Manchester United have become a money-machine as income figures for Premier League clubs last season amply illustrate.
In the Premier League, including television revenue, United set a new record with a yearly income of £60.4m (seven million more than last season). The other three in the top four had their coffers boosted as follows: Chelsea − £57.7m, Manchester City £55.5m and Arsenal − £56.2m.
Blackpool, the lowest earners in the Premier League last season, still earned a massive £39m.
Participation in the Champions League final on May 28 yielded Manchester United over £70m, taking their gross income to £130.4 overall for season 2010/11.
Further proof of the disparity between the big guns and the rest is that the Red Devils made £100m in match-day income while Newcastle only generated £21m − a staggering difference of £79m.
The crowd pullers
| Clubs | 2011 | 2010 | |
| 1. |
Man. Utd | 75,109 | 5,868 |
| 2. | Arsenal |
60,025 | 9,927 |
| 3. | Newcastle |
47,718 | prom. |
| 4. | Man. City |
45,778 | 5,512 |
| 5. | Liverpool |
42,775 | 2,863 |
| 6. | Chelsea | 41,435 | 1,422 |
| 7. | Sunderland | 40,011 | 0,355 |
| 8. | Aston Villa | 37,220 | 8,573 |
| 9. |
Everton | 36,039 | 6,725 |
| 10. | Tottenham | 35,689 | 5,794 |
| 11. | West Ham | 29,198 | 3,683 |
| 12. |
Wolves | 27,696 | 8,365 |
| 13. |
Stoke City | 26,858 | 7,162 |
| 14. |
Birmingham | 25,462 | 5,246 |
| 15. | Fulham | 25,043 | 3,909 |
| 16. |
Blackburn | 25,000 | 5,428 |
| 17. | West Brom | 24,683 | prom. |
| 18. |
Bolton | 22,870 | 1,880 |
| 19. |
Wigan | 16,812 | 8,006 |
| 20. | Blackpool | 15,780 | prom. |
Top and bottom
Manchester United were crowned champions two matches before the end of the campaign on May 14. United had been at the helm since December 13.
Chelsea were at the summit in the early phase of the season and led for three months. Arsenal topped the standings for a few days in early December.
West Ham were relegated in the penultimate week of the season.
The Hammers had occupied bottom place at the start of the campaign for almost a month. Other clubs to occupy rock bottom were Everton, Wolves and Wigan.
Clean sheets
Manchester City - 18 (11)
Manchester United - 15 (19)
Chelsea - 15 (18)
Fulham - 14 (12)
Liverpool - 14 (17)
Arsenal - 13 (14)
Sunderland - 13 (07)
Birmingham - 9 (11)
Everton - 9 (11)
Stoke City - 9 (14)
Blackburn Rovers - 8 (13)
Tottenham Hotspur - 8 (13)
Newcastle - 8 (−)
Wigan Athletic - 7 (08)
Aston Villa - 7 (15)
Blackpool - 6 (−)
Wolves - 5 (08)
West Ham United - 5 (08)
Bolton Wanderers - 5 (05)
West Bromwich Albion - 2 (−)
Note: In brackets last season’s total.
Doubles
Home and away wins against the same club:
Arsenal (5): Birmingham, West Ham, Everton, Wolves, Blackburn.
Chelsea (5): Blackburn, Blackpool, Wigan, West Brom, West Ham.
Manchester City (5): Newcastle, Blackpool, Wigan, West Ham United, Fulham.
Manchester United (4): Stoke, Wigan, West Ham, Blackpool.
Tottenham (4): Aston Villa, Fulham, Stoke, Liverpool.
Liverpool (3): Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham.
Sunderland (3): Aston Villa, Bolton, West Ham.
West Brom (3): Birmingham, Everton, Sunderland.
Blackburn (2): West Brom, Wolves.
Newcastle (2): West Ham, Birmingham City.
Stoke (2): Blackburn, Newcastle.
Aston Villa (1): West Ham.
Blackpool (1): Liverpool.
Bolton (1): West Ham.
Everton (1): Manchester City.
Fulham (1): Stoke.
Wigan (1): Wolves.
Wolves (1): Sunderland.
Treble terriers
The hat-tricks achieved in Premier League action:
August 14: Drogba for Chelsea (home) vs West Brom 6-0.
August 21: Walcott for Arsenal (home) vs Blackpool 6-0.
August 22: Carroll for Newcastle (home) vs Aston Villa 6-0.
September 19: Berbatov for Manchester United (home) vs Liverpool 3-2.
October 31: Nolan for Newcastle (home) vs Sunderland 5-1.
November 28: Berbatov − scored five − for Manchester United (home) vs Blackburn 7-1.
December 28: Balotelli for Manchester City (home) vs Aston Villa 4-0.
January 5: Best for Newcastle (home) vs West Ham 5-0.
January 22: Van Persie for Arsenal (home) vs Wigan 3-0; Berbatov for Manchester United (home) vs Birmingham 5-0.
February 5: Saha − scored four − for Everton (home) vs Blackpool 5-3; Tevez for Manchester City (home) vs West Brom 3-0.
March 6: Kuyt for Liverpool (home) vs Manchester United 3-1.
April 2: Rooney for Manchester United (away) vs West Ham 4-2.
April 23: Rodriguez for Liverpool (home) vs Birmingham 5-0.
May 9: Rodriguez for Liverpool (home) vs Fulham 5-2.
May 22: Tchoyi for West Brom (away) vs Newcastle 3-3.
Red and yellow cards
| Y | R | P | |
| 1. Blackpool | 47 | 02 | 53 |
| 2. Fulham | 52 | 01 | 55 |
| 3. Tottenham | 51 | 02 | 57 |
| 4. West Ham | 58 | 01 | 61 |
| 5. Chelsea | 59 | 01 | 62 |
| 6. Birmingham | 57 | 03 | 66 |
| 7. Man. United | 58 | 03 | 67 |
| 8. Wolves | 63 | 02 | 69 |
| 9. Liverpool | 64 | 02 | 70 |
| 10. Everton | 57 | 05 | 72 |
| 11. Stoke | 69 | 02 | 75 |
| 12. Sunderland | 60 | 05 | 75 |
| 13. West Brom | 54 | 07 | 75 |
| 14. Blackburn | 65 | 04 | 77 |
| 15. Aston Villa | 71 | 02 | 77 |
| 16. Wigan | 68 | 04 | 80 |
| 17. Newcastle | 75 | 02 | 81 |
| 18. Bolton | 68 | 05 | 83 |
| 19. Arsenal | 68 | 06 | 86 |
| 20. Man. City | 74 | 05 | 89 |
Points: yellow 1, red 3.
Kick-off
The coming Premiership season will kick off on August 13.
Champions Manchester United will play FA Cup winners Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in the FA Community Shield match on August 7.