Posted on 18th October 2012
West Ham United have announced that ticket prices at the London Stadium are set to increase significantly next season.
Posted on 18th October 2012
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The average cost of the cheapest adult ticket in the top four divisions of English football has risen by 11.5% in the past 12 months – almost four times the rate of inflation. The BBC Sport study shows that the average price of the cheapest matchday ticket in English league football has gone from £19.01 to £21.19.
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.
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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):
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