This statistic presents the level of shareholder financing dependence of football clubs to meet revenue shortfalls and operating losses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2018, broken down by football league. A total of 70 percent of all clubs reported that they do depend on their principal shareholders to meet revenue shortfalls.
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BDO. (August 28, 2019). Is your club dependent on the principal shareholder(s) to finance annual revenue shortfalls or operating losses? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/
BDO. "Is your club dependent on the principal shareholder(s) to finance annual revenue shortfalls or operating losses?." Chart. August 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/
BDO. (2019). Is your club dependent on the principal shareholder(s) to finance annual revenue shortfalls or operating losses?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/
BDO. "Is Your Club Dependent on The Principal Shareholder(S) to Finance Annual Revenue Shortfalls or Operating Losses?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/
BDO, Is your club dependent on the principal shareholder(s) to finance annual revenue shortfalls or operating losses? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Is your club dependent on the principal shareholder(s) to finance annual revenue shortfalls or operating losses? [Graph], BDO, August 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/327203/uk-football-league-principal-shareholder/
