Club-by-club: A breakdown of the 2018-19 Premier League prize money

Planet Football • 13 May 2019

Liverpool may have finished second in the Premier League, but they still took home the biggest fortune from TV income and prize money in the competition.

Using Nick Harris’ estimates, we’ve calculated an approximation for how much each Premier League club has earned this season.

Each side already takes home an equal share of £79.4million, while the rest is divided depending on the final league position and the number of televised matches.

There is a minimum for TV income, set at £12.3million for hosting up to 10 games, with clubs earning an extra £1.1million on top of that for every other match televised.

Prize money is awarded per league position, with each side earning £1.9million for every place they finish above bottom.

We’ve broken down each club’s earnings for the 2018-19 campaign, not including revenue from European and cup games, ranking them in order of how much they accrued over the season.

1. Liverpool

Actual league position: 2nd
Matches televised: 29
TV income: £33.5million
Prize money: £36.1million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £149million

2. Manchester City

Actual league position: 1st
Matches televised: 26
TV income: £30.1million
Prize money: £38million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £147.5million

3. Chelsea

Actual league position: 3rd
Matches televised: 25
TV income: £29million
Prize money: £34.2million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £142.6million

4. Tottenham

Actual league position: 4th
Matches televised: 26
TV income: £30.1million
Prize money: £32.3million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £141.8million

With the final positions known, I’d expect Liverpool to earn most from Premier League central funds this season (c.£150m, = more than City cos of more TV games in UK), and Huddersfield least, c.£94m. A top-to-bottom ratio of 1.6 to 1. Fairest in Europe.

— Nick Harris (@sportingintel) May 12, 2019

5. Manchester United

Actual league position: 6th
Matches televised: 27
TV income: £31.2million
Prize money: £28.5million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £139.1million

6. Arsenal

Actual league position: 5th
Matches televised: 25
TV income: £29million
Prize money: £30.4million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £138.8million

7. Everton

Actual league position: 8th
Matches televised: 18
TV income: £21.2million
Prize money: £24.7million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £125.3million

8. Wolves

Actual league position: 7th
Matches televised: 15
TV income: £17.9million
Prize money: £26.6million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £123.9million

9. Leicester City

Actual league position: 9th
Matches televised: 15
TV income: £17.9million
Prize money: £22.8million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £120.1million

10. West Ham

Actual league position: 10th
Matches televised: 16
TV income: £19million
Prize money: £20.9million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £119.3million

11. Newcastle United

Actual league position: 13th
Matches televised: 19
TV income: £22.3million
Prize money: £15.2million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £116.9million

12. Crystal Palace

Actual league position: 12th
Matches televised: 12
TV income: £14.6million
Prize money: £17.1million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £111.1million

13. Watford

Actual league position: 11th
Matches televised: 10
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £19million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £110.7million

14. Bournemouth

Actual league position: 14th
Matches televised: 8
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £13.3million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £105million

From next season under new TV deal, the ratio from top to bottom will grow from 1.6 to 1.8. This will seem insignificant to many. It isn’t. It’s an incessant trend of the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and the cementing of success among few.

— Nick Harris (@sportingintel) May 12, 2019

15. Burnley

Actual league position: 15th
Matches televised: 11
TV income: £13.5million
Prize money: £11.4million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £104.3million

16. Brighton

Actual league position: 17th
Matches televised: 13
TV income: £15.7million
Prize money: £7.6million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £102.7million

17. Southampton

Actual league position: 16th
Matches televised: 8
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £9.5million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total share: £101.2million