When it comes to non-television money Celtic are the seventh highest earners in the UK.
With Sky Sports providing a £100m plus hand out to the also-rans in the EPL other sources of income are incidental to the clubs holding the golden ticket.
Almost every penny that Celtic bring in is the result of hard graft and is mainly taken from supporters.
Top 50 British clubs by revenue excluding TV income. Noticeable how the likes of Celtic, Rangers, Newcastle, Leeds etc zoom up the table. pic.twitter.com/VLeFrFNeuD
— PriceOfFootball (@KieranMaguire) October 30, 2018
Ticket money, merchandising and sponsorship are Celtic’s main sources of income with the £50.3m in this years accounts more than double the equivalent income of some EPL clubs.
The current television deal with Sky Sports and BT Sport is worth around £21m/year to the Scottish game and put into a prize pot alongside other commercial income that is distributed dependent on final league position.
A new television deal is being negotiated for the 2020/21 season but experts believe that the new figure will be in the region of £40-59m a season which is dwarfed by the money that Cardiff, Burnley and Huddersfield will pick up regardless of how they fare this season.
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