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Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 31/03/2019 Premier League Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 The information below represents all Intermediary and Agents' fees paid by Clubs during the specified period via The FA's clearing account Club Net total paid to Agents/Intermediaries AFC BOURNEMOUTH £££10,295,433 ARSENAL £££11,181,730 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION £££6,859,429 BURNLEY £££3,975,928 CARDIFF CITY £££2,802,375 CHELSEA £££26,850,552 CRYSTAL PALACE £££6,976,425 EVERTON £££19,116,370 FULHAM £££8,234,360 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN £££5,023,807 LEICESTER CITY £££12,720,618 LIVERPOOL £££43,795,863 MANCHESTER CITY £££24,122,753 MANCHESTER UNITED £££20,759,350 NEWCASTLE UNITED £££8,868,027 SOUTHAMPTON £££6,151,107 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR £££11,141,255 WATFORD £££10,894,179 WEST HAM UNITED £££14,414,845 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS £££6,479,714 Total £££260,664,118 This information has been made publicly available in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The information has been included in good faith for football regulatory purposes only and no undertaking, representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. We cannot guarantee that any information displayed has not been changed or modified through malicious attacks or “hacking”. 31/03/2019 EFL Championship Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 The information below represents all Intermediary and Agents' fees paid by Clubs during the specified period via The FA's clearing account Club Net total paid to Agents/Intermediaries ASTON VILLA £££3,427,818£3,427,818 BIRMINGHAM CITY £2,122,569 BLACKBURN ROVERS £452,858 BOLTON WANDERERS £471,481 BRENTFORD £1,905,236 BRISTOL CITY £1,107,391 DERBY COUNTY £4,293,410 HULL CITY £1,047,481 IPSWICH TOWN £790,210 LEEDS UNITED £2,261,431 MIDDLESBROUGH £2,642,768 MILLWALL £383,594 NORWICH CITY £2,651,151 NOTTINGHAM FOREST £1,053,720 PRESTON NORTH END £910,612 QUEENS PARK RANGERS £1,437,817 READING £2,103,206 ROTHERHAM UNITED £154,653 SHEFFIELD UNITED £1,369,917 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY £1,324,285 STOKE CITY £7,229,515 SWANSEA CITY £5,551,168 WEST BROMWICH ALBION £5,139,526 WIGAN ATHLETIC £649,478 Total £££50,481,293 This information has been made publicly available in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The information has been included in good faith for football regulatory purposes only and no undertaking, representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. We cannot guarantee that any information displayed has not been changed or modified through malicious attacks or “hacking”. 31/03/2019 EFL League One Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 The information below represents all Intermediary and Agents' fees paid by Clubs during the specified period via The FA's clearing account Club Net total paid to Agents/Intermediaries ACCRINGTON STANLEY £££4,815£4,815 AFC WIMBLEDON £62,173 BARNSLEY £428,580 BLACKPOOL £45,838 BRADFORD CITY £154,410 BRISTOL ROVERS £96,852 BURTON ALBION £131,002 CHARLTON ATHLETIC £205,095 COVENTRY CITY £155,909 DONCASTER ROVERS £88,753 FLEETWOOD TOWN £183,356 GILLINGHAM £28,088 LUTON TOWN £124,069 OXFORD UNITED £160,678 PETERBOROUGH UNITED £176,465 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE £91,370 PORTSMOUTH £183,790 ROCHDALE £42,497 SCUNTHORPE UNITED £126,207 SHREWSBURY TOWN £77,042 SOUTHEND UNITED £44,658 SUNDERLAND £2,873,033 WALSALL £55,499 WYCOMBE £19,500 Total £££5,559,679£5,559,679 This information has been made publicly available in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The information has been included in good faith for football regulatory purposes only and no undertaking, representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. We cannot guarantee that any information displayed has not been changed or modified through malicious attacks or “hacking”. 31/03/2019 EFL League Two Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 The information below represents all Intermediary and Agents' fees paid by Clubs during the specified period via The FA's clearing account Club Net total paid to Agents/Intermediaries BURY £££6,075£6,075 CAMBRIDGE UNITED £48,930 CARLISLE UNITED £27,431 CHELTENHAM TOWN £61,253 COLCHESTER UNITED £38,642 CRAWLEY TOWN £32,160 CREWE ALEXANDRA £10,638 EXETER CITY £14,490 FOREST GREEN ROVERS £40,431 GRIMSBY TOWN £38,104 LINCOLN CITY £44,434 MACCLESFIELD TOWN £1,000 MANSFIELD TOWN £77,932 MILTON KEYNES DONS £80,263 MORECAMBE £13,486 NEWPORT COUNTY £31,952 NORTHAMPTON TOWN £92,125 NOTTS COUNTY £55,130 OLDHAM ATHLETIC £55,551 PORT VALE £60,027 STEVENAGE £38,460 SWINDON TOWN £18,000 TRANMERE ROVERS £26,112 YEOVIL TOWN £27,931 Total £££940,555£940,555 This information has been made publicly available in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The information has been included in good faith for football regulatory purposes only and no undertaking, representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. We cannot guarantee that any information displayed has not been changed or modified through malicious attacks or “hacking”. 31/03/2019 National League and below Intermediary Fees 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 The information below represents all Intermediary and Agents' fees paid by Clubs during the specified period via The FA's clearing account Club Net total paid to Agents/Intermediaries AFC FYLDE £10,820 ALFRETON TOWN £500 BARNET £16,100 BARROW £14,563 BOSTON UNITED £500 CHESTERFIELD £72,943 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE £3,190 EASTLEIGH £19,462 EBBSFLEET £9,130 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC £900 GUISELEY AFC £8,820 HALIFAX TOWN £9,312 HARROGATE TOWN £9,479 HARTLEPOOL UNITED £18,369 HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE £1,344 HEREFORD £1,500 LEYTON ORIENT £30,067 SALFORD CITY £76,338 SOLIHULL MOORS £5,660 SOUTH SHIELDS £500 SOUTHPORT £1,500 STOCKPORT COUNTY £900 SUTTON UNITED £7,228 TORQUAY UNITED £10,700 WOKING £8,858 WREXHAM £26,468 YORK CITY £13,455 Total £££378,605£378,605 This information has been made publicly available in accordance with the requirements of the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and The FA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The information has been included in good faith for football regulatory purposes only and no undertaking, representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. We cannot guarantee that any information displayed has not been changed or modified through malicious attacks or “hacking”. .
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