The Premier League is one of, if not the best, league in the world. It is filled to the brim with Ballon d'Or nominees and world-class managers capable of lifting Europe's biggest honours. And fans in England have the opportunity to watch week in, week out, as their sides do battle…for a certain price, of course.
The cost of a season ticket to watch your side every week – to sing songs likely aimed towards the referee's performance, and celebrate every goal like it's your last – seems very much worth it. Except, you rapidly begin to notice just how much you've paid when you travelled far and wide only to see your side concede seven against your rivals. Looking at you, Manchester United fans…
With that said, the natural question is, what's the most and least expensive season ticket in the Premier League? Well, that's a query recently answered by The Athletic, which revealed some surprising numbers that you can see below.
Football FanCast provides you with all the ins and outs of a season ticket in the Premier League.
How do season tickets work in the Premier League?
Buyers can attend all home games
A season ticket allows the buyer to attend all home games across a single Premier League campaign, and also any cup competition the club is involved in.
Generally, they can be extremely difficult to get a hold of with most sides having a waiting list to even buy one and it'll likely set you back a fortune.
Though, the idea of a season ticket is that it's a great deal cheaper than purchasing a single one for each game.
How much has the cost of a Premier League season ticket increased?
Three London clubs froze their prices
The report revealed that seven Premier League clubs charge over £1k for a standard seat, and only three clubs have opted to freeze their season ticket prizes, with 17 raising them and some going as far as increasing by 10% or more in what will inevitably hit fans hard in the United Kingdom’s current cost of living crisis.
The three clubs to have frozen their season ticket prices are Chelsea, Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur – all London clubs. Chelsea and Tottenham decided to freeze their prices after enduring disappointing campaigns in front of their supporters.
The figures did not make for positive reading, as a whole, with many clubs becoming stricter in their categorisation of pricing and less generous when it comes to qualifying as a senior or junior ticket holder.
The increased pricing is not set to damage attendance figures, as only five Premier League sides do not currently have a waiting list for season tickets, but it does bring forth the value of fans once more, who remain a crucial part of the so-called beautiful game, as shown in the Covid-19 pandemic.
What is the most expensive Premier League season ticket?
Four of the 'big six' aren't in the top five
Surprisingly sitting top of the list is Fulham, who finished 10th last season and charge £3k for their most expensive season ticket.
Newly-promoted Luton Town, meanwhile, sit bottom of the list, charging just £500 for their most expensive season ticket in a positive first step into England's top flight.
What's more, it's quite surprising that traditional big six members such as Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City aren't even in the top five.
Most expensive PL adult season tickets (2023/24)
Team
Price
Fulham
£3000
Tottenham Hotspur
£2025
Arsenal
£1783.50
Newcastle United
£1108
West Ham United
£1105
Manchester City
£1030
Manchester United
£1007
Chelsea
£940
Crystal Palace
£895
Liverpool
£886
Wolves
£833
Aston Villa
£864
Bournemouth
£821
Brighton and Hove Albion
£800
Everton
£690
Nottingham Forest
£660
Brentford
£549
Sheffield United
£528.50
Luton Town
£510
Burnley
£500
Which Premier League club has the cheapest season ticket?
Three clubs sell a season ticket for less than £400
West Ham United sell the cheapest season ticket in the Premier League, which caught us by surprise a little given they're a London club. Prices tend to be dearer in the capital, which is evinced noticeably by Arsenal's cheapest season ticket of £973.50.
Meanwhile, Burnley and Manchester City are the only two other clubs to offer a season ticket sub £400, with the latter especially rather striking given the trophy-laden decade they've enjoyed.
Manchester United, who stage their home fixtures at the second-largest football venue (Old Trafford) in the United Kingdom, offer a season ticket for £551 – making it the 11th cheapest across the division.
Least expensive PL adult season tickets (2023/24)
Team
Price
West Ham United
£310
Burnley
£335
Manchester City
£385
Sheffield United
£418.50
Brentford
£419
Newcastle United
£438
Nottingham Forest
£465
Luton Town
£510
Wolves
£525
Crystal Palace
£545
Manchester United
£551
Brighton and Hove Albion
£565
Bournemouth
£595
Fulham
£595
Everton
£600
Aston Villa
£610
Liverpool
£699
Chelsea
£750
Tottenham Hotspur
£807
Arsenal
£973.50