Britain’s 20 Most Popular Football Clubs - By Research

[Bredbury Blue]

Read the following article http://www.roymorgan.com/news/press-releases/2006/490/ , which starts:

Chelsea Climbing The Popularity Table But Man U Still The Team To Beat

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Article No. 490 - May 12, 2006

Reigning champions Chelsea may have won the 2005/06 English Premier League title but Manchester United remains Britain’s most popular football club, according to Roy Morgan International Single Source findings. Manchester United, described recently by American owner Malcolm Glazier as a “franchise”, is supported by 4.209 million Brits. FA Cup Finalist Liverpool is the second most popular British Club with 3.133 million British supporters with Champions League Finalist Arsenal (2.652m) rounding out the top three. Despite their on-field success Chelsea must settle for fourth on the table with 1.485 million supporters.

Glasgow Rangers, with 1.43 million supporters, are the fifth most popular team in Britain followed immediately by their old firm rivals and Scottish Champions Glasgow Celtic who are supported by 1.406 million Brits.

It makes very interesting reading...and i take my hat off to Leeds!

[bendix]

It makes very interesting reading...and i take my hat off to Leeds!

We might be crap, but we're well supported.

It's also very interesting to see Norwich so high up there too.

[redrus]

Liverpool supporters are:

* 42% more likely to have worked on a car in the last 3 months. (Oh Eye.... )

* 31% more likely to have purchased self and pre-tanning lotions in the last 4 weeks.

redrus

[redrus]

West Ham supporters are:

* More than twice as likely (132% more likely) to have been to a racetrack in the last 3 months.

* More than twice as likely (114% more likely) to have been to a casino in the last 3 months.

* 83% more likely to have used the internet to place a bet in the last 3 months.

* 42% more likely to believe women should just run the home.

I likes a bet init, isit......

* 41% more likely to earn over £50,000 per annum.

*100% more likely to tell porkies

redrus

[mittheimp]

The most surprsing one is Norwich as the suport seems to be over three times the population of the city. Most peole will support a football team when asked the question but this is different from being a 'proper supporter' - hence Leeds get a high rating but when push comes to shove and the team aren't winning they get pittyfully low attendences. I believe te two teams that get the highest support proportionally to the population of the town are Norwich and Burnley - these two way above any others.

[London Crocodile]

Manchester United supporters are:

81% more likely to be aged between 14 and 17.

37% more likely to be underweight.

18% more likely to earn less than £5,000 per annum.

17% more likely to believe they get a raw deal out of life.

1046% more likely to come from over 100 miles away from the home ground.

MUPPETS

[mrbojangles]

Newest statistics i could get hold of http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/po..._met_county.asp

For 2001. Manchester had a population of 2,482,352. So take away the 886,000 Man City fans (cos they actually live in Manchester ) That leaves a population of 1,596,352. Now, even if they ALL support United, that means 2,612,648 supporteres don't live in Manchester

[redrus]

Manchester United supporters are:

81% more likely to be aged between 14 and 17.

37% more likely to be underweight.

18% more likely to earn less than £5,000 per annum.

17% more likely to believe they get a raw deal out of life.

1046% more likely to come from over 100 miles away from the home ground.

MUPPETS

The highest amount of season ticket holders that don't live in the postcode area of the city in which the football club is based, Liverpool. Fact. Daily Telegraph.

Look it up for yourself.

Your funny comments amuse though so, carry on.

Newest statistics i could get hold of http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/po..._met_county.asp

For 2001. Manchester had a population of 2,482,352. So take away the 886,000 Man City fans (cos they actually live in Manchester ) That leaves a population of 1,596,352. Now, even if they ALL support United, that means 2,612,648 supporteres don't live in Manchester

..........and the point is, we know loads of them don't live in Manchester, I don't anymore. The Cockney Reds are a well known large support base. Coming from Mancs that moved away years ago, their kids now support United.

This wind up technique gets used quite a lot though and, if it makes me ol pal Mr Bojangles feel better when its already clear he supports the most Massive team in the land, who am I to comment.

redrus

[London Crocodile]

Newest statistics i could get hold of http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/po..._met_county.asp

For 2001. Manchester had a population of 2,482,352. So take away the 886,000 Man City fans (cos they actually live in Manchester ) That leaves a population of 1,596,352. Now, even if they ALL support United, that means 2,612,648 supporteres don't live in Manchester

As i said, MUPPETS.

[johnh101]

Don't Believe a word of it, Aberdeen should at least be higher up ther than Hearts......and for Gdog's sake..........Sheffield !

[mrbojangles]

This wind up technique gets used quite a lot though and, if it makes me ol pal Mr Bojangles feel better when its already clear he supports the most Massive team in the land, who am I to comment.

we just love the banter don't we red.