Following the articles published by Football Industry addressing the relationship between sports performance and average annual salaries paid per player by clubs, today we present this data for the 2011/2012 season.
In the 2011/2012 edition of Barclays Premier League, Manchester City won the championship presenting the highest average annual salary per player.
From a positive perspective, Swansea City and Norwich City managed to reach the 11th and 12th places recording only the 19th and 20th highest salary figures. In the opposite perspective, Aston Villa was the case with less success finishing in 16th place with the 7th highest average annual salary per player.
Only Manchester City reached the championship position corresponding to the ranking of average annual salary per player.
Overall, the average annual salary grew 4% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 from 2.47 to 2.56 million Euros. The amount paid by Manchester City was 4.8 times higher than the one of Wolverhampton, club with the lowest value.
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Change in the Global Average Annual Salary of the League between 10/11 and 11/12: + 4%
Note: Exchange Rate June 11, 2013: 1 GBP = 1.175 EUR
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