Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Changing Face of British Football


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)
Table 4: Nationality of major shareholders in clubs in 2010/11

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

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