LEAGUE ONE · FINANCES

League One club finances and accounts

The 19 League One clubs we hold accounts for turned over $595m between them. We hold a wage bill for 14 of them, and those clubs paid $389.1m in staff costs.

REVENUE $595m

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	Salaries to revenue	Pre-tax result	SEASON
1	Luton Town	$175,988,068$176m	$52,541,580$52.5m	29.9%	$65.8m	2024/25
2	Leicester City	$140,112,840$140.1m	$142,528,120$142.5m	101.7%	-$25.8m	2023/24
3	Huddersfield Town	$41,748,765$41.7m	$26,951,873$27m	64.6%	-$5m	2021/22
4	Plymouth Argyle	$38,341,052$38.3m	$28,256,043$28.3m	73.7%	$428k	2024/25
5	Sheffield Wednesday	$35,025,550$35m	$29,007,300$29m	82.8%	-$13.3m	2023/24
6	Peterborough United	$21,177,712$21.2m	$11,330,338$11.3m	53.5%	$3.9m	2024/25
7	Blackpool	$14,493,844$14.5m	$14,583,465$14.6m	100.6%	-$7.5m	2024/25
8	Barnsley	$13,668,298$13.7m	$15,235,868$15.2m	111.5%	-$8.8m	2024/25
9	Reading	$13,041,516$13m	$16,502,542$16.5m	126.5%	-$5.2m	2024/25
10	AFC Wimbledon	$13,012,830$13m	-	-	-$1.7m	2024/25
11	Leyton Orient	$12,543,302$12.5m	-	-	-$6.1m	2024/25
12	Cambridge United	$12,297,615$12.3m	$8,859,709$8.9m	72%	-$5m	2024/25
13	Wigan Athletic	$12,297,328$12.3m	$15,587,966$15.6m	126.8%	-$10.9m	2023/24
14	Bradford City	$11,563,983$11.6m	-	-	-$4m	2024/25
15	Oxford United	$9,158,448$9.2m	-	-	-$5.5m	2021/22
16	Burton Albion	$8,531,245$8.5m	$10,942,143$10.9m	128.3%	-$11.1m	2024/25
17	Mansfield Town	$7,590,247$7.6m	$6,760,655$6.8m	89.1%	-$68k	2019/20
18	Milton Keynes Dons	$7,382,543$7.4m	$10,024,261$10m	135.8%	-$4m	2024/25
19	Bromley	$7,009,201$7m	-	-	-$1.5m	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 £132m Leicester City £105m Huddersfield Town £31m Plymouth Argyle £29m Sheffield Wednesday £26m Peterborough United £16m Blackpool £11m Barnsley £10m Reading £9.8m AFC Wimbledon £9.8m Leyton Orient £9.4m Cambridge United £9.2m Wigan Athletic £9.2m Bradford City £8.7m Oxford United £6.9m Burton Albion £6.4m Mansfield Town £5.7m Milton Keynes Dons £5.6m Bromley £5.3m

Salaries as a share of revenue

The share of turnover each club paid out in staff costs, across the 14 clubs we hold a payroll 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	$8,181,505,274$8.18bn
La Liga	19	$4,257,721,745$4.26bn
Bundesliga	12	$3,569,709,417$3.57bn
Ligue 1	18	$2,344,750,214$2.34bn
Championship	24	$1,439,521,741$1.44bn
J1 League	20	$825,639,847$825.6m
La Liga 2	18	$736,112,379$736.1m
Primeira Liga	19	$706,073,749$706.1m
Scottish Premiership	11	$421,756,087$421.8m
Ligue 2	20	$387,135,718$387.1m
League Two	17	$139,109,496$139.1m

Frequently asked questions

Which League One club earns the most?

Luton Town is the biggest club in League One we hold accounts for, on $176m 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.