Welcome

The competitive intensity of the Premier Stadiums were 96.5% full, a new record
League has once again produced for the fourth season in a row, with our
compelling football, achievements dedicated fans enjoying plenty of close,
to celebrate and stories to enjoy. high-scoring matches.
Chelsea are worthy champions. Highlights of the community work
Antonio Conte put on a coaching delivered by our clubs this season
to our season 2016/17 highlights and inspiring stories masterclass, best illustrated by his included Premier League Kicks
from across the Premier League. From the fast-paced team being the first to win 30 matches celebrating its tenth anniversary and
excitement on the pitch, to the thrill of matchday and in a 38 round Premier League season. the launch of Premier League Primary
Eden Hazard and Diego Costa Stars – our most ambitious community
the community work delivered with our clubs and entertained us with flowing football programme to date.
partners; we are proud to say, ‘This is Premier League’. and superb goals, whilst N’Golo Kanté’s The interest in the Premier League
tackling and work rate saw him quite means we can create structures that
rightly rewarded as Player of the Season. enable our clubs to be ambitious on and
Tottenham Hotspur played some off the pitch – inspiring and connecting
fantastic football. Harry Kane deserves with fans and communities at home
special praise for winning the Premier and away.
League Golden Boot in consecutive
seasons – an amazing achievement Richard Scudamore
Go to premierleague.com/This-is-PL from ‘one of their own’. Executive Chairman,
to read more and watch our exclusive videos Premier League

This is This is This is This is

exciting football for everyone a force for good Premier League

The Football The Fans The Communities The Premier League

Pages 02-09 Pages 10-17 Pages 18-25 Pages 26-33

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 Our unique style of competitive and compelling
football inspires higher levels of performance
on the pitch. This drives greater ambition in
our next generation of players and coaches.

The Football

This is
exciting
football
For sure, this is my greatest
achievement. A top achievement
for the coach, the players and
the club. To win in England
these days is not easy. To win
this league is difficult, so we
must be proud in our work.
Antonio Conte
Go to premierleague.com/This-is-PL to Head Coach,
read more and watch our exclusive videos Chelsea FC
Fiercely It’s been a season of
quality and quantity.

competitive
The Premier League
has the best group of
managers in the world
and the number of
Another intense and entertaining season high-class players makes
provided many memorable moments, it essential viewing.
with tight and compelling matches bringing Rio Ferdinand
suspense and excitement week after week.

For the eighth season on

the bounce, the trophy
has changed hands.
This really does show
how fiercely competitive
the Premier League is.
Gary Neville

After the first few

rounds of matches were
over, we almost wrote
Chelsea off. How wrong
were we? They then
kicked into a higher
gear and never took
their foot off the pedal.

To see the Sky Sports

Jamie Carragher
highlights video go to
preml.ge/skyvideo

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 Goal of the season
Emre Can won the Carling
Goal of the Season with
a stunning overhead kick.

Go to preml.ge/
carlinggoals
to watch the winners Scorpion kicks
of the goal of the
month award We saw wonder goals
from both Olivier Giroud
and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Sometimes you see

25,000th Premier a goal of a certain
League goal type – but when you
It was fitting that the see two like that in
25th season of the Premier a matter of a week
League featured the or so, it’s incredible.

Goals,
25,000th goal. Zlatan Gary Neville
Ibrahimović scored
the milestone.

goals, Golden Boot

Harry Kane’s 29 Premier
League goals earned

goals
him the Golden Boot
award for the second
season in a row.

With 1,064 goals netted in what

became the second-highest goal
scoring season in Premier League
history, landmarks were reached
and skills took centre stage.
Meanwhile at the other end of the pitch...
go to preml.ge/defenders to see Alan Shearer talk about
his picks of this season’s standout defensive performers.

