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Sep 12 • 24 tweets • 14 min read
In advance of football clubs starting to publish their accounts for the 2021/22 season, I thought it might be helpful to share some 2-page financial overviews for each of the Premier League clubs for 2020/21, including a comparison against prior year and a 5-year graphical trend.
These overviews also include Premier League rankings for each of the main financial categories, e.g. which club had the highest profit, loss, revenue, wages, debt, transfer spend, etc in 2020/21.
One caveat with these figures is that revenue was significantly impacted by COVID in 2020/21 with match day reduced to almost zero, as games were played behind closed doors, while some broadcasting income was deferred from 2019/20 for matches played after the accounting close.
Arsenal 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #AFC
Aston Villa 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #AVFC
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #BHAFC
Burnley 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #BurnleyFC
Chelsea 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #CFC
Crystal Palace 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #CPFC
Everton 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #EFC
Fulham 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #FFC
Leeds United 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #LUFC
Leicester City 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #LCFC
Liverpool 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #LFC
Manchester City 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #MCFC
Manchester United 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #MUFC
Newcastle United 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #NUFC
Sheffield United 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #SUFC
Southampton 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #SaintsFC
Tottenham Hotspur 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #THFC
West Bromwich Albion 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #WBA
West Ham United 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #WHUFC
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-page financial overview for 2020/21 #WWFC
Notwithstanding the issues caused by COVID, hopefully these summaries are of some use to fans of each club.

Usual service will be resumed when clubs start publishing their accounts for the 2021/22 season.

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Aug 31
As we near the end of the transfer window, some fans ask why their club has not splashed more cash on bringing in new players, despite generating significant revenue. This thread will look at where the money goes by analysing the last 5 years for the Big Six Premier League clubs.
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Aug 29
Following Bayern Munich’s imperious start to the season, on the back of 10 Bundesliga titles in a row, I thought it might be interesting to look at their finances, even though it’s been a while since they published their 2020/21 accounts #FCBayern
Despite the significant impact of COVID, #FCBayern “achieved sound financial results”, once again posting a pre-tax profit, though down from €17m to €5m (€2m after tax). Revenue (club definition) fell €54m (8%) from €698m to €644m, largely offset by €42m cut in expenses.
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Aug 23
Following last night’s match between Manchester United and Liverpool, I thought it might be interesting to see how the finances of these clubs compare, particularly the direction of travel over the last 10 years (up to most recent accounts for the 2020/21 season) #MUFC #LFC
10 years ago #MUFC £320m revenue was nearly twice as much as #LFC £169m with the difference rising to a peak of £217m in 2017, but since then the gap has almost completely closed to only £7m with United’s £494m just ahead of #LFC £487m.
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Arsenal fans will be delighted with the team’s good start to the season, so are probably unconcerned about the financial implications of their player recruitment, but it is maybe worth looking at whether there will be any issues with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations #AFC
As it stands, #AFC have spent a hefty £270m gross on transfers in the last 2 seasons, only surpassed by #CFC £288m, but ahead of #MUFC £255m, #MCFC £231m, #THFC £194m and #LFC £156m (though both #CFC and #MUFC will probably spend more on new players before the window closes).
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After Manchester United’s awful start to the season, the focus has once again turned to the Glazers. This thread will look at some of the reasons why the club’s fans might be unhappy with their owners – from a financial perspective #MUFC
#MUFC are the only Premier League club to pay dividends to their shareholders, mainly the Glazers. Since 2016 they have paid a hefty £166m, averaging £22m a year. Note: the high £33m payment in 2021/22 included including £11m delayed from 2020/21. Image
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