SOCCER · FINANCES
Soccer club finances and accounts
The 101 clubs we hold accounts for turned over $11bn between them. We hold a payroll for 78 of them, and those clubs paid $6.26bn in staff costs.
REVENUE $11bn
CLUBS101
SEASON2016/17-2024/25
By division
Combined revenue in each division we hold accounts for.
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 | Salaries to revenue | Pre-tax result | SEASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | $948,674,700$948.7m | $577,431,450$577.4m | 60.9% | $20.5m | 2024/25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | $937,026,900$937m | $550,627,200$550.6m | 58.8% | -$13.4m | 2024/25 |
| 3 | Arsenal | $932,847,300$932.8m | $468,185,400$468.2m | 50.2% | -$1.8m | 2024/25 |
| 4 | Manchester United | $810,880,200$810.9m | $399,708,000$399.7m | 49.3% | -$44.2m | 2024/25 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | $762,589,350$762.6m | $345,344,850$345.3m | 45.3% | -$162.8m | 2024/25 |
| 6 | Chelsea | $662,656,950$662.7m | - | - | - | 2024/25 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | $485,023,950$485m | - | - | -$100.5m | 2024/25 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | $432,422,550$432.4m | $295,296,300$295.3m | 68.3% | -$15m | 2023/24 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | $352,146,150$352.1m | $196,573,500$196.6m | 55.8% | $5.3m | 2023/24 |
| 10 | West Ham United | $305,178,300$305.2m | - | - | -$146.9m | 2024/25 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | $299,357,100$299.4m | $224,978,850$225m | 75.2% | -$106.5m | 2024/25 |
| 12 | Everton | $265,540,950$265.5m | $205,286,400$205.3m | 77.3% | -$11.6m | 2024/25 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | $263,660,400$263.7m | $196,395,300$196.4m | 74.5% | $10.9m | 2024/25 |
| 14 | Leeds United | $256,072,788$256.1m | $196,907,080$196.9m | 76.9% | -$45.5m | 2022/23 |
| 15 | Fulham | $246,138,750$246.1m | $187,736,400$187.7m | 76.3% | -$35.9m | 2022/23 |
| 16 | Brentford | $233,652,600$233.7m | $176,550,300$176.6m | 75.6% | -$27.7m | 2024/25 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | $232,166,250$232.2m | $218,305,800$218.3m | 94% | -$15.7m | 2024/25 |
| 18 | Southampton | $212,652,000$212.7m | $153,017,100$153m | 72% | - | 2024/25 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | $209,814,300$209.8m | - | - | $5.4m | 2024/25 |
| 20 | Luton Town | $178,634,506$178.6m | $53,331,678$53.3m | 29.9% | $66.8m | 2024/25 |
| 21 | Celtic | $168,183,000$168.2m | $88,553,250$88.6m | 52.7% | $24.1m | 2023/24 |
| 22 | Leicester City | $142,219,800$142.2m | $144,671,400$144.7m | 101.7% | -$26.2m | 2023/24 |
| 23 | Rangers | $127,030,950$127m | $77,963,850$78m | 61.4% | -$20.2m | 2024/25 |
| 24 | Sheffield United | $107,097,062$107.1m | $61,699,739$61.7m | 57.6% | $3.5m | 2024/25 |
| 25 | Burnley | $96,857,100$96.9m | $111,055,050$111.1m | 114.7% | -$39.4m | 2024/25 |
| 26 | Watford | $77,746,500$77.7m | $44,583,750$44.6m | 57.3% | $17.2m | 2023/24 |
| 27 | AFC Bournemouth | $71,855,100$71.9m | $82,864,350$82.9m | 115.3% | -$74.9m | 2021/22 |
| 28 | Bristol City | $54,456,053$54.5m | $48,486,006$48.5m | 89% | -$25.1m | 2024/25 |
| 29 | Sunderland | $53,219,700$53.2m | $71,413,650$71.4m | 134.2% | -$4.4m | 2024/25 |