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Rising
Performance pathway top, which is brilliant” – but the Liverpool-
born youngster, who has been at the
Everton were crowned champions of
club since he was seven, has already
the first Premier League 2 season –
faced challenges:
and manager David Unsworth’s side
“I was injured at the start of the season,”

stars
are already making inroads towards
he explains. “So I just tried to learn as much
the first team. The club’s proud tradition
as I could off the pitch and take bits from
of nurturing and developing talent
every player around me. I would watch the
and their commitment to the Premier
first team really closely and look to develop
League’s Elite Player Performance Plan
that way. But coming back and winning
is bearing fruit. Unsworth credits his
the League has been brilliant, and the
club’s expertise as key to this success:
lads deserve it. We know we need to take
This season saw the introduction of “At Everton we have always had
what we’ve learnt this season and use
managers that aren’t afraid to put a
Premier League 2, replacing the U21 young player in. Every manager that I’ve
that experience to push us on.”
Unsworth is certainly not resting on his
league and extending the age range ever known has pitched players in when
laurels after the win, “You see them making
to U23. This new structure is designed they’re ready. Irrespective of their age.”
their debut and you’re very proud. It’s a
Midfielder Joe Williams, 20, is highly
to bring Academy players as close to thought of on Merseyside – Unsworth
great moment and it’s what the job is all
about. But at the same time, you are still
the first team experience as possible. says that he’s, “in a rush to get to the
thinking, ‘Who’s next?’.”

Harnessing potential
Having had a front row seat to AFC
Bournemouth’s recent charge up
the football league, Lead Youth
Development Coach Graham Mills
has just finished his first year as part
of the Premier League’s Elite Coach
Apprenticeship Scheme, which he’s full
of praise for. “As a coach, you’re always
looking to improve. On most courses,
you focus on the tactical and technical
detail and often the softer skills are
neglected. Having the opportunity to
Left: David Unsworth and Joe Williams. learn about that and to have a mentor
Above: Eddie Howe. Above right: Graham Mills. to give you feedback is so important.”
Graham mainly coaches players

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home-grown player
687
minutes played
aged 12 to 16 – but says there is a clear
pathway to Eddie Howe’s first team.
“We want to develop our own players
Premier League on average by and provide the platform for them
debuts in 2016/17 home-grown to perform in the Premier League.”
player debutants Graham explains part of Eddie’s key
to success, “He knows the club inside
out and he’s still developing young
The quality’s been better, players, which is a huge credit to him
the standard’s been and his support staff.”
better. The results have
been close and tight and
it’s been a great season.
David Unsworth Go to preml.ge/football to see our exclusive
Everton U23 manager videos featuring Everton and Bournemouth

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Committed and engaged fans are
vital to our clubs and the competition.
Whoever they are and wherever they
are from, everyone is welcome.

The Fans

This is
for everyone
We have made an incredible amount
of progress by working with our
disabled fans to listen and understand
the areas that need improvement.
Andrew Parkinson
Operations Director,
Liverpool FC
Full and
Our fans create an
atmosphere that sets
us apart from other

vibrant
leagues and competitions.
Their unwavering support
means Premier League

stadiums
stadiums have achieved
record occupancy levels,
as people from all walks
of life share the excitement.

Below: Trevor and his son Sam.

Right: Manchester City's Etihad stadium.

In season 2016/17 stadiums were:

Family entertainment Our season tickets are great
96.5%
full
“Going to the game has always been
part of my life,” explains Manchester
value. With the world-class
talent on show, the brilliant
City supporter Trevor, as his team football Pep has brought
with finish the season securing third place. to us this season, seeing

43%
“Growing up near Manchester, our
amazing Premier League
parents didn’t take us to the games
– as they were so busy bringing us up, teams each week and the
of fans under 35
so we were left to find our own way facilities on hand, it’s a great
and a with football. So when my older brother way to entertain the family.

