Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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FOOTBALL · FINANCES

Football club finances and accounts

The 101 clubs we hold accounts for turned over AU$15.4bn between them. We hold a wage bill for 78 of them, and those clubs paid AU$8.76bn in staff costs.

REVENUE AU$15.4bn
CLUBS101
SEASON2016/17-2024/25

By division

Combined revenue in each division we hold accounts for.

Premier League AU$11.63bn 20 of 20 clubs Championship AU$2.05bn 24 of 24 clubs League One AU$845.5m 19 of 24 clubs Scottish Premiership AU$599.3m 11 of 12 clubs League Two AU$197.7m 17 of 24 clubs National League AU$62.6m 7 of 21 clubs Scottish Championship AU$19m 3 of 11 clubs

Clubs by revenue

Each club on its latest filed year. Open a club for the full measure set and the documents behind it.

# CLUB Revenue Staff costs Wages to revenue Pre-tax result SEASON
1 Liverpool AU$1,328,144,580AU$1.33bn AU$808,404,030AU$808.4m 60.9% AU$28.8m 2024/25
2 Manchester City AU$1,311,837,660AU$1.31bn AU$770,878,080AU$770.9m 58.8% -AU$18.7m 2024/25
3 Arsenal AU$1,305,986,220AU$1.31bn AU$655,459,560AU$655.5m 50.2% -AU$2.5m 2024/25
4 Manchester United AU$1,135,232,280AU$1.14bn AU$559,591,200AU$559.6m 49.3% -AU$61.9m 2024/25
5 Tottenham Hotspur AU$1,067,625,090AU$1.07bn AU$483,482,790AU$483.5m 45.3% -AU$228m 2024/25
6 Chelsea AU$927,719,730AU$927.7m - - - 2024/25
7 Aston Villa AU$679,033,530AU$679m - - -AU$140.8m 2024/25
8 Newcastle United AU$605,391,570AU$605.4m AU$413,414,820AU$413.4m 68.3% -AU$20.9m 2023/24
9 Brighton & Hove Albion AU$493,004,610AU$493m AU$275,202,900AU$275.2m 55.8% AU$7.4m 2023/24
10 West Ham United AU$427,249,620AU$427.2m - - -AU$205.7m 2024/25
11 Nottingham Forest AU$419,099,940AU$419.1m AU$314,970,390AU$315m 75.2% -AU$149.2m 2024/25
12 Everton AU$371,757,330AU$371.8m AU$287,400,960AU$287.4m 77.3% -AU$16.3m 2024/25
13 Crystal Palace AU$369,124,560AU$369.1m AU$274,953,420AU$275m 74.5% AU$15.3m 2024/25
14 Leeds United AU$358,501,904AU$358.5m AU$275,669,911AU$275.7m 76.9% -AU$63.7m 2022/23
15 Fulham AU$344,594,250AU$344.6m AU$262,830,960AU$262.8m 76.3% -AU$50.3m 2022/23
16 Brentford AU$327,113,640AU$327.1m AU$247,170,420AU$247.2m 75.6% -AU$38.8m 2024/25
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers AU$325,032,750AU$325m AU$305,628,120AU$305.6m 94% -AU$22m 2024/25
18 Southampton AU$297,712,800AU$297.7m AU$214,223,940AU$214.2m 72% - 2024/25
19 Ipswich Town AU$293,740,020AU$293.7m - - AU$7.6m 2024/25
20 Luton Town AU$250,088,308AU$250.1m AU$74,664,350AU$74.7m 29.9% AU$93.5m 2024/25
21 Celtic AU$235,456,200AU$235.5m AU$123,974,550AU$124m 52.7% AU$33.7m 2023/24
22 Leicester City AU$199,107,720AU$199.1m AU$202,539,960AU$202.5m 101.7% -AU$36.7m 2023/24
23 Rangers AU$177,843,330AU$177.8m AU$109,149,390AU$109.1m 61.4% -AU$28.2m 2024/25
24 Sheffield United AU$149,935,887AU$149.9m AU$86,379,634AU$86.4m 57.6% AU$4.9m 2024/25
