How much does each Premier league team charge to play on its pitch?
Everyone has the dream of playing in the grounds their favourite team does week in and week out. A Manchester United fan will dream of a chance of playing at Old Trafford, an Arsenal fan would relish an opportunity to play at the Emirates and likewise.
While all these stadiums are often destination for match days and casual tours, if you gather enough people and the right amount of money, most clubs in England will let you use their stadium. You can play on your dream pitch with a bunch of friends, have some food before and after and enjoy using the stadium's facilities with a one-time fee.
Here are the clubs that let you use their stadium for a particular fee:
#5 Below £2,000
There are a bunch of football clubs in England that let you use their stadium for less than £2000 including well-established Premier League sides. Most of these clubs are in the North East of England and let you do it for a nominal fee – when compared to the others – given their lesser influence on the League and the league title. (except one!)
Norwich City: You can rent Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium for £1500 + VAT. This buys you two hours at the stadium for you to play, warm up, do some drills, etc. Norwich also offer the chance to play for a further hour if you're willing to spend £1800 + VAT.
Sunderland: The Stadium of Light is available for you for £1500 + VAT but while Norwich give you two hours, Sunderland give you three hours, plus a meal after the game, a man of the match presentation and some mementoes for the best and worst (yes, really) players of the game.
Newcastle: England's third biggest stadium also charges you £1500 + VAT but give you only one hour of playing time. The Magpies provide you with a ball, a referee and a post-match buffet for everyone. If you want to play in the evenings, it'll cost you more to cover the expenditure of the flood lights. Newcastle also offer you option of forming a team and letting the club choose an opposition.
Stoke City: Stoke City are willing to offer you the chance to play on the Britannia's pitch for slightly more than the above three but offer different plans for different days. They charge you £1,750 + VAT for a midweek midday game; £2,000 + VAT for an evening game and £2,500 + VAT for a weekend game. They also offer you the chance to pay a little extra to get customised jerseys. However, with the stadium under renovation during the 2016 off-season, you'll be able to avail their pitch only next summer.
Watford: Watford's Vicarage Road is available to you for £1,800 + VAT. They offer you one hour of game time, the home and away dressing rooms, the showers, a ball signed by all the first-team players, a referee, bottled water, free car parking and official Premier League footballs. Just like the Britannia, Vicarage Road is also undergoing pitch work this summer and will available to hire only next summer.
Leicester City: Probably the last time it'll be worth less than £2,000. The Premier League leaders offer you the pitch of the King Power Stadium for £1,950 + VAT. You get to use the home and away dressing rooms, the dugouts and the showers. With the stadium hosting UEFA Champions League football next season, expect it to get a lot more expensive come the end of this summer.