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went to a City match one weekend
£ with his mates and came back as a bring them to City. I think it’s really
average ticket price
committed blue, we followed his lead. good for them to experience the
“As their younger brother, I was sense of belonging that you get from
captured by tales and images of Bell, supporting a club like Manchester City.
Lee and Summerbee. Right then my It probably won’t be long until my
lifelong support of City began. One of boys want to start going without me!”
my earliest vivid memories is going to
a game with my big brother and sitting Away support
on the wall at the front of the Kippax The atmosphere in our stadiums is
stand. I remember the smells, the crowd always enhanced by visiting fans.
and the noises – the whole experience To recognise this, Premier League
was so exciting. clubs collectively agreed that no
“Then, as we got older, we used to away supporter would pay more
go with our mates for our Saturday than £30 to go to any match for three
‘football fix’ before a night out. I’ve seasons from 2016/17. This initiative
always felt that the atmosphere and recognises away supporters’ loyalty
sense of occasion you get going to a and acknowledges that there are
live football match is second to none.” extra costs involved in supporting
Things have now come full circle their team on the road.
for Trevor, who has season tickets for
himself and his sons Sam, aged nine,
and four-year-old Toby: “Once the boys
were old enough, I couldn’t wait to

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 Home For All Reds
Christian’s story
When he was nine, Christian Boyd
was diagnosed with a condition called
Sensory Motor Neuropathy – a disease
of the nerves that causes extreme
pain and fatigue in the legs and arms.
This season at a training session for
Manchester United Foundation’s Ability
Counts Football Team, Christian was
given the opportunity of a lifetime
when he was surprised with the chance
to interview Zlatan Ibrahimović as part
of Manchester United’s Home For All
Reds stadium accessibility project.
Christian is certainly impressed
with the steps Manchester United are
taking to ensure the accessibility of Old
Trafford, which include the Ability Suite,
Changing Places facility and family
and friends seating in disabled areas.

I think it’s a brilliant idea.

For me, the main difference
it will make is the day will
run more smoothly and be
more enjoyable.

Everyone is
To see the video of Manchester United’s
accessibility plans and Christian interviewing
Zlatan, go to preml.ge/accessibility

Left: Watford Sensory Room and Joe.

Below: Christian and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

welcome Sensory Room success

Joe’s story
As a family of Watford FC supporters
with an autistic son, Joe’s parents are
This season, Joe and his mother
Christine were able to have a far
less stressful match experience at
the newly opened Sensory room
at Watford FC. The room has an
In September 2015, Premier League used to planning match attendance adjustable crowd noise filter, a match
clubs unanimously agreed to improve with military precision. “As well as the viewing area, the sensory area itself
access and facilities for disabled fans. sensory overload that Joe gets from and specially trained staff on hand.
a football match with all the noise, Spearheaded by the club’s Supporter
All clubs began a programme of work the smells and the crowds, we worry Liaison Officer Dave Messenger, the
and substantial progress has been about losing him,” explains Joe’s initiative follows the hugely successful
made across the League. mother Christine. “It would only take first Sensory Room that opened at
one second of him being distracted Sunderland AFC last season. Christine
and he could wander off into the is delighted with the impact the room
crowd. And if he did get lost, there has had, “To be able to come to the
is certainly no guarantee that he Sensory Room and know that Joe is
To read Joe’s full story go to would hear his name over the tannoy safe and we can all enjoy the football
preml.ge/accessibility – or go to the information desk.” makes a huge difference.”

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Below: Supporters watch the final White Hart Lane match.
Right: TV2 Norway broadcast from a gas rig.
Below right: Norwegian Liverpool fan Aase Huesboe.

