Top 10 English Premier League Clubs in the UK in 2021 by Annual Sponsorship Revenues
Manchester United Plc, Manchester City Football Club Ltd, Chelsea FC Holdings Ltd, Arsenal Holdings Ltd, and The Liverpool Football Club are the top 5 English premier league clubs in the UK in 2021 by annual sponsorship revenue. Cumulatively, the top 10 English premier league clubs in the UK generated sponsorship revenue of $1,396 million, where the highest sponsorship revenue was generated by Manchester United Plc ($337 million), followed by Manchester City Football Club Ltd ($282 million) and Chelsea FC Holdings Ltd ($190 million), while the lowest sponsorship revenue was generated by Newcastle United plc ($24 million). They employed a total of 4,631 people in 2021. The United Kingdom-based Manchester United Plc is the leading English premier league club in 2021 (by sponsorship revenue). The company reported revenues of $825 million for the fiscal year ended June 2021 (FY2021). The company carries out the operations of the sports team. As of June 30, 2021, it won 66 trophies, which includes 20 English league titles, and had a global community of 1.1 billion combined followers and fans, which includes 635 million followers and 467 million fans. The company had 176.1 million social connections including 73.2 million connections on Facebook, 29.3 million followers on Twitter accounts, and 41.2 million Instagram followers, and employs 1,035 people. Manchester City Football Club Ltd is one of the leading English premier league clubs in the UK in 2021 (by sponsorship revenue). The company reported revenues of $612 million for the fiscal year 2021 (FY2021). It carries out the operation and management of a professional football club. Its activities include organizing games and tournaments, merchandising, ticketing, transfer of players, broadcasting, advertising, and sponsoring. The company also operates a football school for kids. It employs 509 people.