adminday, with some earning — and losing — staggering sums for their final finish.
As well as the bumper television rights, for each place higher up the table a club finishes, they earn around £750 000 extra on the merit of their place.
Last season, first place was awarded £15,1m for their finish, with 20th getting £755 000.
Fulham’s mediocre season ended with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium, propelling them up the table from 15th to 12th, and earning the west London club an additional £2,25million for their final position on merit, based on last season’s figures.
The losers of the final day were Alan Pardew’s Newcastle, who dropped £2,26m as they slid from 13th to 16th. The Toon’s end-of-season payout was set to total at just over £6m, but now stands at £3,75m after their defeat by Arsenal.
As Manchester United had the title wrapped up by the end of last month and the relegation places settled after Wigan were beaten by Arsenal at the start of last week, many claimed Sunday’s games were nothing more than formalities. — Mailonline
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