Ticket Prices Rise At Four Times The Rate Of Inflation
Wednesday, 24th Oct 2012 09:14

The Football Supporters Federation has commented on the recent survey on ticket prices in football and is worried that fans are being priced out

The BBC Sport Price of Football study looked at prices for 166 clubs in 10 divisions across English and Scottish football, including the Conference Premier and Women’s Super League.

It recorded the prices for the most expensive, and cheapest, season tickets and adult matchday tickets as well as the cost of a cup of tea, a pie, and a programme – to calculate the cheapest possible day out at a match.

Headline statistics:

Only three out of 92 English league clubs offer a day out for less than £20. Last year it was 12.
The most expensive adult matchday ticket is Arsenal at £126 – up £26 on last year’s highest price at the same club.
The cheapest adult matchday ticket in English and Scottish football is at Montrose at £6.
In Scotland, 21 of the 42 teams across four divisions offer a day out for less than £20.
The most expensive season ticket is at Arsenal – at £1,955. The cheapest in the English and Scottish Football Leagues is at Montrose at £90.
In the Women’s Super League, matchday adult tickets range from £4-£6.
In the Women’s Super League season ticket prices range from £22-£40.
Out of 166 clubs in England and Scotland only 38 offer a day out for less than £20.

FSF chair Malcolm Clarke said: “There’s a danger of alienation between fans and players at the top of the game. Younger fans in particular are being priced out and if they don’t get the live football bug at a young age they might not become season ticket holders.

“If you compare prices to other countries like Germany there are huge disparities. Season tickets at Borussia Dortmund start from €225 [£183] which includes three Champions League games – that works out at about £8.90 per match and includes free public transport.

“In comparison the prices at many of our clubs are simply unacceptable.”

The BBC study also looked at the cost of teas, pies and programmes and found that the most expensive tea in English and Scottish football can be found in Manchester, where both City and United charge £2.50.

The cheapest cups of tea are in Scotland at 50p at Alloa and Brechin in Scottish Division Two. The most expensive programme in England and Scotland is at Leeds United for £4 while the cheapest programme is at Inverness CT, where a programme costs just 50p.

Kidderminster, in the Conference Premier, charge the most for a pie at £4. Just like tea, the cheapest pies can be found in Scotland, where Alloa, Abion and Forfar charge just £1.

Year on Year cheapest ticket average comparisons (2011 - 2012):

Premier League: £24.87 - £28.30
Championship: £20.37 - £21.07
League One: £15.52 – £18.33
League Two: £15.29 - £17.06
Overall: £19.01 - £21.19 – an overall rise of 11.5%

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Jesus_02 added 10:02 - Oct 24 Lets hope Saints can be on the right side when the axe falls eh
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Melrose added 12:31 - Oct 24

So - now you're in bed with the BBC liberal elite - Its a free market you Marxist Nazi Greentard and if people didn't want to pay they wouldn't and besides fans here are paying for the best football in the world and the Germans may have free sausages transport and standing areas but they don't have Andy Carroll, Ken Bates or John Terry which is why we pay the extra and are happy to do it.

BlackRod added 16:03 - Oct 24 I agree. Squeeze 'em 'til the pips squeak and they'll still come back for more. There's nothing in the world like the Premier League.
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