Hammers lose £65m in the Premier League

West Ham have lost £65.8m since the Premier League was founded in 1992.

Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football has calculated overall losses or profits in the Premier League between 1992-20018

He has calculated that the Hammers have lost £65.8m overall.

Chelsea led the losses table with accumulated losses of £695.3m closely followed by Manchester City on £645.7m

Aston Villa are next losing £335.4m followed by Sunderland £211m and Fulham £185.6m

Next is Middlesborough losing £147.9m then  Bolton on £107.1m, Blackburn Rovers £77.8m and Stoke City £77.3m

Everton have lost £74m followed by Coventry City with losses of £66.4m before the Hammers on  £65.8m

After West Ham, Portsmouth have lost £55.4m, QPR £42.9m, Leeds £27.7m, Sheffield Wednesday £25.1m Derby £24.1m< Wigan £21.8m and Charlton on losses £19.1m.

It is probalby no surprise that 14 of the 19 teams with losses listed in these tables are no longer in the Premier League with Aston Villa only just returning.