FA Cup Prize Money 2013/14 – It’s Vital For Non-League
The FA Cup prize money 2013/14 will as ever be regarded as a lottery win to non-league clubs. Aside from a draw at Luton Town, Stockport County, Grimsby Town or Wrexham FC a home win against underdogs and the chance of a tie against League teams in the first round proper will do for most clubs. the £12,500 prize money would come in very handy along with 40% of the gate. The first Round proper also affords the opportunity of meeting a League team with £18,000 in prize money going to the winners. It could fund those £1500 away trips and the target man we need.
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The FA Cup can mean some serious money, with the First Round proper also paving the way to the telly money, making the 4th Round Qualifying a vital hurdle to clear. Win through and a draw at a League club in the next round could attract the TV companies making for a season changing £67,000 appearance fee, or £33,000 for a replay before the gate money and £18,000 prize money is even considered. A TV fee would fund 4 Imps wages for the season, it’s that lucrative.
With a Round 3 draw at any of the top 6 teams worth in excess of a million even if your team loses the tie plus TV money (see the second table below) a non-league side could get a serious cash-flow injection that could increase their first team budget into the realms of the football fairytale. Then again just two wins could see the Imps boost our £400,000 budget beyond recognition.
FA Cup Round | Prize Money |
Extra Preliminary Round winners | £1000 |
Preliminary Round winners | £1750 |
First Qualifying Round winners | £3,000 |
Second Qualifying Round winners | £4,500 |
Third Qualifying Round winners | £7,500 |
Fourth Qualifying Round winners | £12,500 |
First Round winners | £18,000 |
Second Round winners | £27,000 |
Third Round winners | £67,500 |
Fourth Round winners | £90.000 |
Fifth Round winners | £180,000 |
Sixth Round winners | £360,000 |
Semi-Final winners | £900,000 |
Semi-Final runners-up | £450,000 |
Final runners-up | £900,000 |
Final winners | £1,800,000 |
The TV Cash……
Round | Live Match fee |
Round 1 | 67,500 |
Round 1 Replays | 33,750 |
Round 2 | 72,000 |
Round 2 Replays | 36,000 |
Round 3 | 123,500 |
Round 3 Replays | 62,000 |
Round 4 | 123,500 |
Round 4 replays | 62,000 |
Round 5 | 212,000 |
Round 5 Replays | 106,000 |
Round 6 | 212,000 |
Round 6 Replays |
Posted on October 14, 2013, in Writers - The Oracle Of Optimism moments and tagged Fa Cup prize money 2013/14, Grimsby Town, Luton Town, Stockport County, Wrexham FC. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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