Norway’s North
Sea broadcast

Broadcast
The middle of the North Sea is not
necessarily where you would expect
to find a group of dedicated Premier
League fans.
But thanks to TV2 Norway, this

at home Football gathering

Patrick and Emma Nottage are
passionate Tottenham Hotspur
season the Premier League reached
unchartered waters, with a live
broadcast of Liverpool v Hull City
from a gas rig in the North Sea. Aase

and away
supporters who live in Manchester Huesboe is one of many Norwegian
with their young family. Given their Liverpool FC fans working on the rig.
location, finding other Spurs supporters “We have a relationship with Liverpool
to share the experience with was not because a lot of Norwegian sailors
always easy. After forming a Facebook were based in Liverpool during the war.”
For many Premier League fans, getting group, the idea of creating an official In fact, the word ‘Scouser’ comes from
‘North West Spurs Supporters’ Club’ If you go to English football a Norwegian food called ‘lobscouse’
to the match is not always possible. was born. matches there are a lot of – a stew eaten by Norwegian sailors
Our broadcast partners in the UK The Nottages marked the emotional Norwegians. When we can’t go, that the Liverpudlians also developed
and around the world are committed last game at White Hart Lane this
we do like the TV2 broadcasts a taste for.
season by hosting a gathering for “I became a Liverpool fan when I
to ensuring that the atmosphere of the members of their supporters’
and of course Erik Thorstvedt
was a young girl. They were the best
Premier League matches is brought club to watch the live broadcast. and Brede Hangeland are team in those days, with great players
to life in quality productions throughout “We have Sky Sports and BT Sport, great names in Norway. like Kenny Dalglish. We look forward
so that we can watch matches that to the start of the Premier League and
the season. we can’t get to. We all follow the team
Aase Huesboe
we travel a lot to England. If you go to
in different ways during the week – English football matches there are a lot
the kids use the laptop and mobile of Norwegians. When we can’t go, we do
In season 2016/17 the Premier League
was broadcast to:
apps to keep up to date. But getting like the TV2 broadcasts and of course
together in front of the game on TV Erik Thorstvedt and Brede Hangeland

1bn
homes
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countries
is always a great shared experience,”
says Emma. To see the exclusive video go to
preml.ge/TV2
are great names in Norway.”

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Go to preml.ge/disability Our clubs continue to connect with and inspire
for Paul’s full story people in their communities. Through football
we create opportunities to learn new life skills
and to experience the love of playing sport.

The Communities

This is
a force
for good
The people on our disability
programmes become friends,
which is really important.
In ten years, we’ve gone from
four participants to engaging
almost 1,500 every week.
Paul Hunt
Senior Disability Development Officer,
The Albion Foundation
 Premier League Primary Stars builds on
the great work delivered in schools by clubs
and was backed by our first ever national
TV and cinema advertising campaign.
Available to every Primary School in
England and Wales, free digital resources
cover subjects from maths and English to
teamwork and sport. Competitions range
from football tournaments to reading
challenges and club delivery includes
support to improve teachers’ confidence
in delivering PE. Premier League values
underpin everything on offer, encouraging
children to be ambitious, inspiring,
connected and fair.
Feedback from teachers, parents
and children has been overwhelmingly
positive and Dylan, pictured below, is
one child of many already inspired to love
learning and sport. When Ed Kilby from
Southampton FC’s Saints Foundation
began to help deliver lessons in his school
as part of the new initiative, it marked
the start of a huge turnaround for Dylan.

He is really trying now,

in all of his lessons. He has

Premier League
got an incentive and knows
that people believe in him.
Naomi Killick
Teacher at Bassett Green Primary School

Primary Stars Above: Juan Mata,

Sadio Mané and
Theo Walcott in our
first ever national
TV campaign. Right:
Ed Kilby and Dylan.
This season we launched our biggest and most
ambitious community programme to date. Using the
appeal of the Premier League and professional football
clubs, Premier League Primary Stars is inspiring children
to learn, be active and develop important life skills.

