The BBC’s annual report into the price of football in the UK has revealed that over two-thirds of ticket prices have either been cut or frozen for the 2016-17 season.
Only 14 per cent of ticket prices have been increased in the top-tier English Premier League, with 34 per cent cheaper than last year and 53 per cent having been frozen.
The report found that three Premier League clubs – newly-promoted Burnley and Middlesbrough, and reigning champions Leicester City – have increased their cheapest match-day ticket prices. Hull City, Liverpool and Manchester City reduced theirs.
Hull also has the joint-cheapest match-day ticket prices in the Premier League, alongside Liverpool, at £9. The BBC’s findings show that Hull also has the cheapest season ticket in the Premier League at £252 – a figure that is cheaper than 88 per cent of the clubs in the second-tier Championship.
However, Hull’s figures are somewhat misleading due to the fact that the club does not offer discounted tickets for concessions or OAPs. In addition, the East Yorkshire club does not technically sell season tickets and instead operates a year-round membership scheme that requires a hefty joining fee.
Due to a £30 cap having been imposed for away matches in the Premier League, it now costs more, on average, to follow your team on the road in the Championship.
The average cost of the most expensive away ticket in the Championship is £31.57, compared to £29.44 in the Premier League.
The report also found that the cheapest match-day tickets in the top-tier Scottish Premiership have risen slightly to an average of £20.58.
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