LEAGUE ONE · FINANCES

League One club finances and accounts

The 19 League One clubs we hold accounts for turned over £447m between them. We hold a wage bill for 14 of them, and those clubs paid £293m in staff costs.

REVENUE £447m

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 and the documents behind it.

#	CLUB	Revenue	Staff costs	Wages to revenue	Pre-tax result	SEASON
1	Luton Town	£132,321,856£132.3m	£39,504,947£39.5m	29.9%	£49m	2024/25
2	Leicester City	£105,348,000£105.3m	£107,164,000£107.2m	101.7%	-£19m	2023/24
3	Huddersfield Town	£31,390,049£31.4m	£20,264,566£20.3m	64.6%	-£3.8m	2021/22
4	Plymouth Argyle	£28,827,859£28.8m	£21,245,145£21.2m	73.7%	£322k	2024/25
5	Sheffield Wednesday	£26,335,000£26.3m	£21,810,000£21.8m	82.8%	-£10m	2023/24
6	Peterborough United	£15,923,092£15.9m	£8,519,051£8.5m	53.5%	£2.9m	2024/25
7	Blackpool	£10,897,627£10.9m	£10,965,011£11.0m	100.6%	-£5.6m	2024/25
8	Barnsley	£10,276,916£10.3m	£11,455,540£11.5m	111.5%	-£6.6m	2024/25
9	Reading	£9,805,651£9.8m	£12,407,926£12.4m	126.5%	-£3.9m	2024/25
10	AFC Wimbledon	£9,784,083£9.8m	-	-	-£1.3m	2024/25
11	Leyton Orient	£9,431,054£9.4m	-	-	-£4.6m	2024/25
12	Cambridge United	£9,246,327£9.2m	£6,661,435£6.7m	72%	-£3.7m	2024/25
13	Wigan Athletic	£9,246,111£9.2m	£11,720,275£11.7m	126.8%	-£8.2m	2023/24
14	Bradford City	£8,694,724£8.7m	-	-	-£3.0m	2024/25
15	Oxford United	£6,886,051£6.9m	-	-	-£4.2m	2021/22
16	Burton Albion	£6,414,470£6.4m	£8,227,175£8.2m	128.3%	-£8.3m	2024/25
17	Mansfield Town	£5,706,953£5.7m	£5,083,199£5.1m	89.1%	-£51k	2019/20
18	Milton Keynes Dons	£5,550,784£5.6m	£7,537,038£7.5m	135.8%	-£3.0m	2024/25
19	Bromley	£5,270,076£5.3m	-	-	-£1.1m	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 £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

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	£6,151,507,725£6.15bn
Championship	24	£1,082,347,174£1.08bn
Scottish Premiership	11	£317,109,840£317.1m
League Two	17	£104,593,606£104.6m

Frequently asked questions

Which League One club earns the most?

Luton Town is the biggest club in League One we hold accounts for, on £132m 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.