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Premier League
and English Football
To find out more go to preml.ge/PLPS League clubs deliver
Free resources for schools are Premier League
available at PLPrimaryStars.com Primary Stars

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A place
Walking football is just one of the many
activities provided by the West Ham
Foundation at their new state-of-the-
art facility in Beckton, East London.
“When I turned up to my first session,
I was thinking, ‘what have I let myself

to
in for?’” said Chandra. “I had seen
elderly gentlemen like me playing it
on TV but I did not know the rules.”
Those early doubts have been
dispelled, however, as Chandra is now
a regular walking football participant

play
and his health and social life has seen
the benefits, “This programme has
worked wonders for me. The doctor
is happy with me and he wants me to
continue.” The benefits of a regular get
together on the pitch for older members
of society are not restricted to health

689
– as the social side of playing walking
football can be just as important.
“It’s a social gathering and I have
artificial grass
made a lot of friends,” Chandra says.
pitches supported
by the Premier The new Beckton artificial grass
League to date pitch is one of 689 supported by the
Premier League to date. It is projected

78%
to increase overall sports participation
in the area by 78% and lead to the
creation of 17 new teams. It was built
projected increase
with a grant from the Premier League
in overall sports
participation & The FA Facilities Fund, which is
in the area delivered by The Football Foundation.

We use the appeal and success of the First-class facilities

Premier League to inspire and connect Chandra’s story
with communities. Funding high-class It has been a long time since 65-year-
old Chandra Bouri exercised. “The last
facilities to give more opportunity to physical activity I did was about 20
play is a vital part of what we do. years ago,” he says. That inactivity was
starting to impact Chandra’s health
and he was given a stark wake-up call.
“My doctor said, ‘You don’t want an
early grave, do you?’ and he told me
about a programme that helps you Above:
to be more active – so I joined up.” Chandra Bouri.
The programme is the Newham Right:
Community Prescription (NCP) initiative, West Ham United
Vice-Chairman
which is backed by the West Ham Karren Brady
Go to preml.ge/facilities United Foundation and encourages officially opening the
for full story and video people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. new Beckton facility.

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Premier League
Kicks
Using the power of football and the value of
sports participation, Premier League Kicks
connects with young people in high-need areas.
This season, to celebrate ten years One of many inspirational stories to
of Premier League Kicks, we asked emerge from the programme, which
football clubs running the social is part of a successful partnership
inclusion programme to nominate their with Sport England, is that of 14-year-
‘Kicks Hero’; someone who has inspired old Marriam. After her father tragically
others through their dedication, work passed away, Marriam became
ethic and own personal development. withdrawn and lost her love of
Each Premier League Kicks Hero had football. Deciding to give football
their story turned into a comic strip another chance at a Premier League
by Marvel artist John McCrea and Kicks session run by Leicester City FC
was presented with a framed copy was a turning point for Marriam.
205,650
Premier Skills
to recognise their efforts. She enjoyed it so much that she went
Sports Minister Tracey Crouch, who on to organise a Youth Forum and
young people have
was at the launch of the initiative at inspired so many other girls to join engaged in Premier
Ferry Lane in Tottenham said: “Over the Premier League Kicks that Leicester League Kicks to date
past decade, Premier League Kicks has City now run a regular all-girls session.
made an invaluable contribution to Marriam’s own skills soon developed Ten years of Premier Skills
the lives of tens of thousands of young and impressed her coaches enough Premier Skills is our flagship international who has really benefited from Kuntala’s
people across the country, encouraging to get her a trial with Leicester City FC community programme that trains experience, becoming a skilled
them to get into the game in a safe and women’s Under-16 team, who she now coaches and referees around the world footballer and broadening her horizons.
Go to preml.ge/
secure environment that has brought plays for, whilst continuing to attend Marriam to see in partnership with the British Council. “Jhuma has really grown in confidence
communities together.” Kicks sessions and inspire other girls. her MOTD video Kuntala is a Premier Skills coach in India through Premier Skills. She has made
who says she is ‘married to football’. fantastic progress in her football, even
Growing up in Kolkata and wanting to travelling to Belgium to take part in
progress as a professional footballer, the Premier League Truce Tournament.”
she had to overcome significant
challenges around social acceptance
and lack of quality coaching. Top: Kuntala coaching.
“I have always loved football. We didn’t The Premier Skills Above: Jhuma at home.
have any proper playing facilities, programme is ten years Left: Marriam and her
comic strip.
coaching or any girls’ teams – so I played old and we could not be
with the local boys’ team. We didn’t more proud of what it has
have many female role models but I was
achieved. Premier Skills
lucky to have a family who backed me.”
Through her hard work and
combines the Premier
determination, Kuntala went on League’s massive global
to represent West Bengal and then appeal and the British
to captain India in the World Cup. Council’s expertise in Premier Skills
“When I was introduced to Premier delivering projects which has now trained

