LEAGUE ONE · FINANCES

League One club finances and accounts

The 19 League One clubs we hold accounts for turned over AU$858.9m between them. We hold a wage bill for 14 of them, and those clubs paid AU$561.7m in staff costs.

REVENUE AU$858.9m

CLUBS19

SEASON2019/20-2024/25

Football finances Highest paid

Clubs by revenue

Each club on its latest filed year. Open a club for the full measure set.

#	CLUB	Revenue	Staff costs	Wages to revenue	Pre-tax result	SEASON
1	Luton Town	AU$254,057,964AU$254.1m	AU$75,849,498AU$75.8m	29.9%	AU$95m	2024/25
2	Leicester City	AU$202,268,160AU$202.3m	AU$205,754,880AU$205.8m	101.7%	-AU$37.3m	2023/24
3	Huddersfield Town	AU$60,268,894AU$60.3m	AU$38,907,967AU$38.9m	64.6%	-AU$7.2m	2021/22
4	Plymouth Argyle	AU$55,349,489AU$55.3m	AU$40,790,678AU$40.8m	73.7%	AU$618k	2024/25
5	Sheffield Wednesday	AU$50,563,200AU$50.6m	AU$41,875,200AU$41.9m	82.8%	-AU$19.2m	2023/24
6	Peterborough United	AU$30,572,337AU$30.6m	AU$16,356,578AU$16.4m	53.5%	AU$5.6m	2024/25
7	Blackpool	AU$20,923,444AU$20.9m	AU$21,052,821AU$21.1m	100.6%	-AU$10.8m	2024/25
8	Barnsley	AU$19,731,679AU$19.7m	AU$21,994,637AU$22m	111.5%	-AU$12.6m	2024/25
9	Reading	AU$18,826,850AU$18.8m	AU$23,823,218AU$23.8m	126.5%	-AU$7.5m	2024/25
10	AFC Wimbledon	AU$18,785,439AU$18.8m	-	-	-AU$2.5m	2024/25
11	Leyton Orient	AU$18,107,624AU$18.1m	-	-	-AU$8.9m	2024/25
12	Cambridge United	AU$17,752,948AU$17.8m	AU$12,789,955AU$12.8m	72%	-AU$7.2m	2024/25
13	Wigan Athletic	AU$17,752,533AU$17.8m	AU$22,502,928AU$22.5m	126.8%	-AU$15.8m	2023/24
14	Bradford City	AU$16,693,870AU$16.7m	-	-	-AU$5.7m	2024/25
15	Oxford United	AU$13,221,218AU$13.2m	-	-	-AU$8m	2021/22
16	Burton Albion	AU$12,315,782AU$12.3m	AU$15,796,176AU$15.8m	128.3%	-AU$16m	2024/25
17	Mansfield Town	AU$10,957,350AU$11m	AU$9,759,742AU$9.8m	89.1%	-AU$98k	2019/20
18	Milton Keynes Dons	AU$10,657,505AU$10.7m	AU$14,471,113AU$14.5m	135.8%	-AU$5.8m	2024/25
19	Bromley	AU$10,118,546AU$10.1m	-	-	-AU$2.1m	2024/25

We hold filed accounts for 19 of the 24 clubs in League One.

Revenue, biggest first

Turnover in each club’s latest filed year.

Luton Town $254m Leicester City $202m Huddersfield Town $60m Plymouth Argyle $55m Sheffield Wednesday $51m Peterborough United $31m Blackpool $21m Barnsley $20m Reading $19m AFC Wimbledon $19m Leyton Orient $18m Cambridge United $18m Wigan Athletic $18m Bradford City $17m Oxford United $13m Burton Albion $12m Mansfield Town $11m Milton Keynes Dons $11m Bromley $10m

Wages as a share of revenue

The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 14 clubs we hold a wage bill for.

Milton Keynes Dons 135.8% Burton Albion 128.3% Wigan Athletic 126.8% Reading 126.5% Barnsley 111.5% Leicester City 101.7% Blackpool 100.6% Mansfield Town 89.1% Sheffield Wednesday 82.8% Plymouth Argyle 73.7% Cambridge United 72% Huddersfield Town 64.6% Peterborough United 53.5% Luton Town 29.9%

By division

Combined revenue in each division we hold accounts for.

DIVISION	CLUBS	Revenue
Premier League	20	AU$11,810,894,832AU$11.81bn
La Liga	19	AU$5,992,823,389AU$5.99bn
Bundesliga	12	AU$5,024,433,104AU$5.02bn
Ligue 1	18	AU$3,300,280,000AU$3.3bn
Championship	24	AU$2,078,106,574AU$2.08bn
J1 League	20	AU$1,191,901,133AU$1.19bn
La Liga 2	18	AU$1,036,092,010AU$1.04bn
Primeira Liga	19	AU$993,812,074AU$993.8m
Scottish Premiership	11	AU$608,850,893AU$608.9m
Ligue 2	20	AU$544,900,800AU$544.9m
League Two	17	AU$200,819,724AU$200.8m

Frequently asked questions

Which League One club earns the most?

Luton Town is the biggest club in League One we hold accounts for, on AU$254.1m of revenue in 2024/25.

Which League One club spends most of its revenue on wages?

Milton Keynes Dons paid 135.8% of revenue in staff costs in 2024/25, the highest share in League One we hold.

How many League One clubs are covered?

We hold filed accounts for 19 of the 24 clubs in League One.