The champions, Manchester City, earned £96.5m last season, according to figures published by the Premier League, a sharp rise from the £60.8m Manchester United earned from winning the title a year ago.

In fact, Cardiff City earned more from finishing bottom than United earned as champions, the Welsh club receiving £62.08m.

The league's new £5.5bn broadcast deal was behind the increase in payments, with second-placed Liverpool the top earners on £97.5m, a consequence of more of their games being screened live by broadcasters.

Of each club's payment, 50% comes from UK broadcast revenue, which is split equally between the 20 clubs; 25% of it depends on where the club finishes in the league; 25% comes from fees each time a club's matches are broadcast in the UK.

Premier League payments to clubs for 2013-14

1 Liverpool £97,544,336, 2 Man City £96,578,329, 3 Chelsea £94,106,163, 4 Arsenal £92,870,080, 5 Tottenham £89,663,884, 6 Manchester United £89,161,831, 7 Everton £85,027,727, 8 Newcastle £77,379,252, 9 Southampton £76,915,298, 10 Stoke £75,679,215, 11 Swansea £74,173,056, 12 West Ham £73,671,003, 13 Crystal Palace £73,207,049, 14 Aston Villa £72,666,897, 15 Sunderland £71,700,890, 16 Hull £67,026,634, 17 West Brom £65,790,551, 18 Norwich £64,554,468, 19 Fulham £63,318,385, 20 Cardiff £62,082,302 Total £1,563,117,350