With the Premier League season almost a third of the way through already, supporters of all 20 supporters have been out in their thousands, as always, to support their clubs.
A large number of fans will have either renewed their season ticket or bought a new season ticket ahead of what should be an exhilarating campaign being played out at 20 top-of-the-range stadiums.
Season tickets are expensive, and a huge financial commitment only made by supporters who are either completely devoted to their club or touts who want to make a profit by selling their seat for each match.
There are plenty of benefits to buying a season ticket rather than standard football tickets though, and this informative article goes through what they can be at different top-flight clubs if you’re thinking of purchasing one for the upcoming season.
Benefits vary between different Premier League clubs, but the main benefit at any club all over the world is that a season ticket guarantees your seat at every home league game in that season, no matter who the opposition is.
This links with another benefit; the fact that you can make huge savings on football tickets by purchasing a season ticket rather than buying single match tickets for most of the season’s fixtures.
For example, upon the offering of their 2018-19 season tickets, West Ham United announced that adults could save over £400 every season compared to securing tickets for individual matches whilst under-16s can save over £600.
Some clubs also offer season ticket holders discounts on replica kits, money off coach and train travel to home and away games, and exclusive invites to events organised by the club – for example kit launches and end of season award ceremonies.
Premier League clubs also try and boost their attendances for the less popular women’s and youth games by offering season ticket holder free or cheaper football tickets for matches at that level in an attempt to find a benefit for both club and supporter.
Season ticket holders also receive priority seating for all FA Cup and League, or Carabao, Cup home games. Some clubs make supporters opt in to the FA Cup scheme as well as league competition, however whether league cup football tickets are bought for the League Cup is optional.
For the top clubs, your seat is reserved for European games as well – whether that be the Champions League or Europa League – and you can decide if you want to attend the fixtures or not.
Clubs sort payments by dealing with transactions for other competitions opted in for through the card said supporter has used to pay for their season ticket, and normally tend to just take the money out automatically before contacting the payee that their seat is confirmed.
Those are just the main benefits you’re likely to experience when purchasing a season ticket for your favourite team, and you should certainly consider it if you’re wanting to regularly support throughout the 2018-19 season and beyond.