25 Burnley AU$135,599,940AU$135.6m AU$155,477,070AU$155.5m 114.7% -AU$55.1m 2024/25
26 Watford AU$108,845,100AU$108.8m AU$62,417,250AU$62.4m 57.3% AU$24.1m 2023/24
27 AFC Bournemouth AU$100,597,140AU$100.6m AU$116,010,090AU$116m 115.3% -AU$104.9m 2021/22
28 Bristol City AU$76,238,474AU$76.2m AU$67,880,408AU$67.9m 89% -AU$35.1m 2024/25
29 Sunderland AU$74,507,580AU$74.5m AU$99,979,110AU$100m 134.2% -AU$6.2m 2024/25
30 Birmingham City AU$68,896,170AU$68.9m AU$73,539,900AU$73.5m 106.7% -AU$65.1m 2024/25
31 Stoke City AU$66,977,820AU$67m AU$62,816,040AU$62.8m 93.8% AU$114.9m 2024/25
32 Coventry City AU$64,534,729AU$64.5m AU$50,042,131AU$50m 77.5% -AU$40.8m 2024/25
33 Wrexham AU$63,003,190AU$63m - - -AU$28.8m 2024/25
34 Middlesbrough AU$61,379,640AU$61.4m AU$68,720,400AU$68.7m 112% -AU$21.6m 2024/25
35 Derby County AU$60,230,890AU$60.2m AU$59,192,192AU$59.2m 98.3% -AU$20.9m 2024/25
36 Huddersfield Town AU$59,327,193AU$59.3m AU$38,300,030AU$38.3m 64.6% -AU$7.1m 2021/22
37 Queens Park Rangers AU$59,294,970AU$59.3m - - AU$378k 2024/25
38 West Bromwich Albion AU$57,365,280AU$57.4m AU$70,024,500AU$70m 122.1% -AU$35.5m 2024/25
39 Plymouth Argyle AU$54,484,654AU$54.5m AU$40,153,324AU$40.2m 73.7% AU$609k 2024/25
40 Sheffield Wednesday AU$49,773,150AU$49.8m AU$41,220,900AU$41.2m 82.8% -AU$18.9m 2023/24
41 Hull City AU$48,803,238AU$48.8m AU$69,322,276AU$69.3m 142% -AU$19.3m 2024/25
42 Cardiff City AU$48,750,660AU$48.8m AU$73,322,550AU$73.3m 150.4% -AU$66.3m 2024/25
43 Heart Of Midlothian AU$46,193,490AU$46.2m AU$36,131,130AU$36.1m 78.2% -AU$3.8m 2024/25
44 Millwall AU$45,082,170AU$45.1m AU$54,118,260AU$54.1m 120% -AU$497k 2024/25
45 Blackburn Rovers AU$44,787,704AU$44.8m AU$53,335,269AU$53.3m 119.1% -AU$19.7m 2024/25
46 Swansea City AU$42,908,069AU$42.9m - - -AU$39.6m 2024/25
47 Bolton Wanderers AU$38,666,652AU$38.7m AU$34,906,193AU$34.9m 90.3% -AU$27.1m 2024/25
48 Preston North End AU$31,952,340AU$32m AU$41,515,740AU$41.5m 129.9% -AU$27.1m 2023/24
49 Hibernian AU$31,783,374AU$31.8m AU$23,619,451AU$23.6m 74.3% -AU$12.2m 2024/25
50 Peterborough United AU$30,094,644AU$30.1m AU$16,101,006AU$16.1m 53.5% AU$5.5m 2024/25
51 Aberdeen AU$29,807,190AU$29.8m AU$22,551,480AU$22.6m 75.7% AU$2.1m 2022/23
52 Portsmouth AU$22,578,411AU$22.6m AU$14,875,285AU$14.9m 65.9% -AU$5.5m 2021/22
53 Charlton Athletic AU$21,105,630AU$21.1m AU$29,191,050AU$29.2m 138.3% -AU$29.1m 2024/25
54 Blackpool AU$20,596,515AU$20.6m AU$20,723,871AU$20.7m 100.6% -AU$10.6m 2024/25
55 Rotherham United AU$19,879,976AU$19.9m - - -AU$8.8m 2024/25
56 Barnsley AU$19,423,371AU$19.4m AU$21,650,971AU$21.7m 111.5% -AU$12.4m 2024/25
57 Reading AU$18,532,680AU$18.5m AU$23,450,980AU$23.5m 126.5% -AU$7.3m 2024/25
58 AFC Wimbledon AU$18,491,917AU$18.5m - - -AU$2.5m 2024/25
59 Leyton Orient AU$17,824,692AU$17.8m - - -AU$8.7m 2024/25
60 Cambridge United AU$17,475,558AU$17.5m AU$12,590,112AU$12.6m 72% -AU$7.1m 2024/25
61 Wigan Athletic AU$17,475,150AU$17.5m AU$22,151,320AU$22.2m 126.8% -AU$15.5m 2023/24
