 84-85 was 1.61:1, now it's 5.51:1

Not surprisingly there is a spike in wage inflation each year that a new domestic deal kicked in. Would be good to see what the wage figures would be for the 2010-11 season when there was a new domestic and overseas rights deal.

It's interesting to see that in 2004-5 when there was a new domestic deal (albeit at much the same price as the 2001-2004 deal) and a new overseas rights deal, wages actually dropped 3% then grew again at a relatively slow rate in subsequent years until the new deal in 2007-08. So it could be argued that the anti-competitive move from the European Commission that saw the rights shared by Sky and Setanta reinflated the bubble just as it looked to have been leveling off over the course of that 2004 deal.

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/10/30/revealed-official-english-football-wage-figures-for-the-past-25-years-301002/

The main live broadcast TV packages (not including Match of the Day etc) from my own scratching around the internet:

92-93: £304m for 5 seasons

97-98: £670m for 4 seasons

01-02: £1.02b for 3 seasons

04-05: £1.024b for 3 season

07-08: £1.7b for 3 seasons

10-11: £1.78b for 3 seasons

International rights:

04-05: £320m for 3 seasons

07-08: £625m for 3 seasons

10-13: £1.4b for 3 season

Ah s****, I thought I was posting this in the general forum, please move it.

Cam · October 30, 2011

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