Brighton and Hove Albion near top of Championship table for cost

Brighton and Hove Albion is one of the most expensive clubs for fans to follow in the Championship.

It is also more expensive on a number of measures than many several Premiership sides, according to research published by the BBC.

The broadcaster found that Albion’s award-winning pies were the most expensive of any league team at £4.10 although Conference side Kidderminster charge £4.50. The cheapest pies found in the Championship were at Wigan where they cost £2.40.

Albion topped the Championship in the BBC’s “cheapest day out” category. The £34.70 figure was topped by only 11 out of 20 Premiership clubs.

Only two Championship sides – Fulham and Ipswich – had more expensive top-priced season tickets than the Seagulls where the price was £715. Blackpool charged £359.

The cheapest Amex season ticket – at £465 – was also the third dearest, beaten only by Norwich and Bournemouth. Charlton charge £150 and 10 out of 20 Premiership sides offer cheaper deals.

The cheapest season tickets for European champions Real Madrid cost £175 and for Barcelona £103. At AC Milan the price is just under £165.

Match-day programmes cost £3.50 at Falmer – a price charged by many clubs although £3 is more common. Only Premiership side Southampton’s £4 programmes cost more.

Replica shirts at £45 are the second dearest in the Championship with Blackburn charging £49.99 and Cardiff, the cheapest, asking £38. Only 10 Premiership sides charge more.

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