| 30 | Birmingham City | $49,211,550$49.2m | $52,528,500$52.5m | 106.7% | -$46.5m | 2024/25 |
| 31 | Stoke City | $47,841,300$47.8m | $44,868,600$44.9m | 93.8% | $82.1m | 2024/25 |
| 32 | Coventry City | $46,096,235$46.1m | $35,744,379$35.7m | 77.5% | -$29.2m | 2024/25 |
| 33 | Wrexham | $45,002,278$45m | - | - | -$20.6m | 2024/25 |
| 34 | Middlesbrough | $43,842,600$43.8m | $49,086,000$49.1m | 112% | -$15.4m | 2024/25 |
| 35 | Derby County | $43,022,065$43m | $42,280,137$42.3m | 98.3% | -$14.9m | 2024/25 |
| 36 | Huddersfield Town | $42,376,566$42.4m | $27,357,164$27.4m | 64.6% | -$5.1m | 2021/22 |
| 37 | Queens Park Rangers | $42,353,550$42.4m | - | - | $270k | 2024/25 |
| 38 | West Bromwich Albion | $40,975,200$41m | $50,017,500$50m | 122.1% | -$25.3m | 2024/25 |
| 39 | Plymouth Argyle | $38,917,610$38.9m | $28,680,946$28.7m | 73.7% | $435k | 2024/25 |
| 40 | Sheffield Wednesday | $35,552,250$35.6m | $29,443,500$29.4m | 82.8% | -$13.5m | 2023/24 |
| 41 | Hull City | $34,859,456$34.9m | $49,515,912$49.5m | 142% | -$13.8m | 2024/25 |
| 42 | Cardiff City | $34,821,900$34.8m | $52,373,250$52.4m | 150.4% | -$47.4m | 2024/25 |
| 43 | Heart Of Midlothian | $32,995,350$33m | $25,807,950$25.8m | 78.2% | -$2.7m | 2024/25 |
| 44 | Millwall | $32,201,550$32.2m | $38,655,900$38.7m | 120% | -$355k | 2024/25 |
| 45 | Blackburn Rovers | $31,991,217$32m | $38,096,621$38.1m | 119.1% | -$14.1m | 2024/25 |
| 46 | Swansea City | $30,648,621$30.6m | - | - | -$28.3m | 2024/25 |
| 47 | Bolton Wanderers | $27,619,037$27.6m | $24,932,995$24.9m | 90.3% | -$19.4m | 2024/25 |
| 48 | Preston North End | $22,823,100$22.8m | $29,654,100$29.7m | 129.9% | -$19.4m | 2023/24 |
| 49 | Hibernian | $22,702,410$22.7m | $16,871,036$16.9m | 74.3% | -$8.7m | 2024/25 |
| 50 | Peterborough United | $21,496,174$21.5m | $11,500,719$11.5m | 53.5% | $3.9m | 2024/25 |
| 51 | Aberdeen | $21,290,850$21.3m | $16,108,200$16.1m | 75.7% | $1.5m | 2022/23 |
| 52 | Portsmouth | $16,127,436$16.1m | $10,625,203$10.6m | 65.9% | -$3.9m | 2021/22 |
| 53 | Charlton Athletic | $15,075,450$15.1m | $20,850,750$20.9m | 138.3% | -$20.8m | 2024/25 |
| 54 | Blackpool | $14,711,796$14.7m | $14,802,765$14.8m | 100.6% | -$7.6m | 2024/25 |
| 55 | Rotherham United | $14,199,983$14.2m | - | - | -$6.3m | 2024/25 |
| 56 | Barnsley | $13,873,837$13.9m | $15,464,979$15.5m | 111.5% | -$8.9m | 2024/25 |
| 57 | Reading | $13,237,629$13.2m | $16,750,700$16.8m | 126.5% | -$5.2m | 2024/25 |
| 58 | AFC Wimbledon | $13,208,512$13.2m | - | - | -$1.8m | 2024/25 |
| 59 | Leyton Orient | $12,731,923$12.7m | - | - | -$6.2m | 2024/25 |
| 60 | Cambridge United | $12,482,541$12.5m | $8,992,937$9m | 72% | -$5m | 2024/25 |
| 61 | Wigan Athletic | $12,482,250$12.5m | $15,822,371$15.8m | 126.8% | -$11.1m | 2023/24 |
| 62 | Kilmarnock | $12,253,525$12.3m | $7,973,884$8m | 65.1% | -$1.1m | 2024/25 |
| 63 | Bradford City | $11,737,877$11.7m | - | - | -$4m | 2024/25 |
| 64 | Lincoln City | $11,445,716$11.4m | $10,160,487$10.2m | 88.8% | -$3.9m | 2024/25 |
| 65 | Walsall | $11,105,100$11.1m | $7,936,650$7.9m | 71.5% | -$2.7m | 2024/25 |
| 66 | Bristol Rovers | $10,941,785$10.9m | $12,021,955$12m | 109.9% | -$9.5m | 2024/25 |
