price of football just 40 years ago

[blade too long]

1982 prices

can anyone spot a slight increase
arsenal st is now 1180 quid

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I was fascinated when I saw this too.

£26 for a Man City season ticket (£42 for Man United - they were still hard to get hold of even then)

 

[William Large]

Am I missing something? Where was the financial incentive to buy a season ticket in those days? We were hardly ever half full let alone in danger of selling out.
At £1.50 per game for 23 games it would cost £34.5 to stand and £50.60 to sit. Season ticket £51.

Prince out.

 

[Bla blade]

It's noticeable how little difference there was across all 4 divisions. The inflation (based on our pricing change of £2.20 to £32) is approx 7% per year.

ps the writer of that original document didn't know their league tables. 81/82 Leicester weren't top flight, 82/83 Leeds weren't top flight. I'm just being picky as I'm sure that doesn't cast doubt on the accuracy of the numbers.

 

[Trigger Blade]

It's noticeable how little difference there was across all 4 divisions. The inflation (based on our pricing change of £2.20 to £32) is approx 7% per year.

ps the writer of that original document didn't know their league tables. 81/82 Leicester weren't top flight, 82/83 Leeds weren't top flight. I'm just being picky as I'm sure that doesn't cast doubt on the accuracy of the numbers.

We weren’t Div 3 either, in 1982, we were winning Div 4!

 

[CarlMcBlade]

1982 prices
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can anyone spot a slight increase
arsenal st is now 1180 quid

They were

We weren’t Div 3 either, in 1982, we were winning Div 4!

I’m guessing those prices were for forthcoming season...in 1982

 

[blade too long]

Am I missing something? Where was the financial incentive to buy a season ticket in those days? We were hardly ever half full let alone in danger of selling out.
At £1.50 per game for 23 games it would cost £34.5 to stand and £50.60 to sit. Season ticket £51.

Prince out.

2 for the price of 3 special offer

 

[programmechap]

Am I missing something? Where was the financial incentive to buy a season ticket in those days? We were hardly ever half full let alone in danger of selling out.
At £1.50 per game for 23 games it would cost £34.5 to stand and £50.60 to sit. Season ticket £51.

Prince out.

The season ticket price is the standing season ticket I think, so buying one got you about a third off the price if you'd paid for every game. Not much different to now.

 

[programmechap]

For context, that £1.50 equates to £4.32 in current prices, adjusting for inflation and the £51 is £146 in current prices.

 

[bertieblade]

For context, that £1.50 equates to £4.32 in current prices, adjusting for inflation and the £51 is £146 in current prices.

Further proof of how income has had to increase to enable players salaries and agents fees etc to be afforded and this does not take account of the massive income from TV.

 

[programmechap]

Current cheapest season ticket is £402 so the price of watching United has increased in real terms by about 160% in the last forty years.

 

[William Large]

The season ticket price is the standing season ticket I think, so buying one got you about a third off the price if you'd paid for every game. Not much different to now.

But there were only 23 home games?

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

For context, that £1.50 equates to £4.32 in current prices, adjusting for inflation and the £51 is £146 in current prices.

Mine says 5.62 and 192

 

[Devils bump]

Used to save my dinner money of 50p a day for three days to get to the match, quickly making a jam or peanut butter sandwich before I left for school.

 

[alcoblade]

1982 prices
View attachment 136923
can anyone spot a slight increase
arsenal st is now 1180 quid

I bet with a season ticket it’s cheaper to watch us now than it was then, allowing for inflation.

Edit - it isn’t - £50 then is £188 now, so it’s about doubled.

 

[programmechap]

I bet with a season ticket it’s cheaper to watch us now than it was then, allowing for inflation.

Nope. It's at least twice as more expensive in real terms. Adjusted fir inflation the 1982 £51 season ticket would now cost less than £200.

 

[programmechap]

Mine says 5.62 and 192

I used the Bank of England calculator which only went up to 2021. Yours may be more up to date!

 

[Silent Blade]

1980-81 season, not 1982

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

Am I missing something? Where was the financial incentive to buy a season ticket in those days? We were hardly ever half full let alone in danger of selling out.
At £1.50 per game for 23 games it would cost £34.5 to stand and £50.60 to sit. Season ticket £51.

Prince out.

Just thought the very same thing! Miss a game and you lose money.

 

[blade too long]

1980-81 season, not 1982

the news paper. report was 82 but looking at last available costs

 

[Silent Blade]

the news paper. report was 82 but looking at last available costs

Just saying that it was 1980-81. The source was wrong about 1982

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

Ah !!, but how much was a loaf of bread back then, just saying like.......

 

[Sean Thornton]

Ah !!, but how much was a loaf of bread back then, just saying like.......

And penny chews. How much were they?

 

[spongebobblade]

And penny chews. How much were they?

No idea, but I bet they cost a lot more now

 

[spongebobblade]

As you can see, season ticket prices rocketed after relegation in 1976 (to pay for the new stand?). They were only frozen after relegation to the 4th division

 

[DifferentClass]

And penny chews. How much were they?

I miss when Freddos were 10p!

 

[FatPaul]

I miss when Freddos were 10p!

I miss when wagon wheels were massive.

 

[blade67]

View attachment 136941
As you can see, season ticket prices rocketed after relegation in 1976 (to pay for the new stand?). They were only frozen after relegation to the 4th division

Wow. They are a blast from the past. I'd forgotten they looked like that

 

[oldblade]

1982 prices
View attachment 136923
can anyone spot a slight increase
arsenal st is now 1180 quid

And our season ticket prices were the highest in the third division outside of London, higher than half of the first division and most of the second division, including our dearly beloved neighbours.

 

[Varkanoid]

I miss when wagon wheels were massive.

True they should rename them to Wagon Coins but it doesnt have the same ring to it.