The Premier League (according to Facebook)

by Andrew McCormick, revolutionmagazine.com 27-Oct-09, 15:23

LONDON - With Liverpool today becoming the first British football club to pass the one million fan mark on Facebook, the social network is proving to be a great place for sports brands to thrive. But how do England's top 20 clubs measure up on the world's most popular social network?

Liverpool launched its official Facebook fan page on 18 May and has since gained over one million fans. The Merseyside club was quick to get its official page up and running while others were late to the party and two have still to join in the fun.

And while other clubs may have more fans on unofficial pages and groups, this is what the Premier League would look like based on Facebook fans (correct as of 27 October 2009, source: Revolution):

Position	Club	Facebook Fans
1	Liverpool	1,002,619
2	Manchester United	955,377
3	Arsenal	515,816
4	Chelsea	394,000
5	Tottenham Hotspur	67,489
6	Aston Villa	60,732
7	Manchester City	28,963
8	Everton	21,036
9	Hull City	11,163
10	Stoke City	9,252
11	Portsmouth	7,329
12	Burnley	6,978
13	Wolves	5,506
14	Fulham	5,324
15	Blackburn Rovers	5,189
16	Wigan Athletic	3,745
17	West Ham	1,992
18	Birmingham City	948
19	Bolton Wanderers	38
20	Sunderland	n/a

Comments

Andrew McCormick - 27/10/2009

This story has been updated since we first published it. Chelsea FC has 394,000 fans, not the 9,359 fans as previously stated. Sorry Chelsea fans.

Kate Ritchie - 27/10/2009

where were they when they were shit?

Jon Beeston - 27/10/2009

Can Facebook tell us how many of those fans were born or live within 25 miles of their club? Time to out the glory hunters!

Stew M - 28/10/2009

its a global game now, and the premierleague is a global league. there is no way you could have such high demand \(pushing up prices and creating revenue) with only fans from within 25 miles of the club, even the new Chelski ones. Its time to embrace it...