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Hull's
season tickets are the cheapest in the Premier League
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The cost of attending
Premier League football matches has come down this season with some away ticket
prices now cheaper than in the Championship.
Press
Association report continues:
These
are among the findings of the latest 'Price of Football' study by BBC Sport.
Across
the top flight, 33 per cent of ticket prices have been reduced in 2016-17 - the
first season of a record £5.316bn TV deal - with 53 per cent frozen at previous
levels.
The
average cost of the dearest away ticket is now £29.44, a reduction of 37 per
cent from £46.44. This drop is mainly due to an agreement among clubs to cap
prices at £30. The equivalent price in the Championship is £31.57, an increase
of five per cent on last year.
At
£252, Hull offer the cheapest season ticket in the Premier League and one that
is less expensive than 88 per cent of clubs in the Championship. The three most
expensive are all in London - Arsenal (£2,013), Tottenham (£1,895) and Chelsea
(£1,250) - although all of these are frozen from 2015.
Along
with Liverpool, Hull also offer the joint-cheapest matchday ticket in the
division at £9. The most expensive, £97, is at Arsenal but this price has not
increased since 2014.
Overall,
the average cost of the cheapest adult home matchday ticket in the Premier
League has decreased by six per cent to £29.05.
Supporters
at both Hull and Liverpool staged protests over some ticketing issues last
season but those clubs, along with Manchester City, reduced their cheapest
matchday prices. Champions Leicester and promoted sides Burnley and Middlesbrough
all increased theirs.
Other
football-related costs included in the study are replica kits and refreshments.
The
average price of an adult shirt in the Premier League has risen by 30p to
£49.72 with Manchester City and Manchester United charging the most at £60.
Bournemouth and Burnley are the cheapest at £40. United's junior shirt is also
the most expensive at £50.
West
Ham's pies are the most expensive at £4.10 with seven other English clubs
charging £4.
The
study also compares prices to clubs across Europe. Barcelona's dearest matchday
ticket is a €450 (£372), although their cheapest season ticket is €132 (£114).
Paris Saint-Germain's most expensive season ticket costs €3,000 (£2,588).
Other
findings include:
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31 per cent of clubs in the top four English leagues have increased the price
of their junior shirts.
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Newly promoted Rangers have the most expensive season ticket in the Scottish
Premier League at £625, which is £66 more than Celtic and an increase of £101
on last season.
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Sutton United of the National League offer the cheapest season ticket in the
top five divisions of English football at £85.
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Standard Liege in Belgium charge €90 (£77.68) for an adult shirt. Bayern
Munich, Schalke, Ajax, AC Milan and Juventus are €89.95 (£77.67).
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Pies and tea have increased in price above the annual rate of inflation.
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The average price of a pie in the Premier League is £3.49 and £2.18 in the
Scottish Premier League.
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The most expensive cup of tea in the study is £2.50 and five clubs charge it -
Liverpool, Manchester United, Bristol City, Fulham and Rangers.
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Forfar Athletic charge £1.20 for a pie and 80p for a cup of tea, the cheapest
in the study.
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The average price of a programme in the Premier League is £3.35, down from
£3.42 last year.
:: The study covers 223
clubs in 13 divisions across the UK and 23 European sides. Plymouth were the
only club to decline to take part.
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