List of owners of English football clubs

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This is a list of the current owners of English football clubs, as well as (in some cases) their estimated net worth and source of wealth. Only shareholders with a significant interest (above 10%) are listed.

Premier League

Club Owner(s) Estimated
combined
net worth 		Source of wealth
Arsenal
(more information) 		United States Stan Kroenke (100%)[1] $9.7B[2] Wal-Mart
Aston Villa
(more information) 		Egypt Nassef Sawiris[3]
United States Wesley Edens 		$9.2B[4][5] Investment and Industry
Fortress Investment Group
Bournemouth Russia Maxim Demin (75%)[6]

United States PEAK6 Investments (25%)[7]

$110M[8][9] Petrochemicals trading
Seven Developments
Investments
Brighton & Hove Albion England Tony Bloom (75.61%)[10] $1.7B Online Gambling, Real Estate, Property, Land Development & Investments
Burnley England Mike Garlick (49.3%)
England John Banaszkiewicz (27.55%)[11] 		$100M[12] Michael Bailey Associates
Freight Investor Services
Chelsea
(more information) 		RussiaIsrael Roman Abramovich[13] $12.9B[14] Oil and industry
Crystal Palace England Steve Parish
United States Joshua Harris
United States David S. Blitzer 		$3.9B[15] Tag Worldwide[16]Investments
Everton
(more information) 		IranUnited Kingdom Farhad Moshiri (77.2[17])
England Bill Kenwright CBE
England Jon Woods 		$2B[18] Steel and energy
Theatre production
Planet Hollywood
Ocean Software
Leicester City Thailand The Srivaddhanaprabha Family[19] $5.9B[20] King Power International Group
Liverpool
(more information) 		United States Fenway Sports Group [21] $2.7B[22] Fenway Sports Group
Manchester City
(more information) 		United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan[23] $22B[24] Abu Dhabi United Group
Manchester United
(more information) 		United States The Glazer Family[25] $4.9B[26] First Allied Corporation, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Newcastle United
(more information) 		England Mike Ashley $2.8B[27] Sports Direct International
Norwich City
(more information) 		England Delia Smith and
Wales Michael Wynn-Jones (53%)
England Michael Foulger (15%) 		$30M[28] Food industry
Publishing
Poultry
Sheffield United Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Musa'ed[29] $255M Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co.
Southampton China Gao Jisheng (80%)
Switzerland Katharina Liebherr (20%) 		$4B[30][31] Lander Sports Development Co Ltd
Inheritance
Tottenham Hotspur
(more information) 		England Joe Lewis (70.6% of 85% holding company)
England Daniel Levy (29.4% of 85% holding company)[32] 		$6.2B[33][34] Currency Trading
Watford Italy Gino Pozzo[35] $120M[36] Investment
West Ham United
(more information) 		Wales David Sullivan (51.1%)[37]
England David Gold (35.1%)
United States Albert Smith (10%) 		$1.6B[38] Daily Sport, Sunday Sport
Gold Group International
GSO Capital Partners
Wolverhampton Wanderers China Fosun International[39] $103.29B[40] Fosun International

EFL Championship

Club Owner(s) Estimated
combined
net worth 		Source of wealth
Barnsley United States Chien Lee
United States Paul Conway
China Grace Hung
India Neerav Parekh
United States Billy Beane
United Kingdom The Cryne Family[41][42] 		$9.1B NewCity capital
Pacific Media Group
Pidilite Industries
Birmingham City China Paul Suen (60.78%)
China Wang Lei (5.28%)
Hong Kong Carson Yeung (6.51%)[43] 		$570M Birmingham Sports Holdings
Blackburn Rovers India V H Group (99.9%) Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group
Brentford England Matthew Benham (96%)[44]
Bristol City England Stephen Lansdown $2.5B[45] Hargreaves Lansdown
Cardiff City Malaysia Vincent Tan (51%)[46] $770M[47] Berjaya Group
Charlton Athletic United Arab Emirates Sheikh Saeed bin Thanoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan [48] £22.4B Trade and Oil
Derby County England Mel Morris [49] $500m[50] King
Fulham
(more information) 		PakistanUnited States Shahid Khan[51] $7.3B[52] Flex-N-Gate Corp (automobile parts manufacturer)
Jacksonville Jaguars
All Elite Wrestling
Huddersfield Town England Phil Hodgkinson $475M
Hull City EgyptEngland The Allam Family[53] $325M[54] Allam Marine
Leeds United Italy Andrea Radrizzani (90%)
United States York Family (10%)[55][56] 		$450M[57] 49ers Enterprises, Leeds SPV LP
Luton Town England Luton Town Football Club 2020 LTD
Middlesbrough England Steve Gibson $263M[58] Bulkhaul Limited
Millwall United States John Berylson
United States Richard Smith[59] 		$175M
 Chestnut Hill Ventures
Nottingham Forest Greece Evangelos Marinakis[60] $650M Capital Maritime & Trading Corp
Preston North End England Trevor Hemmings CVO (51.4%)[61][62] $720M Blackpool Tower, horse racing, investment, Northern Trust, Sportech[63]
Queens Park Rangers
(more information) 		Malaysia Tony Fernandes (66%)
India Lakshmi Mittal (33%)[64] 		$745M[65]
$18B[66] 		Air Asia, Tune Group
ArcelorMittal
Reading
(more information) 		China Dai Yongge (90.29%) [67] Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Limite
Sheffield Wednesday Thailand Dejphon Chansiri Thai Union Group
Stoke City England The Coates Family[68] $3.1B[69] Bet365
Swansea City United States Stephen Kaplan & Jason Levien (68%)
Wales Swansea City Supporters Trust (21.1%)[70] 		Memphis Grizzlies and D.C. United
Investment trust
West Bromwich Albion
(more information) 		China Guochuan Lai (87.8%)[71] $2.8B [72] Investment
Wigan Athletic Hong Kong International Entertainment Corporation Hotel, Property