17,715
Skills I was very happy, as it was
have tremendous impact.
my chance to do something for my
community through football.” Jhuma Sir Ciarán Devane coaches
is one of the girls she has coached Chief Executive of the British Council and referees

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 Our league provides the opportunity for
all clubs to succeed. Clubs are inspiring
fans, communities and partners alike
to invigorate lives across the globe.

This is
Premier
League
Highly competitive football played
in stadiums full of passionate
fans creates a unique level of
interest. This in turn generates
huge opportunity and a positive
impact locally and globally.
Steve Parish
Go to premierleague.com/This-is-PL Chairman,
for full stories and videos Crystal Palace FC
 Force for good
At Leicester City, we are
committed to using the interest
in our club and the power and
popularity of Premier League
football, as a force for good
in our city and beyond.
The Foxes Foundation raises
funds for local charities and
our Community Trust inspires
young people from every
background to have fun, play
sport, make good choices for
their future and improve their
health and education.
Susan Whelan
Chief Executive Officer,
Leicester City FC

Exciting football Inclusive experience

Antonio Conte, his coaching We are proud of the fact that,
staff and, of course, our players in a season of sold-out fixtures
deserve a huge amount of credit at Goodison, one in four of
for the high quality of football our season ticket holders are
produced during the 2016/17 young fans, under the age of 22,
season. It has been a pleasure to securing a new generation of
watch the team, and to witness Evertonians. This is important
the support from our committed as we move forward as a club,
fans, in what has been another building not only the kind of
competitive and compelling support and environment which
Premier League campaign. will help our manager, Ronald
Bruce Buck Koeman, and the team, but Global appeal
Chairman, also paving a path towards The football played by Jürgen Klopp and the
Chelsea FC long-term, sustained success. team, the heritage of the Club, combined with the
Robert Elstone passionate atmosphere created by our fantastic
Chief Executive Officer, fans at Anfield, is what creates interest in the club
Everton FC globally and excites our fans all over the world.
Meeting our international fans at events like the
Premier League Asia Trophy is always a pleasure.
Billy Hogan
Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer,
Liverpool FC

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Stoke City FC in 2015/16:
Global interest

2,200
jobs supported
A 79-year-old grandmother was named
the winner of a VisitBritain competition
to find China’s biggest Premier League
fan this season. Passionate Arsenal fan

£61m
tax contribution
Hong Wen Liu, known as ‘Granny Liu’,
was delighted to win a football-themed
trip to the UK. The trip from her home
to public finances in Shanghai included VIP seats to an
Arsenal match at the Emirates, meeting

£14.4m
social impact
players and a tour of the training ground.
Despite it being a less established
sport in the country, there are an
estimated 307 million people in
China who are interested in football
– and over half are interested in the
Premier League.
Fans in China categorise the Premier
League as a fast-paced, exciting and
passionate league, which above all is
competitive throughout the season and
between all clubs. At least two matches
a week are available on free-to-air
television and all 380 are available online.
With football being the number one
sporting draw for tourists to Britain and
Chinese visitors spending £586 million in
2015, Granny Liu is certainly part of that

Inspiring
growing appeal.

Far left: Peter Crouch at Stoke's stadium

which is undergoing improvement works.
Left: Deb O’Neill of Stoke City Community

success
Trust. Below: Granny Liu visits the Emirates.

