Publications

Premier League Managers – nationality and club playing history since 1992

In this analysis, we look over the life of the Premier League to consider the extent to which top-flight clubs still look to former players to manage their club and at the shifting mix of nationalities of top-flight managers with a focus on English managers.

See our blog post on the conclusions and below is the full report:

Premier League Managers Nationality and Club Background

 

Are you watching England? An economic analysis of TV audiences for England football matches

Our research report looking at the trends and drivers of the England football team’s TV audiences over the last 16 years:

England TV audience analysis

This report uses an econometric model built by Football Economics to quantify the drivers of audiences and estimate household viewing figures for future games. By understanding what drives TV audiences, we can develop a better understanding of football’s appeal and design competitions and schedules that work for fans.

The trend in Premier League Managers with playing experience at their club

In this analysis, we look at the extent to which top-flight clubs still look to former players to manage their club and how this has changed over the last 20 years.

We look at drivers in the trend, before drawing conclusions and identifying further research questions.

For the full report, click here:

Managers_Pedigree_Final_Sep_14

For the supporting data on managers and clubs, click here:

Annex – Manager details 1992 – 2014.xlsx