The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) recently discovered that the average pint in a ‘wet-led’ pub costs £4.10, yet data we collected and analyzed from across Yorkshire’s football sides suggests that even the cheapest pint at a ground can be much more than this, the main culprits usually being clubs competing in England’s top four divisions, also known as the football league.
However, our data reveals that although this is the rule, there are a few notable exceptions. 8th Tier Sheffield FC sell their most expensive pint for £6, whilst the cheapest you’ll find at York City is £5.20 for a pint of Fosters. You’ll also be coughing up a whopping £6.90 if you’re after a refreshing Birra Moretti .
We asked York fans on Facebook if these hefty prices were worth it to watch a side which competes in the fifth division, and most fans who responded made their frustrations known.
“Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask” is enough to summarize how Minstermen fans feel about their high prices and “poor selection” of beers.
The same criticism’s can be made about clubs across the region, who mostly sell their most expensive pints around the region of £6. with one particularly unhappy Middlesbrough fan on Facebook responding “Rip off – considering they taste like sh**e too”.
However, not all fans are angry about having to spend a bit more than you would on the high street. One Hull fan explained that “…£5,000,000 players don’t come free and I’m more than happy to chip in my meagre donation towards building a better club.”
But where are the cheapest pints in Yorkshire? if you’re willing to make the trip to some of the region’s smallest sides, our data shows that Stocksbridge Park Steels (£2.50), Yorkshire Amateur (£3.00), and Pontefract Colleries (£3.50) sell all of their pints for less than £4. These absolute bargains show that not all sporting venues in Yorkshire have to be expensive.
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