Debunked: Premier League Release Price Data to Set Record Straight Over 'Unaffordable' Match Tickets

Published on: 09 November 2016

The cost of Premier League match tickets has been a major point of controversy in recent years, with many 'real' fans arguing that they have been priced out of the game.


However, in a bid to combat widespread assumptions that it's simply too expensive for most normal people to attend games, the Premier League has undertaken research in conjunction with financial giant Ernst & Young to show just how much tickets really cost.

Using data from all 20 clubs for all 12.5 million tickets sold or available for games over the course of this season, the officialreport has revealed that more than half (56%) can be bought for £30 or less.


As many as 25% of tickets are available for under £20, while the average price of a Premier League match ticket in 2016/17 stands at £31.


Further information has also revealed that Premier League fans up and down the country have managed to save a combined £12m on ticket list prices as a result of various season ticket loyalty schemes.

By the end of the season, approximately four million match tickets (33% of all home tickets) this season will have been sold at less than list price because of the aforementioned loyalty schemes or various other available discounts.


A new scheme for the 2016/17 season isthe widely talked about £30 cap on tickets for away fans.


"These figures will go a long way to busting some of the myths perpetrated about the cost of attending Premier League matches and hopefully encourage even more people to attend a live match," chief executive Richard Scudamore told PremierLeague.com.

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