League One

Club Owner(s) Estimated
combined
net worth 		Source of wealth
Accrington Stanley England Andy Holt What More UK
AFC Wimbledon England Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society (The Dons Trust) Supporters Trust
Blackpool England Simon Sadler (96.2%) Asset Management
Bristol Rovers Jordan Dwane Sports (92%) Banking and tourism
Burton Albion England Ben Robinson (98%)
Coventry City Finland Joy Seppala
United States Dermot Coleman[73] 		Sisu Capital
Doncaster Rovers England John Ryan
Scotland Dick Watson (26%)
England Terry Bramall CBE

[74]

MYA Cosmetic Surgery
Construction[10]
Keepmoat[75]
Fleetwood Town England Andy Pilley (98%)[76] BES Group
Gillingham England Paul Scally
Ipswich Town England Marcus Evans $825M Marcus Evans Group
Lincoln City England Lincoln City Holdings Ltd (70%)
Milton Keynes Dons England Pete Winkelman[77][78] InterMK Group
Oxford United Thailand Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
Peterborough United Republic of Ireland Darragh MacAnthony (50%) Canada Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (50%)
Portsmouth United States Michael Eisner $1B Media; former CEO of The Walt Disney Company; Tornante
Rochdale England Andrew Kilpatrick
Rotherham United England Tony Stewart OBE (49%)[79][80]
England Joan Stewart (46%)
England Richard Stewart (5%) 		$180M Lighting industry
Shrewsbury Town England Roland Wycherley[81]
Southend United England Ron Martin[82] Property
Sunderland England Stewart Donald[83] $8.4M
Tranmere Rovers England Mark Palios
Wycombe Wanderers United States Rob Couhig (75%)

England Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Trust (25%)

Feliciana EFL Ltd

Supporters Trust

Bolton Wanderers England Ken Anderson [84] $17M[85]

League Two

Club Owner(s) Estimated
combined
net worth 		Source of wealth
Bradford City Germany Stefan Rupp (77.5%) Investment
Cambridge United England Paul Barry (100%) Hospitality and property
Carlisle United
(more information) 		England Andrew Jenkins (37% of 93% holding company)
England John Nixon (18%)
England Steven Pattison (18%)
England The United Trust (25.4%) 		Pioneer Foods
Businessman (retired)
Carlisle Glass
Investment Trust
Cheltenham Town England Andy Wilcox
Colchester United England Robbie Cowling[86] JobServe
Crawley Town England The Executors of Bruce Winfield's Estate[87] Freight transport and inheritance from marketing services[88]
Crewe Alexandra England Norman Hassall Hassall (32% of 60% holding company)
England Daniel Potts[89] 		The Rowlinson Group
Exeter City England Exeter City FC Supporters' Trust - Trust Ownership Working Group Supporters Trust
Forest Green Rovers England Dale Vince
Grimsby Town England John Fenty (42.91%)
England Mike Parker (22%)
England The Mariners Trust (14.13%)[90] 		$18M[91]

 Five Star Fish
Entrepreneur
Supporters Trust
Leyton Orient England Eagle Investments 2017 Ltd
Macclesfield Town England Ramy Ltd
Mansfield Town England John Radford
Morecambe England Bond Group Investments Limited (82% major shareholder
Newport County Wales Newport County AFC Supporters Trust Supporters Trust
Northampton Town England David Anthony Cardoza
England Anthony Michael Cardoza
England Deborah Jones
England Trustees of Stuart Wilson[92]
Oldham Athletic Morocco Abdallah Lemsagam
Plymouth Argyle United States Simon Hallett (97%) business
Port Vale England Synsol Holdings Ltd Debenture Loan (4m)
Salford City Singapore Peter Lim (40%)
England Phil Neville (10%)
England Gary Neville (10%)
England Nicky Butt (10%)
England Paul Scholes (10%)
Wales Ryan Giggs (10%)
England David Beckham (10%)
Scunthorpe United England Peter Swann and family $445M[93] Retail; live entertainments; horse racing
Stevenage England Phil Wallace (91%)[94] Lamex Food Group
Swindon Town England Lee Power
Walsall England Leigh Pomlett

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