Not sure those figures are correct as at Senior Greens the CEO said Argyle expect to about the 7th highest budget this season. A 20% increase on the figure in that table wouldn’t put us that high even with the change in teams due to promotion and relegation.
Although if the CEO is correct it does suggest a lot of teams budgets are very similar.
That’s wrong.81.359% of stats are made up.
Sustainabilty or Heavy lifting, subsidies from owners?The wages each team paid out to players in League One for season 2021/2022.
It shows the massive gulf between clubs like Sheffield Wednesday paying out a total of £10 million on wages and at the other end Cambridge who paid out just under £1.8 million.
As we already know we massively overachieved last season, our wages were the 8th lowest in L1 but we finished in 7th place.
Our average attendance of 13,130 was our highest since the 2005/2006 season and with season ticket sales approaching 9,000 for this season has enabled the board to increase the player budget by a reported 20% for 2022/2023.
The wage numbers have been taken from the Salary Sport website and won't be totally accurate but will give an idea.
Yearly squad total wages for each club quoted first, followed by total weekly wage, average attendance and then finishing position in L1 last season.
Sheffield Wednesday - £10,131,160. £194,830. 22,470. 4th.
Ipswich Town - £9,395,360. £180,680. 21,779. 11th.
Wigan - £6,276, 920. £120,710. 10,397. 1st.
Charlton - £6,056,440. £116,470. 15,592. 13th.
Sunderland £5,998,200. £115,350. 30,847. 5th. P.
Portsmouth - £4,293, 640. £82,570. 15,003. 10th.
Oxford - £4,182,880. £80,440. 8,463. 8th.
MK Dons - £3,828,760. £73,630. 9,255. 3rd.
Burton - £3,757,520. £72,260. 3,229. 16th.
Wycombe - £3,473,080. £66,790. 5,662. 6th.
Rotherham £3,426,280. £65,890. 9,337. 2nd.
Bolton - £3,304, 080. £63,540. 15,439. 9th.
Doncaster - £3,251,040. £62,520. 6,906. 22nd. R.
Lincoln - £3,189,680. £61,340. 8,773. 17th.
Shrewsbury - £2,774,720. £53,360. 6,216. 18th.
Fleetwood - £2,765,880. £53,190. 3,228. 20th.
Argyle - £2,558,409. £49,200
13,130. 7th.
AFC Wimbledon - £2,266,160. £43,580. 7,704. 23rd. R.
Gillingham - £2,260,440. £43,470. 5,167. 21st. R.
Crewe - £2,182,440. £41,979. 4,523. 24th. R.
Morecambe -£2,003,560, £38,550.4,310. 19th.
Cheltenham - £1,839,760. £35,380. 4,239. 15th.
Accrington - £1,812,200. £34,850. 2,915. 12th.
Cambridge - £1,793,480. £34,490. 5,668. 14th.
Yearly squad total wages for each club | average attendance | Total wages divided by ave attendance | |
Sunderland 5th. P. | £5,998,200 | 30,847 | £194.45 |
Argyle - 7th. | £2,558,409 | 13,130 | £194.85 |
Bolton 9th. | £3,304,080 | 15,439 | £214.01 |
Portsmouth 10th. | £4,293,640 | 15,003 | £286.19 |
AFC Wimbledon - 23rd. R. | £2,266,160 | 7,704 | £294.15 |
Cambridge - 14th. | £1,793,480 | 5,668 | £316.42 |
Lincoln - 17th. | £3,189,680 | 8,773 | £363.58 |
Rotherham 2nd. | £3,426,280 | 9,337 | £366.96 |
Charlton 13th. | £6,056,440 | 15,592 | £388.43 |
MK Dons 3rd. | £3,828,760 | 9,255 | £413.70 |
Ipswich Town 11th. | £9,395,360 | 21,779 | £431.40 |
Cheltenham - 15th. | £1,839,760 | 4,239 | £434.01 |
Gillingham - 21st. R. | £2,260,440 | 5,167 | £437.48 |
Shrewsbury - 18th. | £2,774,720 | 6,216 | £446.38 |
Sheffield Wednesday 4th. | £10,131,160 | 22,470 | £450.87 |
Morecambe - 19th. | £2,003,560 | 4,310 | £464.86 |
Doncaster - 22nd. R. | £3,251,040 | 6,906 | £470.76 |
Crewe - 24th. R. | £2,182,440 | 4,523 | £482.52 |
Oxford 8th. | £4,182,880 | 8,463 | £494.25 |
Wigan 1st. | £6,276,920 | 10,397 | £604 |
Wycombe 6th. | £3,473,080 | 5,662 | £613.40 |
Accrington - 12th. | £1,812,200 | 2,915 | £621.68 |
Fleetwood - 20th. | £2,765,880 | 3,228 | £856.84 |
Burton 16th. | £3,757,520 | 3,229 | £1,163.68 |
And also how can Burton, Fleetwood etc possibly be complying with The Financial Fair Play regulations.?Sustainabilty or Heavy lifting, subsidies from owners?
