Although Liverpool finished two points behind champions Manchester City, they still emerged as the highest earners in the English Premier League last season.
Manchester City were ranked second in the list after receiving £2.2 million less from TV revenues than the club that finished just below them in the 2013-14 final standings.
Liverpool gained most income from TV rights. Each position in the Premier League was worth £1.2 million last season with City raking in £24 million after being crowned champions.
Each club received a guaranteed £54 million. The club finishing bottom of the Premier League got an additional £1.2 million and £7.5 million from TV income.
The following figures do not include ’ income from ticket sales and sponsorship.
2013-14 payments
| 1. Liverpool | £97,544,336 |
| 2. Man. City | £96,578,329 |
| 3. Chelsea | £94,106,163 |
| 4. Arsenal | £92,870,080 |
| 5. Tottenham | £89,663,884 |
| 6. Man. United | £89,161,831 |
| 7. Everton | £85,027,727 |
| 8. Newcastle | £77,379,252 |
| 9. Southampton | £76,915,298 |
| 10. Stoke City | £75,679,215 |
| 11. Swansea | £74,173,056 |
| 12. West Ham | £73,671,003 |
| 13. Crystal Palace | £73,207,049 |
| 14. Aston Villa | £72,666,897 |
| 15. Sunderland | £71,700,890 |
| 16. Hull City | £67,026,634 |
| 17. West Brom | £65,790,551 |
| 18. Norwich | £64,554,468 |
| 19. Fulham | £63,318,385 |
| 20. Cardiff | £62,082,302 |
Final league table
| Played | Points | |
| Manchester City | 38 | 86 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 84 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 82 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 79 |
| Everton | 38 | 72 |
| Tottenham | 38 | 69 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 64 |
| Southampton | 38 | 56 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 50 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 49 |
| Crystal Palace | 38 | 45 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 42 |
| West Ham United | 38 | 40 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 38 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 38 |
| Hull City | 38 | 37 |
| West Bromwich | 38 | 36 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 33 |
| Fulham | 38 | 32 |
| Cardiff City | 38 | 30 |
The trophies
Premier League championship: Manchester City.
FA Cup: Arsenal.
League Cup: Manchester City.
Community Shield: Manchester United.
Fair Play League: Liverpool.
Johnston’s Paint Trophy: Peter-borough.
The Championship league title: Leicester City.
Conference championship: Luton Town.
The awards
Manager of the Year: Tony Pulis (Crystal Palace).
Footballer Writers Footballer of the Year: Luis Suarez (Liverpool).
PFA Player of the Year: Suarez.
PFA Young Player of the Year: Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
Premier League Golden Boot Award: Luis Suarez (Liverpool).
Premier League Golden Glove Award: Petr Cech (Chelsea) and Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal).
LMA Manager of the Year: Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool).
PFA Select XI
Cech (Chelsea), Shaw (Southampton), Cahill (Chelsea), Kompany (Manchester City), Coleman (Everton), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hazard (Chelsea), Lallana (Southampton), Toure (Manchester City), Sturridge (Liverpool), Suarez (Liverpool).
Leading scorers
31 goals – Suarez (Liverpool).
21 goals – Sturridge (Liverpool).
20 goals – Yaya Toure (Manchester City).
17 goals – Rooney (Manchester United), Aguero (Manchester City).
Player of the month
August − Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool).
September − Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
October − Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).
November − Tim Krul (Newcastle).
December − Luis Suarez (Liverpool).
January − Adam Johnson (Sunderland).
February − Sturridge.
March − Steven Gerrard, Suarez (Liverpool).
April − Connor Wickham (Sunderland).
Manager of the month
August − Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool).
September − Arsene Wenger (Arsenal).
October − Mauricio Pocchettino (Southampton).
November − Alan Pardew (Newcastle).
December − Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City).
January − Pellegrini.
February − Sam Allardyce (West Ham United).
March − Rodgers.
April − Tony Pulis (Crystal Palace).
Club leading scorers
Arsenal − Giroud 16.
Aston Villa − Benteke 10.
Cardiff − Mutch 7.
Crystal Palace − Gayle 7.
Chelsea − Hazard 14.
Everton − Lukaku 15.
Fulham − Sidwell 7.
Hull − Jelavic 5.
Liverpool − Suarez 31.
Manchester City − Toure 20.
Manchester United − Rooney 17.
Newcastle − Remy 14.
Norwich − Snodgrass 6.
Southampton − Rodriguez 15.
Stoke − Crouch 8.
Sunderland − Johnson 8.
Swansea − Bony 16.
Tottenham − Adebayor 11.
West Bromwich − Berahino, Sessegnon 5.
West Ham − Nolan 6.