West Ham United FC: a turnover of £139.5m (-26.8%) and net loss of £65.3m in 2019-20

West Ham United FC (Premier League) have posted a turnover (excluding player transfers) of £139.5m (€154.9m as of 31/05/2020) for the financial year 2020 (01/06/2019 to 31/05/2020), down 26.8% versus 2019 (£190.7m/€215m), announced the club on 09/03/2021.

"The club's financial performance was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic, which caused the postponement of the final nine fixtures of the 2019-20 Premier League season. This led to an overall drop in broadcast income of £44.9m (€49.8m), primarily relating to the nine postponed games being deferred to the 2020-21 financial year. All income for the five home matches initially deferred, and subsequently played without supporters present during Project Restart in July and August 2020, was also lost. This heavily impacted our ticketing, commercial and retail income," said the London club. West Ham United also posted a net loss of £65.3m (€72.5m), compared to a net loss of £27.3m (€30.7m) for the previous financial year.

"Following the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the club took steps to ensure it could…