We continue our look at more English football ticket prices from 1981, Divisions Three and Four up next…
DIVISION THREE
Barnsley – The cost for seating at Barnsley was £1.40, whilst sitting was £2.40, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £44.
Blackpool – The cost for seating at Blackpool was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.30, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £47.
Brentford – The cost for seating at Brentford was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.15, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £48.
Burnley – The cost for seating at Burnley was £1.35, whilst sitting was £2.70, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £46.
Carlisle United – The cost for seating at Carlisle was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.45, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £36.
Charlton Athletic – The cost for seating at Charlton was £1.70, whilst sitting was £3.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £55.
Chester – The cost for seating at Chester was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.20, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £48.
Chesterfield – The cost for seating at Chesterfield was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £40.
Colchester United – The cost for seating at Colchester was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £39.
Exeter City – The cost for seating at Exeter was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.60, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £45.
Fulham – The cost for seating at Fulham was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £41.
Gillingham – The cost for seating at Gillingham was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.20, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £38.
Huddersfield Town – The cost for seating at Huddersfield was £1.40, whilst sitting was £1.70, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £32.
Hull City – The cost for seating at Hull was £1.50, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £30.
Millwall – The cost for seating at Millwall was £1.70, whilst sitting was £3.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £60.
Newport County – The cost for seating at Newport was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.90, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £43.
Oxford United – The cost for seating at Oxford was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.30, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £39.
Plymouth Argyle – The cost for seating at Plymouth was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £37.
Portsmouth – The cost for seating at Portsmouth was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.50, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £46.
Reading – The cost for seating at Reading was £1.60, whilst sitting was £2.20, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £45.
Rotherham United – The cost for seating at Rotherham was £1.40, whilst sitting was £1.90, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £34.
Sheffield United – The cost for seating at Sheffield United was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.20, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £51.
Swindon Town – The cost for seating at Swindon was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.30, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £43.
Walsall – The cost for seating at Walsall was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £38.
Sunderland and Newcastle fans clash on the Roker Park pitch in the 1980’s #SAFC #NUFC pic.twitter.com/uPqeF25DuU
— Terrace Images (@TerraceImages) June 27, 2015
DIVISION FOUR
Aldershot – The cost for seating at Aldershot was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £27.
Bournemouth – The cost for seating at Bournemouth was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.20, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £44.
Bradford City – The cost for seating at Bradford was £1.50, whilst sitting was £3.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £84.
Bury – The cost for seating at Bury was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.60, however the price of a season ticket in the 1980s is unknown.
Crewe Alexandra – The cost for seating at Crewe was £1.40, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £36.
Darlington – The cost for seating at Darlington was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £32.
Doncaster Rovers – The cost for seating at Doncaster was £1.00, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £30.
Halifax Town – The cost for seating at Halifax was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £40.
Hartlepool – The cost for seating at Hartlepool was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.60, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £34.
Hereford United – The cost for seating at Hereford was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.50, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £38.
Lincoln City – The cost for seating at Lincoln was £1.40, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £35.
Mansfield Town – The cost for seating at Mansfield was £1.40, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £36.
Northampton Town – The cost for seating at Northampton was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £37.
Peterborough United – The cost for seating at Peterborough was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.50, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £27.
Port Vale – The cost for seating at Port Vale was £1.40, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £38.
Rochdale – The cost for seating at Rochdale was £1.10, whilst sitting was £1.60, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £32.
Scunthorpe United – The cost for seating at Scunthorpe was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.30, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £23.
Southend United – The cost for seating at Southend was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.70, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £48.
Stockport County – The cost for seating at Stockport was £1.20, whilst sitting was £1.50, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £35.
Torquay United – The cost for seating at Torquay was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.90, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £35.
Tranmere – The cost for seating at Tranmere was £1.25, whilst sitting was £1.60, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £33.
Wigan Athletic – The cost for seating at Wigan was £1.30, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £42.
Wimbledon – The cost for seating at Wimbledon was £1.50, whilst sitting was £2.00, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £36.
York City – The cost for seating at York was £1.30, whilst sitting was £1.80, and the price of a season ticket in the 1980s was set at £35.
Now that you know English football ticket prices from 1981, let us know your thoughts on it all via our social media pages!
Leicester fans celebrate on Leyton Orient’s Brisbane Road pitch after winning the old Second Division in 1980 #LCFC pic.twitter.com/rtPgOXYfQ5
— Terrace Images (@TerraceImages) May 1, 2016
Fans reacted as English football ticket prices from 1981 once again go viral…
@mechlandscape: I’m amazed at the fact there’s not much variation between the divisions, at least for the terraces. Can’t imagine it being the same nowadays…….
@MRMAXBRADLEY_: 1.50 to watch Blues. Wouldn’t pay that now under our new owners to be fair
@HalTheBlade: A season ticket for Sheffield United was £51
@Jam3ssmith: So arsenal have always taken the piss then?
@whickhamrobbie: Shrewsbury double Leeds and Newcastle for season. Thought Leeds would have charged more
@a1n9d7y2: I see the writing was on the wall way back then for Bury season ticket holders
@WidowgastsM9: £32 in 1981 for a season ticket to #LUFC – that’d be £130.70 in todays money. Excellent value! Can I have it at this price today @LUFC?
@St_Lawrence1001: No sitting down at #saintsfc 😂😂
@WilliamRFC1: Arsenal the most expensive even back then! At least their consistent
@jordanlmontague: Now we’re asking for £420 for an adult ST 😂😂😂😂 joke of a club! #Rovers
@FFSChristie: Odd that terrace prices didn’t really vary across the 4 divisions and seat prices only slightly
@garykav13: Only £4 difference in watching Hereford and Man Utd 🙈
@Villamole1: And Man City still wouldn’t fill the ground at them prices today!
@SpireTweet: £40 a season ticket back in 1981 😍
@ConnorMc96: City cheapest season ticket in top 3 flights we’ve always been the peoples club
@jakedaltonnnnn: Southend in division 4 charging more than Man U in division 1 is mad
@KentWomble: In 1981 it’d cost you more to stand on the West Bank at Plough Lane in Division Four than the Stretford End at Old Trafford in Division One 😂
@Hampton_Lakes: No wonder our gates were terrible in the 80s, one of the most expensive season tickets in the country! @Salop
@HamImages: Shrewsbury in Div 2 charging more than 3 times as much than Man City in Div 1 for a season ticket!
@Travis_CCFC: I’m only paying 45 quid more for a season 40 years later 😌
@tiptoptrev: Quite how #SAFC have the 2nd highest sitting and standing prices baffles me. I remember roker park, and as fond as those memories are, that seems a bit steep.
@HaydnGwillia: 40 years on and my season tickets only gone up 7 quid 👏 what a club #bwfc
@UTD1908: Only time darlo have been above @Official_HUFC and most likely never goin happen again
@cahill_simon: In 1981 my clubs season ticket was more than Leeds.. Man City…Man Utd..we must have played some good football for Div 3
@BigWanderer1984: Where the hell were Luton playing?! Dubai?!
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