Blackpool were the lowest earners of the Premier League but
still saw £39.1million go into their coffers, while
Chelsea
earned £57.7m, Manchester City £55.5m and Arsenal £56.2m.
The figures released by the
Premier League also show that it has the smallest difference in
earnings between the champions and the bottom club in terms of
ratio of any major league in Europe.
England's top club earned 1.54
times as much as the bottom in TV money - down from 1.66 last
season. In Spain, where TV rights are negotiated on a club-by-club
basis, Real Madrid
and Barcelona earn 12.5 times more than the smallest clubs in
La Liga.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said: "We
believe that our income distribution mechanism, the most equitable
of Europe's major football leagues, rewards sporting success while
also guaranteeing a significant amount to each club in order that
they can plan from one season to the next.
"Many have commented on the competitive nature of this season's
Barclays Premier League.
"The clubs deserve huge credit for putting on a fantastic
competition. We believe the way we distribute broadcast income
plays a part in allowing each club to compete at the highest
level."
The Premier League distributes TV rights money based partly on
performance, partly via equal shares of TV income, and partly on
the number of times a club's matches are screened live on domestic
television.
This season, each club received £13.8million as the equal share
of domestic TV rights and £17.9million as the equal share of
overseas TV rights.
On top of that, every place in the
Premier League table is worth £756,000 - West Ham received that
amount and Manchester
United £15.1million.
Facility fees of £582,000 are paid
to a club every time they play in a live TV match - with a minimum
income of £5.82million even if a club has been involved in fewer
than 10 live games.
The Premier League also pay out
£15million each in parachute payments to previously relegated clubs
Hull, Burnley, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. The three relegated clubs this season will receive
the same amount.