New Issues in Attendance Demand

David Forrest and Rob Simmons
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David Forrest: University of Salford
Rob Simmons: Lancaster University, r.simmons@lancaster.ac.uk

Journal of Sports Economics, 2006, vol. 7, issue 3, 247-266

Abstract: This articles uses an attendance demand model with panel data on more than 4,000 games to examine economic problems of fixture congestion in English Football League schedules. We find that televised, midweek Champions League matches involving English Premier League clubs have substantial adverse impacts on lower division Football League gate attendance. This suggests that affected clubs may have a case for compensation from the Premier League for loss of gate revenue from this source. Scheduling of home games close to one another also has an adverse impact on attendance. Reorganisation of fixture schedules and/or redistribution of income would help offset adverse impacts on team revenues from midweek scheduling.

Keywords: attendance; football; scheduling; television (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/1527002504273392

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