| 67 | Dundee United | $10,925,446$10.9m | $9,347,905$9.3m | 85.6% | -$3.8m | 2022/23 |
| 68 | Forest Green Rovers | $10,712,489$10.7m | $10,425,650$10.4m | 97.3% | -$4.4m | 2023/24 |
| 69 | Chesterfield | $10,535,519$10.5m | $8,158,806$8.2m | 77.4% | -$3.2m | 2024/25 |
| 70 | Gillingham | $10,166,195$10.2m | $9,133,997$9.1m | 89.8% | -$7.7m | 2024/25 |
| 71 | Fleetwood Town | $9,841,874$9.8m | - | - | - | 2021/22 |
| 72 | Motherwell | $9,813,074$9.8m | $7,691,964$7.7m | 78.4% | -$355k | 2024/25 |
| 73 | Shrewsbury Town | $9,738,985$9.7m | $7,226,520$7.2m | 74.2% | -$1.3m | 2024/25 |
| 74 | Carlisle United | $9,314,958$9.3m | $9,462,528$9.5m | 101.6% | -$6.9m | 2024/25 |
| 75 | Oxford United | $9,296,169$9.3m | - | - | -$5.6m | 2021/22 |
| 76 | St Johnstone | $9,224,721$9.2m | $6,394,201$6.4m | 69.3% | $177k | 2024/25 |
| 77 | Northampton Town | $9,178,180$9.2m | $7,994,452$8m | 87.1% | -$3.5m | 2024/25 |
| 78 | Exeter City | $8,868,085$8.9m | $6,929,500$6.9m | 78.1% | $246k | 2023/24 |
| 79 | Burton Albion | $8,659,535$8.7m | $11,106,686$11.1m | 128.3% | -$11.3m | 2024/25 |
| 80 | Swindon Town | $8,144,681$8.1m | - | - | $103k | 2022/23 |
| 81 | Tranmere Rovers | $7,780,562$7.8m | $6,663,306$6.7m | 85.6% | -$3.9m | 2024/25 |
| 82 | Mansfield Town | $7,704,387$7.7m | $6,862,319$6.9m | 89.1% | -$69k | 2019/20 |
| 83 | St Mirren | $7,694,652$7.7m | $5,702,480$5.7m | 74.1% | -$76k | 2022/23 |
| 84 | Milton Keynes Dons | $7,493,558$7.5m | $10,175,001$10.2m | 135.8% | -$4.1m | 2024/25 |
| 85 | Crewe Alexandra | $7,203,820$7.2m | $5,806,748$5.8m | 80.6% | -$1.6m | 2024/25 |
| 86 | Bromley | $7,114,603$7.1m | - | - | -$1.5m | 2024/25 |
| 87 | Queen's Park | $7,063,266$7.1m | $4,849,396$4.8m | 68.7% | -$1.1m | 2024/25 |
| 88 | Southend United | $6,886,485$6.9m | - | - | -$1.8m | 2024/25 |
| 89 | Morecambe | $6,853,005$6.9m | $4,833,405$4.8m | 70.5% | -$1.5m | 2024/25 |
| 90 | Falkirk | $5,984,306$6m | - | - | $2.1m | 2024/25 |
| 91 | Harrogate Town | $5,476,122$5.5m | $4,763,536$4.8m | 87% | -$2.9m | 2024/25 |
| 92 | York City | $5,193,079$5.2m | $2,547,445$2.5m | 49.1% | - | 2022/23 |
| 93 | Newport County | $4,675,174$4.7m | - | - | -$1.2m | 2022/23 |
| 94 | Crawley Town | $4,652,154$4.7m | - | - | $268k | 2018/19 |
| 95 | Grimsby Town | $4,631,610$4.6m | - | - | $221k | 2018/19 |
| 96 | Partick Thistle | $4,617,690$4.6m | $3,159,402$3.2m | 68.4% | -$485k | 2024/25 |
| 97 | Barnet | $4,344,582$4.3m | - | - | $81k | 2016/17 |
| 98 | Scunthorpe United | $4,193,458$4.2m | $4,464,950$4.5m | 106.5% | $6.5m | 2020/21 |
| 99 | Livingston | $1,890,120$1.9m | - | - | $62k | 2017/18 |
| 100 | Sutton United | $1,256,295$1.3m | - | - | -$645k | 2020/21 |
| 101 | Norwich City | -$159,987,150$160m | $120,048,750$120m | - | $2.9m | 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.
Salaries as a share of revenue
The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 78 clubs we hold a payroll for.
Frequently asked questions
Which soccer club earns the most?
Liverpool is the biggest club we hold accounts for, on $948.7m of revenue in 2024/25.
Which club spends most of its revenue on salaries?
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 payroll for 78 of them.