Premier League: Everton FC record £125.6m (€177.6m) turnover 2014-15, up 4.2% from 2013-14

Everton FC (Barclays Premier League) recorded a turnover of £125.6m (€177.6m) in 2014-15, according to analysis by News Tank Football on 20/01/2016. This figure is up £4.2m (€7.1m), or 4.2%, compared to 2013-14 season (£120.6m; €153.3m conversion at the time), largely due to a 36.8% growth in commercial income.

The increase comes despite a 3.7% drop in broadcasting income relating to the club's weaker sporting performance in 2014-15, with an 11^th-place league finish compared to a fifth place finish the previous season. The 4.2% rise in turnover followed revenue growth the previous season of 39.5%, thanks to the new Premier League broadcast deal.

• "The club's sponsorship, advertising and merchandising revenue has increased from £8.4m (€10.9m) in 2014 to £10.4m (€13.5m) in 2015 due to the long-term support of key partners such as Chang and Kitbag, as well as the club’s first year of the new kit-partner deal with Umbro. The increase in other commercial-activities revenue from £10.5m (€13.6m) in 2014 to £15.6m (€20.2m) in 2015 is partly due to the club commercially benefiting from…