Newcastle inside the top 20 world's richest football clubs

Newcastle United celebrate scoring at home earlier this month Credit: PA

Newcastle United’s fortunes on the pitch may be looking less than impressive having failed to win a match so far this year, but their revenue has increased by 35% to £129.7m since last year.

The Magpies have returned to 19th on the Money League rich list with the club 'in the strongest position it's ever been in commercially'.

Deloitte Sports Business Group report found Newcastle’s broadcast revenue, much like many other English clubs, have increased my more than 50% thanks to the new Premier League broadcast deals.

The club's Matchday income makes up 20% of it's revenues; they offer the cheapest match-day ticket in the Premier League and attendance at The St James’ Park was the third highest in the division last season.

On the other hand Newcastle's online engagement with fans was comparatively lower than the other top 20 Money League clubs:

2013/14 Money League clubs by social media activity Credit: Deloitte Sports Business Group

Real Madrid have now topped the top of the Money League for ten consecutive years.

The Top 20 clubs' revenue in 2013-14:

Premier League clubs make up 14 of the top 30 revenue generating clubs globally.