62 Kilmarnock AU$17,154,935AU$17.2m AU$11,163,438AU$11.2m 65.1% -AU$1.5m 2024/25
63 Bradford City AU$16,433,028AU$16.4m - - -AU$5.7m 2024/25
64 Lincoln City AU$16,024,002AU$16m AU$14,224,682AU$14.2m 88.8% -AU$5.4m 2024/25
65 Walsall AU$15,547,140AU$15.5m AU$11,111,310AU$11.1m 71.5% -AU$3.7m 2024/25
66 Bristol Rovers AU$15,318,499AU$15.3m AU$16,830,737AU$16.8m 109.9% -AU$13.3m 2024/25
67 Dundee United AU$15,295,624AU$15.3m AU$13,087,067AU$13.1m 85.6% -AU$5.4m 2022/23
68 Forest Green Rovers AU$14,997,485AU$15m AU$14,595,911AU$14.6m 97.3% -AU$6.2m 2023/24
69 Chesterfield AU$14,749,726AU$14.7m AU$11,422,328AU$11.4m 77.4% -AU$4.5m 2024/25
70 Gillingham AU$14,232,673AU$14.2m AU$12,787,596AU$12.8m 89.8% -AU$10.8m 2024/25
71 Fleetwood Town AU$13,778,624AU$13.8m - - - 2021/22
72 Motherwell AU$13,738,304AU$13.7m AU$10,768,749AU$10.8m 78.4% -AU$496k 2024/25
73 Shrewsbury Town AU$13,634,579AU$13.6m AU$10,117,128AU$10.1m 74.2% -AU$1.8m 2024/25
74 Carlisle United AU$13,040,941AU$13m AU$13,247,539AU$13.2m 101.6% -AU$9.7m 2024/25
75 Oxford United AU$13,014,636AU$13m - - -AU$7.9m 2021/22
76 St Johnstone AU$12,914,610AU$12.9m AU$8,951,881AU$9m 69.3% AU$247k 2024/25
77 Northampton Town AU$12,849,452AU$12.8m AU$11,192,232AU$11.2m 87.1% -AU$4.9m 2024/25
78 Exeter City AU$12,415,319AU$12.4m AU$9,701,300AU$9.7m 78.1% AU$344k 2023/24
79 Burton Albion AU$12,123,348AU$12.1m AU$15,549,361AU$15.5m 128.3% -AU$15.8m 2024/25
80 Swindon Town AU$11,402,553AU$11.4m - - AU$145k 2022/23
81 Tranmere Rovers AU$10,892,786AU$10.9m AU$9,328,628AU$9.3m 85.6% -AU$5.5m 2024/25
82 Mansfield Town AU$10,786,141AU$10.8m AU$9,607,246AU$9.6m 89.1% -AU$96k 2019/20
83 St Mirren AU$10,772,512AU$10.8m AU$7,983,472AU$8m 74.1% -AU$107k 2022/23
84 Milton Keynes Dons AU$10,490,982AU$10.5m AU$14,245,002AU$14.2m 135.8% -AU$5.7m 2024/25
85 Crewe Alexandra AU$10,085,348AU$10.1m AU$8,129,448AU$8.1m 80.6% -AU$2.3m 2024/25
86 Bromley AU$9,960,444AU$10m - - -AU$2.1m 2024/25
87 Queen's Park AU$9,888,573AU$9.9m AU$6,789,154AU$6.8m 68.7% -AU$1.5m 2024/25
88 Southend United AU$9,641,079AU$9.6m - - -AU$2.5m 2024/25
89 Morecambe AU$9,594,207AU$9.6m AU$6,766,767AU$6.8m 70.5% -AU$2.1m 2024/25
90 Falkirk AU$8,378,028AU$8.4m - - AU$2.9m 2024/25
91 Harrogate Town AU$7,666,571AU$7.7m AU$6,668,950AU$6.7m 87% -AU$4.1m 2024/25
92 York City AU$7,270,310AU$7.3m AU$3,566,422AU$3.6m 49.1% - 2022/23
93 Newport County AU$6,545,244AU$6.5m - - -AU$1.7m 2022/23
94 Crawley Town AU$6,513,016AU$6.5m - - AU$375k 2018/19
95 Grimsby Town AU$6,484,254AU$6.5m - - AU$310k 2018/19
96 Partick Thistle AU$6,464,766AU$6.5m AU$4,423,163AU$4.4m 68.4% -AU$679k 2024/25
97 Barnet AU$6,082,415AU$6.1m - - AU$113k 2016/17
98 Scunthorpe United AU$5,870,841AU$5.9m AU$6,250,929AU$6.3m 106.5% AU$9.1m 2020/21
99 Livingston AU$2,646,168AU$2.6m - - AU$87k 2017/18
100 Sutton United AU$1,758,813AU$1.8m - - -AU$902k 2020/21
101 Norwich City -AU$223,982,010AU$224m AU$168,068,250AU$168.1m - AU$4m 2019/20

