Source: Daily_Mail
Ipswich Town more expensive season ticket than Manchester United and Liverpool
If you think of the Big Four, Ipswich don't normally spring to mind. But the Suffolk club charge more than Manchester United and Chelsea for their top season tickets, according to new research.[LNB]Of the 92 League clubs in England, only Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are charging more than the Tractor Boys this season. [LNB] Pricey: Ipswich fans have to dig deep in their pockets to gain the best seats for a season[LNB]The Gunners charge a whopping £1825 for their highest priced season ticket, according to FourFourTwo magazine, while Roy Keane's own brand of champagne football at Portman Road can be seen for £1001 in Section Dof the Cobbald Stand.[LNB]Manchester United and Liverpool demand £931 and £785 respectively placing them sixth and ninth in the list, with QPR being the only other non-Premier League side in the top 10 with a ticket worth £699.[LNB]Ipswich's ticket office attempted to justify the price for a side that spent much of last season struggling in the bottom half of the Championship.[LNB]They told FourFourTwo: 'Well, you get the best view, plus a bit more leg room.' [LNB] Take your pick: A virtually empty stand for Wigan's third round FA Cup clash against Hull[LNB]At the other end of the scale, Barclays Premier League side Wigan's mostexpensive season pass is £295 - cheaper than at any other Premier League, Championship or League One side.[LNB] According to Wigan, this is due to the proximity of many north-west clubs and with the town having a bigger rugby league following.[LNB]The list has Accrington as the cheapest in the country, with their best seats selling for £230 a year. [LNB]Top 10 Premier League highest season ticket costs Overall rankTeamHighest Ticket Price1Arsenal£18252Chelsea£16953Spurs£12105Newcastle£9756Man Utd£9317Fulham£8998West Ham£8509Liverpool£78513Birmingham£63814Man City£632 Bottom 10 Premier League highest season ticket costsOverall rankTeamHighest ticket price15Everton£63116Wolves£63017Stoke£60923Aston Villa£55029Sunderland£51534West Brom£49940Bolton£47558Blackpool£40464Blackburn£393.3587Wigan£295 Club-by-club Premier League guide to every transfer deal in summer 2010Premier League kit special: The strips your team will be wearing next seasonFANTASY FOOTBALL: Sign up to our brilliant £40,000 game for new seasonNPOWER FOOTBALL LEAGUE PODCAST: World Cup hero Rory Fallon on his Plymouth return, plus more[LNB]
