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hamertime · Oct 7, 2023

It’s never occurred to me that more than 1/3 of premier league clubs are in London. London has 15% of Englands population. It won’t be long before half the league is in London as it’s where the foreign wealth likes to be. Not great for English football is it. Midlands clubs have been terrible for years.

Sick Boy · Oct 7, 2023

Apart from one winning the PL and FA Cup recently.

hamertime · Oct 7, 2023

Not a lot is it when the population of the midlands is bigger than London.

skybluecam · Oct 7, 2023

It's bigger than football, the whole country is getting more and more London centric.

See: the northern leg of HS2 getting cancelled

jimmyhillsfanclub · Oct 7, 2023

English football has always been dominated by the north-west.
...more specifically, the historic county of Lancashire.

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 7, 2023

1989, more than a third of top flight clubs were in London, so nothing changes.

rob9872 · Oct 7, 2023

Used to be loads of Midlands sides when I was growing up.

Some of the bias now could be overseas players either want the NW successful teams or if it's just money then easy flight links home from Heathrow or Gatwick.

clint van damme · Oct 7, 2023

rob9872 said:
Used to be loads of Midlands sides when I was growing up.

Some of the bias now could be overseas players either want the NW successful teams or if it's just money then easy flight links home from Heathrow or Gatwick.

I can remember times when there were 5,6 even 7 Midlands clubs

Robinshio · Oct 7, 2023

1980–81 in English football - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

8 midlands
4 NW
3 London
2 East anglia
2 NE
2 South cost
+ Leeds

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 7, 2023

Aside from Chelsea and Arsenal no London club has won the title since Spurs in 1961. More clubs perhaps but the dominance remains firmly in the NW

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 7, 2023

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Aside from Chelsea and Arsenal no London club has won the title since Spurs in 1961. More clubs perhaps but the dominance remains firmly in the NW

It isn't more clubs though. 1989 seven out of 20, 1990, eight out of 20.

It just waxes and wanes across periods. Won't be long before Fulham, Brentford, Crystal Palace etc stop having this day in the sun.

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 7, 2023

Deleted member 5849 said:
It isn't more clubs though. 1989 seven out of 20, 1990, eight out of 20.

It just waxes and wanes across periods. Won't be long before Fulham, Brentford, Crystal Palace etc stop having this day in the sun.

Sorry by more I meant than other parts of the country.

SBT · Oct 7, 2023

Industrial towns have typically had bigger fan bases and more investment, but that has changed as the sport has gone more global. London teams have gone from being poorly supported to having some of the biggest stadiums in the country. The impact of the Olympics and the NFL in London has also given a few clubs a financial boost.

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 7, 2023

SBT said:
Industrial towns have typically had bigger fan bases and more investment, but that has changed as the sport has gone more global. London teams have gone from being poorly supported to having some of the biggest stadiums in the country. The impact of the Olympics and the NFL in London has also given a few clubs a financial boost.

It is interesting on that note that the Saudis plumped for Newcastle rather than someone like West Ham

SBT · Oct 7, 2023

Brighton Sky Blue said:
It is interesting on that note that the Saudis plumped for Newcastle rather than someone like West Ham

Yeah it’s a good question. I don’t know if it was a factor, but the political controversy over letting the Saudis buy a PL team would have only been greater if they got a giant stadium that was mostly paid for by the British taxpayer as part of the deal.

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