Looking at these figures in a different way, look at the squad total wages divided by the average attendance.
This shows, in theory, how the football budget in each club is sustainable and reliant on the income generated from each supporter, over a season.
As the figures rise from £300, £400 per supporter, it shows the additional funding required from owners and / or extra income from shirt sales, hospitality etc.
1. How can Burton, Fleetwood, etc be sustainable and survive?
2. It looks that Argyle are sustainable and secure.
Yearly squad total wages for each club average attendance Total wages divided by ave attendance Sunderland 5th. P. £5,998,200 30,847 £194.45Argyle - 7th. £2,558,409 13,130 £194.85Bolton 9th. £3,304,080 15,439 £214.01Portsmouth 10th. £4,293,640 15,003 £286.19AFC Wimbledon - 23rd. R. £2,266,160 7,704 £294.15Cambridge - 14th. £1,793,480 5,668 £316.42Lincoln - 17th. £3,189,680 8,773 £363.58Rotherham 2nd. £3,426,280 9,337 £366.96Charlton 13th. £6,056,440 15,592 £388.43MK Dons 3rd. £3,828,760 9,255 £413.70Ipswich Town 11th. £9,395,360 21,779 £431.40Cheltenham - 15th. £1,839,760 4,239 £434.01Gillingham - 21st. R. £2,260,440 5,167 £437.48Shrewsbury - 18th. £2,774,720 6,216 £446.38Sheffield Wednesday 4th. £10,131,160 22,470 £450.87Morecambe - 19th. £2,003,560 4,310 £464.86Doncaster - 22nd. R. £3,251,040 6,906 £470.76Crewe - 24th. R. £2,182,440 4,523 £482.52Oxford 8th. £4,182,880 8,463 £494.25Wigan 1st. £6,276,920 10,397 £604Wycombe 6th. £3,473,080 5,662 £613.40Accrington - 12th. £1,812,200 2,915 £621.68Fleetwood - 20th. £2,765,880 3,228 £856.84Burton 16th. £3,757,520 3,229 £1,163.68
So that’s is 2 out of 3 that agree with my statement. I make that 100% 👍🏽That’s wrong.
60% of the time they are correct all of the time.
You can probably add Barnsley and Oxford to that list too.Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Bolton, Derby, Peterborough, Charlton & Portsmouth.
Seven clubs in league one l very much doubt we are spending more on wages than.
I just did a very quick back of a postcard calculation. Just an illustration not intended to be fully accurate.How is our budget so low with our pretty decent gates and cup run income?
Do not forget the impact of VAT!I just did a very quick back of a postcard calculation. Just an illustration not intended to be fully accurate.
12,000 ave gate x 23 games x £15 ave ticket (incl subsidies & frees - a guestimate) x 60% = max player budget
= £2,484,000
So clubs with lower attendances and significantly bigger playing budgets are being bankrolled by the owner plus other revenues, I would think.
We should start seeing the additional match and non match revenues coming through over time, but I think based on what the Club are saying, in the short term their priority for that additional revenue is mostly on infrastructure. coyg
That's true on a one off game or over a short term, maybe occasionally over one season. But over the seasons don't the clubs with a bigger budget and deeper squad generally rise near the top? with a few exceptions which to me demonstrate they are poorly managed clubs.Budgets don't win football matches. Players do.
Look at the Wimbledon v Liverpool FA cup final as a prime example of this.