Premier League clubs score with huge increase in TV revenues
West Midlands’ Premier League clubs West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City secured another mid-table finish – in the Premier League payments league.
West Brom dropped a couple of places from their 10th place, coming in 12th with £114.0m. Stoke City slipped one place, from 13th, after receiving £107.0m.
A huge jump in money from TV deals for the league means both clubs were paid more in 2016/17 than any of the Premier League clubs received the previous season.
An improved league position and more TV appearances helped West Brom’s central payments increase by more than £40m, while Stoke received an additional £27m.
Only the relegated clubs missed out on £100m-plus payments, a barrier broken only by runners-up Arsenal a year earlier.
Aston Villa received £40.9m in parachute payments having been relegated the previous season, when its bottom-placed finish earned £66.6m.
The Premier League clubs shared £2.4bn between them from broadcast revenues and central commercial income.
Every club received £39.1m from overseas TV deals, £35.3m as an equal share of the domestic TV deal, and £4.8m from commercial deals.
Two elements vary between clubs to split two pots of £408m.
Merit payments based on league position ranged from £38.8m for champions Chelsea to £1.9m for bottom club Sunderland.
Facility fees, which are payments made when a club’s matches are broadcast in the UK. Stoke City was one of five clubs to get the minimum 10 matches, which paid £12.4m. Liverpool received the most, getting £33.9m for being televised 29 times.
Credit: Premier League
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