The 40 biggest clubs in the English football system have been ranked by their size, revealing a clear No 1 - twice as big as their nearest rivals.
The Athletic undertook this mammoth task, rating teams on eight categories: Crowds, Global Fanbase, Major Trophies, Recent Major Trophies, League Finishes, Player Quality and Commercial Revenue.
Manchester United finished well clear in first place with a points tally of 12 (the lower the better), with Liverpool were a distant second on 24. Chelsea pipped Arsenal - historically London's biggest team - to third spot, while Manchester City came fifth above Tottenham.
Everton, one of England's traditional big five, were only strong enough for joint eighth place alongside Wolves and below Newcastle.
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West Brom fans may be as startled as anyone to see their club, very much a yo-yo team in the Premier League era, are apparently the 12th biggest club in England. Obviously there's a lot to unpack here.
First all credit to The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke who captained this study safe in the knowledge the list would later be torn apart and questioned by know-nothings. So here we go!
Tottenham fans will be delighted to know their club ranks first for Player Quality, while Manchester City finished fourth - below rivals Manchester United. Which is an interesting one.
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Also West Ham finished above ninth-placed Liverpool in the Crowd category, which, well, we know the London Stadium is big. But that doesn't feel quite right at all.
Still, Man United romped home as they triumphed in Global Fanbase, Crowds, Commercial Revenue and Recent Major Trophies (last 20 years).
Yet Liverpool fans can probably feel content they are England's No 1 side when it comes to Major Trophies and Average League Finish. Which is sort of the point, some might argue.
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Chelsea above Arsenal is also a controversial one. No doubt that Chelsea have a big edge in recent success and current financial muscle, but Arsenal are the bigger team in terms of historic honours and UK-based support.
So a lot to argue about - naturally - but The Athletic's full ranking of England's 40 biggest clubs is below.
1. Manchester United
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2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Manchester City
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6. Tottenham
7. Newcastle
8= Everton
8= Wolves
10. Aston Villa
11. Leicester
12. West Brom
13. Leeds
14. Sunderland
15. West Ham
16. Burnley
17. Sheffield United
18. Blackburn
19. Birmingham
20. Southampton
21. Middlesbrough
22. Stoke
23= Sheffield Wednesday
23= Nottingham Forest
23= Derby
26. Norwich
27. Huddersfield
28. Portsmouth
29. Fulham
30. Crystal Palace
31. QPR
32. Cardiff
33. Brighton
34. Charlton
35. Bristol City
36. Watford
37. Preston
38. Millwall
39. Coventry
40. Hull
Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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