List of owners of English football clubs
A list of all owners with a significant interest within English football clubs: including their estimated net worth and sources of wealth.
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List of owners of English football clubs
A list of all owners with a significant interest within English football clubs: including their estimated net worth and sources of wealth.
Premier League
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal (more information)</td><td>Stan Kroenke</td><td>$21.3B</td><td>Commercial property Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Walmart</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa (more information)</td><td>V Sports</td><td>$10.3B</td><td>Investment and Industry Fortress Investment Group Comcast</td></tr><tr><td>Bournemouth</td><td>William P. Foley</td><td>$2.0B</td><td>Fidelity National Financial Vegas Golden Knights</td></tr><tr><td>Brentford</td><td>Matthew Benham</td><td>$280M</td><td>Gambling firms</td></tr><tr><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>Tony Bloom (75.61%)</td><td>$1.3B</td><td>Professional gambling, property and land development, investments</td></tr><tr><td>Burnley</td><td>Alan Pace (50.38%)</td><td></td><td>ALK Capital LLC</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea (more information)</td><td>Clearlake Capital Group (Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano) Todd Boehly Hansjorg Wyss Mark Walter</td><td>$21.4B</td><td>Investment consortium Los Angeles Dodgers</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>Steve Parish (10.74%) Josh Harris (18%) David Blitzer (18%) Woody Johnson (43%)</td><td>$5.5B</td><td>Private equity</td></tr><tr><td>Everton (more information)</td><td>The Friedkin Group (Dan Friedkin)</td><td>$7.6B</td><td>Car dealerships, investment</td></tr><tr><td>Fulham (more information)</td><td>Shahid Khan</td><td>$15.3B</td><td>Flex-N-Gate Corp (automobile parts manufacturer) Jacksonville Jaguars All Elite Wrestling</td></tr><tr><td>Leeds United</td><td>49ers Enterprises Red Bull</td><td>$8.5B</td><td>San Francisco 49ers, DeBartolo Corporation</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool (more information)</td><td>John W. Henry Tom Werner</td><td>$13.0B</td><td>Fenway Sports Group</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City (more information)</td><td>Abu Dhabi United Group (82%) Silver Lake (18%)</td><td>$16.8B</td><td>Sovereign wealth Investments</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United (more information)</td><td>Glazer family (51.75%) Sir Jim Ratcliffe (27.7%)</td><td>$20.4B</td><td>First Allied Corporation (commercial property, retail), Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ineos Group (chemicals industry)</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United (more information)</td><td>Public Investment Fund (85%) (state-owned) RB Sports & Media (15%)</td><td>$620B</td><td>Sovereign wealth</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Evangelos Marinakis</td><td>$3.6B</td><td>Capital Maritime & Trading Corp</td></tr><tr><td>Sunderland</td><td>Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%) Juan Sartori (36%)</td><td>$2.1B</td><td>Louis Dreyfus Group (agriculture, commodities, commercial shipping)</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur (more information)</td><td>Family of Joe Lewis (60%) Daniel Levy (25%)</td><td>$5.8B</td><td>Currency Trading</td></tr><tr><td>West Ham United (more information)</td><td>David Sullivan Daniel Kretinsky Vanessa Gold</td><td>$15.0B</td><td>Daily Sport, Sunday Sport EPH</td></tr><tr><td>Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>Guo Guangchang Liang Xinjun Wang Qunbin</td><td>$5.33B</td><td>Fosun International (investment, private equity, asset management)</td></tr></tbody></table>
EFL Championship
