English FA Premiership Money list: Arsenal's run to the Champions League final saw them eclipse Chelsea in earnings over the last season. Arsène Wenger's team earned £52.7 million (€77 million) in prize money and television cash from all competitions, well above their rivals Chelsea (£47.5m), Liverpool (£43.2m) and Manchester United (£39.9m).

Almost half of Arsenal's income came from the Champions League - victory over Barcelona in the final would bring in a further £2 million - which explains Tottenham's desperate efforts this week to qualify for Europe's elite club competition.

Spurs, the highest-placed club not involved in the Champions League, earned £26.2 million, less than half the sum their north London rivals pulled in.

Manchester United's second successive disappointing season in the Champions League saw their earnings drop to under £40m, compared to £54m two years ago. They will still outperform their rivals in terms of income from gate receipts, other match-day income and merchandise, but the figures will give the Glazer family food for thought.

Liverpool's run in the FA Cup, and qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase, enabled them to earn more than United.

PremiershipEarnings

Uk£m Prem Eur Cup Tot Chelsea 28.6 17.7 1.2 47.5 Man Utd 29.1 9.8 0.9 39.8 Liverpool 28.1 12.7 2.4** 43.2 Arsenal 27.2 25.1* 0.4 52.7 Tottenham 25.9 _ 0.3 26.2 Blackburn 23.4 _ 0.2 23.6 Newcastle 23.2 _ 0.8 24.0 Bolton 22.0 1.0 0.7 23.7 West Ham 22.3 _ 2.1** 24.4 Wigan 22.7 _ 0.2 22.9 Everton 22.2 _ 0.2 22.4 Fulham 20.1 _ 0.2 20.3 Charlton 20.1 _ 0.9 21.0 Middlesbrough 19.3 4.0 1.0 24.3 Man City 19.7 _ 0.9 20.6 Aston Villa 18.9 _ 0.7 19.6 Portsmouth 17.7 _ 0.3 18.0 Birmingham 18.6 _ 0.8 19.4 West Brom 16.7 _ 0.2 16.9 Sunderland 15.9 _ 0.2 16.1 * Could earn £2m from Champions League final

** Could earn £1m from FA Cup final