Team
|
Major shareholder/chairman (Nationality)
|
Number of non-UK and non-Irish players
|
Arsenal
|
David Dein (English)
|
3
|
Aston Villa
|
Doug Ellis (English)
|
5
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Jack Walker (English)
|
2
|
Chelsea
|
Ken Bates (English)
|
1
|
Coventry City
|
John Poynton (English)
|
1
|
Crystal Palace
|
Ron Noades (English)
|
0
|
Everton
|
Moores family (English)
|
2
|
Ipswich
|
John Kerr (English)
|
2
|
Leeds United
|
Leslie Silver (English)
|
3
|
Liverpool
|
David Moores (English)
|
4
|
Manchester City
|
Peter Swales (English)
|
2
|
Manchester United
|
Martin Edwards (English)
|
2
|
Middlesbrough
|
Colin Henderson (Scottish)
|
0
|
Norwich City
|
Robert Chase (English)
|
0
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Fred Reacher (English)
|
1
|
Oldham Athletic
|
JW Lees Brewery (English)
|
1
|
QPR
|
Richard Thompson (English)
|
1
|
Sheffield United
|
Reg Brealey (English)
|
0
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Dave Richards (English)
|
2
|
Southampton
|
Guy Askham (English)
|
0
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Alan Sugar (English)
|
3
|
Wimbledon
|
Sam Hammam (Lebanese)
|
1
|
Reproduced from Bason (2011)
Team
|
Major shareholder/chairman (Nationality)
|
Number of non UK and non-Irish players
|
Arsenal
|
Stan Kroenke (USA)
|
21
|
Aston Villa
|
Randy Lerner (USA)
|
13
|
Birmingham City
|
Carson Yeung (Hong Kong)
|
8
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Venky’s Limited (Indian)
|
18
|
Blackpool
|
Owen Oyston (English)
|
7
|
Bolton
|
Eddie Davies (English)
|
14
|
Chelsea
|
Roman Abramovich (Russian)
|
19
|
Everton
|
Bill Kenwright (English)
|
15
|
Fulham
|
Mohamed Al-Fayed (Egyptian)
|
15
|
Liverpool
|
New England Sports Ventures (USA)
|
15
|
Manchester City
|
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE)
|
18
|
Manchester United
|
Malcolm Glazer (USA)
|
16
|
Newcastle United
|
Mike Ashley (English)
|
10
|
Stoke City
|
Peter Coates (English)
|
10
|
Sunderland
|
Ellis Short (USA)
|
9
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Joe Lewis (English)
|
15
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Jeremy Peace (English)
|
9
|
West Ham United
|
David Gold/David Sullivan (English/Welsh)
|
18
|
Wigan Athletic
|
Dave Whelan (English)
|
15
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Steve Morgan (English)
|
7
|