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Birmingham City</td><td>Tom Wagner</td><td></td><td>Sportswear Knighthead Capital Management</td></tr><tr><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>Anuradha Jitendra Desai Banda Venkatesh Rao Banda Balaji Rao</td><td>$2B</td><td>Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group (food processing and pharmaceuticals)</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Stephen Lansdown</td><td>$2.6B</td><td>Hargreaves Lansdown (financial services)</td></tr><tr><td>Coventry City</td><td>Doug King</td><td></td><td>YELO Enterprises, RCMA Capital</td></tr><tr><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>Charlie Methven Gabriel Brener Joshua Friedman</td><td></td><td>Consultancy Investments</td></tr><tr><td>Derby County</td><td>David Clowes</td><td>£252m</td><td>Property development</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Acun Ilıcalı</td><td></td><td>Acun Medya</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>Gamechanger 20 Ltd.</td><td></td><td>American Pension Fund</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>The Srivaddhanaprabha Family</td><td>$3.5B</td><td>King Power International Group (duty-free shopping)</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Steve Gibson</td><td>$826M</td><td>Bulkhaul Limited</td></tr><tr><td>Millwall</td><td>John Berylson Richard Smith</td><td>$175M</td><td>Chestnut Hill Ventures</td></tr><tr><td>Norwich City (more information)</td><td>Mark Attanasio</td><td></td><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td></tr><tr><td>Oxford United</td><td>Erick Thohir</td><td></td><td>Investment</td></tr><tr><td>Portsmouth</td><td>Michael Eisner</td><td>$1B</td><td>Media; former CEO of The Walt Disney Company; Tornante</td></tr><tr><td>Preston North End</td><td>Trevor Hemmings CVO (51.4%)</td><td>$1.4B</td><td>Blackpool Tower, horse racing, investment, Northern Trust, Sportech</td></tr><tr><td>Queens Park Rangers (more information)</td><td>Lakshmi Mittal</td><td>$15.0B</td><td>ArcelorMittal</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield Wednesday</td><td>Administration</td><td>$575M</td><td>Thai Union Group (seafood processing)</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>COH Sports Group</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Sport Republic (80%) Katharina Liebherr (20%)</td><td>$1.3B</td><td>United Group (telecoms and mass media) Inheritance</td></tr><tr><td>Stoke City</td><td>John Coates</td><td>$2.7b</td><td>Bet365 (online gambling firm)</td></tr><tr><td>Swansea City</td><td>Stephen Kaplan & Jason Levien (68%) Swansea City Supporters Trust (21.1%)</td><td></td><td>Memphis Grizzlies and D.C. United Investment trust Partially supporter-owned</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Gino Pozzo</td><td>$120M</td><td>Investment</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion (more information)</td><td>Shilen Patel Kiran C. Patel</td><td>$500M</td><td>Investment</td></tr><tr><td>Wrexham</td><td>Ryan Reynolds Rob McElhenney</td><td>$450M</td><td>Acting</td></tr></tbody></table>
League One
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>AFC Wimbledon</td><td>Wimbledon Football Club Supporters' Society</td><td></td><td>Supporters Trust</td></tr><tr><td>Barnsley</td><td>Neerav Parekh The Cryne Family Julie Anne Quay Chien Lee</td><td>$9.1B</td><td>NewCity capital Pidilite Industries</td></tr><tr><td>Blackpool</td><td>Simon Sadler (96.2%)</td><td></td><td>Asset management</td></tr><tr><td>Bolton Wanderers</td><td>Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd</td><td>$60M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bradford City</td><td>Stefan Rupp (77.5%)</td><td>$130M</td><td>Investment</td></tr><tr><td>Burton Albion</td><td>Nordic Football Group (NFG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cardiff City</td><td>Vincent Tan (51%)</td><td>$730M</td><td>Berjaya Group</td></tr><tr><td>Doncaster Rovers</td><td>John Ryan Dick Watson (26%) Terry Bramall</td><td></td><td>MYA Cosmetic Surgery Construction Keepmoat</td></tr><tr><td>Exeter City</td><td>Exeter City FC Supporters' Trust – Trust Ownership Working Group</td><td></td><td>Supporter-owned</td></tr><tr><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>Kevin M. Nagle</td><td>$500M</td><td>Healthcare, pharmaceuticals</td></tr><tr><td>Leyton Orient</td><td>GSG LOFC Limited</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lincoln City</td><td>Lincoln City Holdings Ltd Harvey Jabara WMA Sports Ventures Liquid Investments</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luton Town</td><td>Luton Town Football Club 2020 Limited</td><td></td><td>Supporter-owned</td></tr><tr><td>Mansfield Town</td><td>John Radford</td><td>$38M</td><td>One Call Insurance</td></tr><tr><td>Northampton Town</td><td>Kelvin Thomas David Bower</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peterborough United</td><td>Darragh MacAnthony (50%) Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (50%)</td><td></td><td>Real estate</td></tr><tr><td>Plymouth Argyle</td><td>Simon Hallett (97%)</td><td></td><td>Investment</td></tr><tr><td>Port Vale</td><td>Carol Shanahan Kevin Shanahan</td><td></td><td>Synectics Solutions (fintech)</td></tr><tr><td>Reading</td><td>Rob Couhig</td><td></td><td>Redwood Holdings Limited</td></tr><tr><td>Rotherham United</td><td>Tony Stewart (49%) Joan Stewart (46%)</td><td>$180M</td><td>Lighting industry</td></tr><tr><td>Stevenage</td><td>Phil Wallace (91%)</td><td>$90M</td><td>Lamex Food Group</td></tr><tr><td>Stockport County</td><td>Mark Stott</td><td></td><td>Property investment</td></tr><tr><td>Wigan Athletic</td><td>Mike Danson</td><td>$1.63B</td><td>GlobalData (data analytics)</td></tr><tr><td>Wycombe Wanderers</td><td>Mikhail Lomtadze (90%) Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Trust (10%)</td><td>$5.9B</td><td>Financial services, fintech Partially supporter-owned</td></tr></tbody></table>
League Two
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Accrington Stanley</td><td>Andy Holt</td><td></td><td>What More UK</td></tr><tr><td>Barnet</td><td>Anthony Kleanthous</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Tony Shearer (40%) Paul Hornby (20%) Kristian Wilkes (20%) Mark Hetherington (10%) Bluebirds Trust (10%)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Wael al-Qadi</td><td>$550M</td><td>Banking and tourism</td></tr><tr><td>Bromley</td><td>Robin Stanton-Gleaves</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cambridge United</td><td>Paul Barry (75.01%) Mark Green (24.99%)</td><td></td><td>Hospitality, technology and property</td></tr><tr><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>Mike Garlick</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chesterfield</td><td>Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust</td><td></td><td>Supporter-owned</td></tr><tr><td>Colchester United</td><td>Robbie Cowling</td><td>$55M</td><td>JobServe (employment website)</td></tr><tr><td>Crewe Alexandra</td><td>Norman Hassall Daniel Potts</td><td></td><td>The Rowlinson Group</td></tr><tr><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>Andy Pilley (98%)</td><td>$120M</td><td>BES Group (commercial energy supplier)</td></tr><tr><td>Gillingham</td><td>Brad Galinson Shannon Galinson</td><td></td><td>Property</td></tr><tr><td>Grimsby Town</td><td>1878 Partners (63%) The Mariners Trust (14%) Mike Parker (11%)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harrogate Town</td><td>Irving Weaver</td><td></td><td>Property</td></tr><tr><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td><td>Fahad Al Ghanim</td><td></td><td>InterMK Group</td></tr><tr><td>Newport County</td><td>Newport County AFC Supporters Trust</td><td></td><td>Supporter-owned</td></tr><tr><td>Notts County</td><td>Alexander Reedtz Christoffer Reedtz</td><td></td><td>Football Radar</td></tr><tr><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>Frank Rothwell</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salford City</td><td>Gary Neville David Beckham Declan Kelly Lord Mervyn Davies</td><td>$2.7B</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Roland Wycherley</td><td>$17M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Swindon Town</td><td>Clem Morfuni</td><td>$200m</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>Mark Palios</td><td></td><td>Charted Accountant Holding Company</td></tr><tr><td>Walsall</td><td>Benjamin Boycott</td><td></td><td>Trivela Group LLC</td></tr></tbody></table>
National League
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Forest Green Rovers</td><td>Dale Vince Héctor Bellerín</td><td>$120M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sutton United</td><td>Garry Otto Nawaf Al Shammari</td><td>$70m</td><td>Investment group</td></tr><tr><td>Ebbsfleet United</td><td>Keh Sports Limited</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
National League North/South
List of owners of English football clubs
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Owner(s)</th><th>Estimated combined net worth</th><th>Source of wealth</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Blyth Spartans</td><td>Irfan Liaquat</td><td>$50m</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darlington</td><td>Darlington FC supporters trusts</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>