List of owners of English football clubs
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This is a list of the current owners of English football clubs, as well as (in some cases) their estimated net worth and source of wealth. Only shareholders with a significant interest (above 10%) are listed.
Premier League
EFL Championship
League One
Club | Owner(s) | Estimated combined net worth |
Source of wealth |
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Accrington Stanley | Andy Holt | What More UK | |
AFC Wimbledon | Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society (The Dons Trust) | Supporters Trust | |
Blackpool | Simon Sadler (96.2%) | Asset Management | |
Bristol Rovers | Dwane Sports (92%) | Banking and tourism | |
Burton Albion | Ben Robinson (98%) | ||
Coventry City | Joy Seppala Dermot Coleman[73] |
Sisu Capital | |
Doncaster Rovers | John Ryan Dick Watson (26%) Terry Bramall CBE |
MYA Cosmetic Surgery Construction[10] Keepmoat[75] | |
Fleetwood Town | Andy Pilley (98%)[76] | BES Group | |
Gillingham | Paul Scally | ||
Ipswich Town | Marcus Evans | $825M | Marcus Evans Group |
Lincoln City | Lincoln City Holdings Ltd (70%) | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | Pete Winkelman[77][78] | InterMK Group | |
Oxford United | Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth | ||
Peterborough United | Darragh MacAnthony (50%) Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (50%) | ||
Portsmouth | Michael Eisner | $1B | Media; former CEO of The Walt Disney Company; Tornante |
Rochdale | Andrew Kilpatrick | ||
Rotherham United | Tony Stewart OBE (49%)[79][80] Joan Stewart (46%) Richard Stewart (5%) |
$180M | Lighting industry |
Shrewsbury Town | Roland Wycherley[81] | ||
Southend United | Ron Martin[82] | Property | |
Sunderland | Stewart Donald[83] | $8.4M | |
Tranmere Rovers | Mark Palios | ||
Wycombe Wanderers | Rob Couhig (75%) | Feliciana EFL Ltd
Supporters Trust | |
Bolton Wanderers | Ken Anderson [84] | $17M[85] |
League Two
Club | Owner(s) | Estimated combined net worth |
Source of wealth |
---|---|---|---|
Bradford City | Stefan Rupp (77.5%) | Investment | |
Cambridge United | Paul Barry (100%) | Hospitality and property | |
Carlisle United (more information) |
Andrew Jenkins (37% of 93% holding company) John Nixon (18%) Steven Pattison (18%) The United Trust (25.4%) |
Pioneer Foods Businessman (retired) Carlisle Glass Investment Trust | |
Cheltenham Town | Andy Wilcox | ||
Colchester United | Robbie Cowling[86] | JobServe | |
Crawley Town | The Executors of Bruce Winfield's Estate[87] | Freight transport and inheritance from marketing services[88] | |
Crewe Alexandra | Norman Hassall Hassall (32% of 60% holding company) Daniel Potts[89] |
The Rowlinson Group | |
Exeter City | Exeter City FC Supporters' Trust - Trust Ownership Working Group | Supporters Trust | |
Forest Green Rovers | Dale Vince | ||
Grimsby Town | John Fenty (42.91%) Mike Parker (22%) The Mariners Trust (14.13%)[90] |
$18M[91] |
Five Star Fish Entrepreneur Supporters Trust |
Leyton Orient | Eagle Investments 2017 Ltd | ||
Macclesfield Town | Ramy Ltd | ||
Mansfield Town | John Radford | ||
Morecambe | Bond Group Investments Limited (82% major shareholder | ||
Newport County | Newport County AFC Supporters Trust | Supporters Trust | |
Northampton Town | David Anthony Cardoza Anthony Michael Cardoza Deborah Jones Trustees of Stuart Wilson[92] |
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Oldham Athletic | Abdallah Lemsagam | ||
Plymouth Argyle | Simon Hallett (97%) | Geschäft | |
Port Vale | Synsol Holdings Ltd | Debenture Loan (4m) | |
Salford City | Peter Lim (40%) Phil Neville (10%) Gary Neville (10%) Nicky Butt (10%) Paul Scholes (10%) Ryan Giggs (10%) David Beckham (10%) |
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Scunthorpe United | Peter Swann and family | $445M[93] | Retail; live entertainments; horse racing |
Stevenage | Phil Wallace (91%)[94] | Lamex Food Group | |
Swindon Town | Lee Power | ||
Walsall | Leigh Pomlett |
See also
- List of NRL club owners
- List of Super League rugby league club owners
- List of professional sports team owners
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