International Football

Scottish Football In Good Health As Attendances Almost Double In Premiership

4.12.2017

Scottish football is in "good health," according to the Scotland DAILY RECORD. A report by finance experts at Begbies Traynor showed that "only one of the country's top 42 clubs is in financial distress." As the season nears its end, the figures revealed that "almost all of the teams are prospering." Things are "looking up at the gates, too." In the season that Scottish Premiership side Celtic "cruised to the title" under Brendan Rodgers, attendances in the Premiership rose by 49%, to almost 14,000 on average, which has been "helped" by Championship winner Rangers in the top flight. It is not "such good news" in the lower divisions, though, as there has been a fall of 44% in average gates in the Championship, a 42% drop in League One attendances, and a 4% fall in League Two crowds (DAILY RECORD, 4/11).

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