The Cost of Being a Football Fan

THE COST OF BEING A FOOTBALL FAN IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE "WHO ATE ALL THE PIES?" On to the really important aspect of watching football - the cost of a pie at half time. Wigan, a town famous for its pies, unsurprisingly offers best value for money at £2.30, while Fulham charge a whopping £3.90! ARSENAL £3.30 ASTON VILLA £3.20 CHELSEA £3.60 EVERTON £2.80 FULHAM £3.90 LIVERPOOL £3.10 MAN CITY £3.50 Fulham sell the MAN UTD £3.10 most expensive pie in the Premier League NEWCASTLE £2.80 NORWICH £2.50 QPR £3.00 READING £3.20 WIGAN SOUTHAMPTON £3.20 STOKE CITY £2.60 SUNDERLAND £2.90 7932 ATHLETIC SWANSEA £3.00 TOTTENHAM £3.70 £2.90 Wigan sell the cheapest pie in the Premier League WEST BROM WEST HAM £3.00 WIGAN £2.30 £2.00 £2,50 £3.00 £3.50 £4.00 HIGHEST SEASON TICKET PRIČES For Premier League teams the ticket prices make for interesting reading. There definitely appears to be a North/South divide where Season Ticket prices are concerned with London based clubs Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea having the highest prices and with Wigan, Manchester City and Newcastle having the lowest prices. £2,000.00 £1,750.00 £1,500.00 Arsenal £1,250.00 CHELSE £1,000.00 ARSENAL TOTTENHAM CHELSEA LOWEST SEASON TICKET PRIČES Many club representatives will feel that the prices are justified based on the success of the clubs money spent attracting world class players but do these prices offer real value for money in terms of tangible success? £400.00 9320.00 £240.00 £160.00 WIGAN M.C.F.C. VEWCASTI F80.00 WIGAN MAN CITY NEWCASTLE WANT ALL THE SHIRTS? REPLICA KIT PRICES FOR HOME, AWAY &3RD KITS еTIң ETIHAD AIRWAYS So if you're a really keen supporter, how much would it cost you to get your team's kit? When you put together the prices for the home strip, the away strip and any third kit they might have, you're looking at a pretty penny. We wondered which clubs charged the most for their fans to fly the colours, so we added together the costs to take a look. ARSENAL Arsenal AVFC ASTON VILLA CHELSEA ro EVERTON Chang EST FULHAM LIVERPOOL MAN CITY It's close at the top with Newcastle, Everton and Fulham asking a net busting £150 give or take a penny, for their loyal fans to buy all their shirts from the club shop... MAN UTD NEWCASTLE NORWICH QPR READING SOUTHAMPTON MHOKE STOKE CITY SUNDERLAND SWANSEA AVIVA TOTTENHAM WEST BROM ALBION WEST HAM WIGAN .Whereas The Canaries' fans are really living life for less with just £50 for the pair! £0.00 £50.00 £100.00 £150.00 COST PER HOME GOAL 2012/2013 Another measurement of value for money is the number of wins and goals scored compared with the cost of tickets. In terms of the number of wins, Manchester United come out on top with 11 home wins so far this seasor from 12 games and an average match-day ticket price of £30. Supporters of QPR, look away now - your team comes in last place with 1 win and just 8 goals from 11 games, and with an average match-day ticket price of £40 at Loftus Road you may not be getting your moneys worth! ARSENAL £33.78 ASTON VILLA £32.50 CHELSEA £36.57 EVERTON £21.14 FULHAM £25.33 LIVERPOOL £38.67 MAN CITY £18.00 MAN UTD £15.10 NEWCASTLE £34.00 NORWICH £35.00 QPR £56.00 £25.37 SEMRO READING SOUTHAMPTON £24.43 STOKE CITY £37.50 SUNDERLAND £28.89 SWANSEA £22.50 TOTTENHAM £34.77 WEST BROM £18.28 WEST HAM £28.97 WIGAN £13.85 £0.00 £15.00 £30.00 £45.00 £60.00 Sources: http://www.premierleague.com/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19842397 net vouchercodes.co.uk Football shirt prices gathered from official club websites correct as of 02/02/2013 O £3.90 O £2.30