A strong impact more visitors to the area. The EY report Our Premier League status
highlights that the region was hit has allowed continued
Stoke City FC will enter its tenth
especially hard by the financial crisis of
consecutive Premier League season in investment in the club’s
2008. However, this was the same year
2017/18. The success of the Staffordshire
that the club was promoted to the Premier future and the region.
club on the pitch has led to impressive Stoke City supporters play
League and Stoke City’s success has since
economic and social benefits off the pitch,
been described as a ‘beacon of hope’. a key role in our success
with a new report by Ernst & Young (EY)
Filling the stadium each week has also and we prioritise our work
finding that the club contributed £132
enabled the club to make continued
million (Gross Value Added) to the in local communities. We are
investments in local infrastructure and to
economy, and directly contributed
expand its Community Trust, which now
proud to be freezing season
£61 million of tax to public finances ticket prices for the tenth
works with 11,000 local people each year.
in 2015/16.
State-of-the-art Academy and training consecutive season.
The club’s ongoing achievements
facilities have been built and ongoing Tony Scholes
have enabled it to attract record signings
development of the stadium includes Chief Executive Officer,
such as Swiss international Xherdan
improved facilities for disabled supporters, Stoke City FC
Shaqiri – and meant that Stoke City has
as well as filling in corners to increase
continued to grow its fan base and draw
capacity to beyond 30,000.
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The final Our distribution of broadcast
and central income to clubs
supports them in their efforts
The Power of Palace
Although the name is new, we’ve
been working with young people

standings
in our area for over 25 years.
to develop and acquire The launch of the Palace for Life
talented players, build and Foundation has been incredibly
improve facilities and support well received by fans and local
communities. This season’s people alike. At our heart, we
ratio between the highest and believe in helping young south
lowest earning club is 1.61:1 – Londoners grow through sport
using the ‘Power of Palace’ and
the lowest and most equitable
aim to reinforce our position as the
Go to preml.ge/2017results to see full table of Europe’s major leagues. charity of choice for Palace fans.
Mike Summers
Chief Executive Officer,
Palace for Life Foundation

Pos Club W D L GD Pts Total payment

1 Chelsea 30 3 5 +52 93 £150.8m

2 Tottenham Hotspur 26 8 4 +60 86 £145.5m

3 Manchester City 23 9 6 +41 78 £146.9m

4 Liverpool 22 10 6 +36 76 £146.1m

5 Arsenal 23 6 9 +33 75 £139.6m

6 Manchester United 18 15 5 +25 69 £141.1m

7 Everton 17 10 11 +18 61 £127.8m

8 Southampton 12 10 16 -7 46 £122.5m

Arsenal’s Academy Burnley’s community 9 AFC Bournemouth 12 10 16 -12 46 £118.2m

redevelopment mission is strengthened 10 West Bromwich Albion 12 9 17 -8 45 £114.0m
This is now a spectacular This purpose-built office space
11 West Ham United 12 9 17 -17 45 £116.6m
facility which has been at the stadium has given us an
12 Leicester City 12 8 18 -15 44 £115.8m
built on the shoulders of the incredible base from which to
people who worked so hard to work as a charity. With the space 13 Stoke City 11 11 16 -15 44 £107.1m
establish the Arsenal Academy. to house both office and delivery 14 Crystal Palace 12 5 21 -13 41 £109.7m
Our challenge now is to staff, the room is also big enough
15 Swansea City 12 5 21 -25 41 £103.2m
continue to take it forward to accommodate our rapid growth
and create a pipeline of as we continue on our mission 16 Burnley 11 7 20 -16 40 £101.2m

players who have the attributes to inspire, support and deliver 17 Watford 11 7 20 -28 40 £102.7m
to play for our first team. change in our community. 18 Hull City 9 7 22 -43 34 £97.4m
Ivan Gazidis Neil Hart 19 Middlesbrough 5 13 20 -26 28 £98.8m
Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer,
20 Sunderland 6 6 26 -40 24 £93.5m
Arsenal FC Burnley FC in the Community

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