We hold accounts for 1 more clubs on a period that is not twelve months, so they are not ranked here.

Revenue, biggest first

Turnover in each club’s latest filed year.

Liverpool $1.3bn Manchester City $1.3bn Arsenal $1.3bn Manchester United $1.1bn Tottenham Hotspur $1.1bn Chelsea $928m Aston Villa $679m Newcastle United $605m Brighton & Hove Albion $493m West Ham United $427m Nottingham Forest $419m Everton $372m Crystal Palace $369m Leeds United $359m Fulham $345m Brentford $327m Wolverhampton Wanderers $325m Southampton $298m Ipswich Town $294m Luton Town $250m Celtic $235m Leicester City $199m Rangers $178m Sheffield United $150m Burnley $136m Watford $109m AFC Bournemouth $101m Bristol City $76m Sunderland $75m Birmingham City $69m Stoke City $67m Coventry City $65m Wrexham $63m Middlesbrough $61m Derby County $60m Huddersfield Town $59m Queens Park Rangers $59m West Bromwich Albion $57m Plymouth Argyle $54m Sheffield Wednesday $50m Hull City $49m Cardiff City $49m Heart Of Midlothian $46m Millwall $45m Blackburn Rovers $45m Swansea City $43m Bolton Wanderers $39m Preston North End $32m Hibernian $32m Peterborough United $30m Aberdeen $30m Portsmouth $23m Charlton Athletic $21m Blackpool $21m Rotherham United $20m Barnsley $19m Reading $19m AFC Wimbledon $18m Leyton Orient $18m Cambridge United $17m Wigan Athletic $17m Kilmarnock $17m Bradford City $16m Lincoln City $16m Walsall $16m Bristol Rovers $15m Dundee United $15m Forest Green Rovers $15m Chesterfield $15m Gillingham $14m Fleetwood Town $14m Motherwell $14m Shrewsbury Town $14m Carlisle United $13m Oxford United $13m St Johnstone $13m Northampton Town $13m Exeter City $12m Burton Albion $12m Swindon Town $11m Tranmere Rovers $11m Mansfield Town $11m St Mirren $11m Milton Keynes Dons $10m Crewe Alexandra $10m Bromley $10m Queen's Park $10m Southend United $10m Morecambe $10m Falkirk $8m Harrogate Town $8m York City $7m Newport County $7m Crawley Town $7m Grimsby Town $6m Partick Thistle $6m Barnet $6m Scunthorpe United $6m Livingston $3m Sutton United $2m Norwich City $224m

Wages as a share of revenue

The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 78 clubs we hold a wage bill for.

Cardiff City 150.4% Hull City 142% Charlton Athletic 138.3% Milton Keynes Dons 135.8% Sunderland 134.2% Preston North End 129.9% Burton Albion 128.3% Wigan Athletic 126.8% Reading 126.5% West Bromwich Albion 122.1% Millwall 120% Blackburn Rovers 119.1% AFC Bournemouth 115.3% Burnley 114.7% Middlesbrough 112% Barnsley 111.5% Bristol Rovers 109.9% Birmingham City 106.7% Scunthorpe United 106.5% Leicester City 101.7% Carlisle United 101.6% Blackpool 100.6% Derby County 98.3% Forest Green Rovers 97.3% Wolverhampton Wanderers 94% Stoke City 93.8% Bolton Wanderers 90.3% Gillingham 89.8% Mansfield Town 89.1% Bristol City 89% Lincoln City 88.8% Northampton Town 87.1% Harrogate Town 87% Tranmere Rovers 85.6% Dundee United 85.6% Sheffield Wednesday 82.8% Crewe Alexandra 80.6% Motherwell 78.4% Heart Of Midlothian 78.2% Exeter City 78.1% Coventry City 77.5% Chesterfield 77.4% Everton 77.3% Leeds United 76.9% Fulham 76.3% Aberdeen 75.7% Brentford 75.6% Nottingham Forest 75.2% Crystal Palace 74.5% Hibernian 74.3% Shrewsbury Town 74.2% St Mirren 74.1% Plymouth Argyle 73.7% Cambridge United 72% Southampton 72% Walsall 71.5% Morecambe 70.5% St Johnstone 69.3% Queen's Park 68.7% Partick Thistle 68.4% Newcastle United 68.3% Portsmouth 65.9% Kilmarnock 65.1% Huddersfield Town 64.6% Rangers 61.4% Liverpool 60.9% Manchester City 58.8% Sheffield United 57.6% Watford 57.3% Brighton & Hove Albion 55.8% Peterborough United 53.5% Celtic 52.7% Arsenal 50.2% Manchester United 49.3% York City 49.1% Tottenham Hotspur 45.3% Luton Town 29.9%

Frequently asked questions

Which football club earns the most?

Liverpool is the biggest club we hold accounts for, on AU$1.33bn of revenue in 2024/25.

Which club spends most of its revenue on wages?

Cardiff City paid 150.4% of revenue in staff costs in 2024/25, the highest share we hold.

How many clubs are covered?

We hold filed accounts for 101 clubs, and a wage bill for 78 of them.