At today’s Premier League Annual General Meeting, it was confirmed that the average attendance for the 2022/23 season across 380 matches was a record 40,267, up from 39,950 the season before.
Grounds were fuller than ever before, with the average utilisation of stadiums at 98.7 per cent of capacity. This is up from 97.7 per cent the previous campaign.
Clubs also discussed a number of topics including strategy, football matters, policy, governance, regulation, broadcasting, commercial and finance.
Howard Webb, PGMOL Chief Refereeing Officer, also presented to clubs on refereeing principles ahead of the season.
As part of the League’s ongoing review of the Owners’ and Directors’ Test, clubs unanimously agreed to amend the test to prohibit fully-leveraged buyouts.
