Liverpool may have finished second in the Premier League, but they still took home the biggest money from TV income and prize money in the competition, according to a UK’s Nick Harris’ estimates of how much each Premier League clubs earned this season.
Each team takes home an equal share of £79.4million, while the rest is divided depending on the final league position and the number of televised matches.
There is a minimum for TV income, set at £12.3million for hosting up to 10 games, with clubs earning an extra £1.1million on top of that for every other match televised.
Prize money is awarded per league position, with each side earning £1.9million for every place they finish above bottom.
In 2018, profits outside the top 6 related predominately to an ability to keep costs down, while a couple of clubs also benefitted from relatively sizeable commercial and matchday revenue.
The vast majority of profits were due to clubs recording large profits on players sales after several high-profile players departed the Premier League.
Liverpool benefitted hugely from a run to the Champions League Final and a great Premier League campaign.
Here is a broken down of each club’s earnings for the 2018-19 campaign, not including revenue from European and cup games, ranking them in order of how much they accrued over the season.
Liverpool
Matches televised: 29
TV income: £33.5million
Prize money: £36.1million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £149million
Manchester City
Matches televised: 26
TV income: £30.1million
Prize money: £38million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £147.5million
Chelsea
Matches televised: 25
TV income: £29million
Prize money: £34.2million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £142.6million
Tottenham Hotspur
Matches televised: 26
TV income: £30.1million
Prize money: £32.3million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £141.8million
Manchester United
Matches televised: 27
TV income: £31.2million
Prize money: £28.5million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £139.1million
Arsenal
Matches televised: 25
TV income: £29million
Prize money: £30.4million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £138.8million
Everton
Matches televised: 18
TV income: £21.2million
Prize money: £24.7million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £125.3million
Wolves
Matches televised: 15
TV income: £17.9million
Prize money: £26.6million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £123.9million
Leicester City
Matches televised: 15
TV income: £17.9million
Prize money: £22.8million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £120.1million
West Ham
Matches televised: 16
TV income: £19million
Prize money: £20.9million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £119.3million
Newcastle United
Matches televised: 19
TV income: £22.3million
Prize money: £15.2million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £116.9million
Crystal Palace
Matches televised: 12
TV income: £14.6million
Prize money: £17.1million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £111.1million
Watford
Matches televised: 10
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £19million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total: £110.7million
Bournemouth
Matches televised: 8
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £13.3million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £105million
Burnley
Matches televised: 11
TV income: £13.5million
Prize money: £11.4million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £104.3million
Brighton
Matches televised: 13
TV income: £15.7million
Prize money: £7.6million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £102.7million
Southampton
Matches televised: 8
TV income: £12.3million
Prize money: £9.5million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £101.2million
Cardiff City
Matches televised: 12
TV income: £14.6million
Prize money: £5.7million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £99.6million
Fulham
Matches televised: 13
TV income: £15.7million
Prize money: £3.8million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £98.8million
Huddersfield Town
Matches televised: 8
TV Income: £12.3million
Prize money: £1.9million
Equal share: £79.4million
Total income: £93.6million
Liverpool had Phillip Coutinho to thank for their huge profit after recording a huge profit on player sales of £124m.
With the final positions known, Liverpool is likely to earn more from TV income in 2019/20 season under new TV deal, the ratio from top to bottom will also see a marginal increase.
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Anthony Nlebem
