How Many Pubs There Are Within 1 Mile of Every Premier League Stadium [2024/25]

The culture of English football cannot exist without pubs. Whether at home or on the road, supporters typically gather for a drink in the hours before their team’s game. Supporters have been engaging in this ritualistic behaviour for decades, back when there were considerably fewer pubs and taverns than there are now.

Every one of the 20 Premier League teams currently in play has a bar at least half a mile from their stadium. Taking everything into account, which teams, according to OLBG, have the most pubs within a mile of their home field?

20-16 Brentford, Fulham, Southampton, Brighton, and Manchester City

Manchester City is at the bottom of the list since there are just two pubs close to their stadium. However, all of the other teams in the bottom four are headquartered in London or somewhere else in the south. Southampton, another seaside town, has four pubs close to St. Mary’s, compared to Brighton & Hove Albion’s just one. Above them are Brentford and Fulham, who each have six bars near Craven Cottage and the Gtech Community Stadium.

Pubs Near PL Stadiums (20th–16th): One Mile

Rank

Group

Within a Mile of Pubs

The nearest pub (measured in miles)

16.

Brentford

6.

Griffin (0.5)

17.

Fulham

6.

The Crabtree (0.3)

18.

Southampton

4.

Arms of the Chapel (0.4)

19.

Brighton

3.

The Long Man (0.3)

20.

Man City

2.

Western Best (0.5)

15-11

Manchester United, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Aston Villa

There are the same number of pubs within a mile of the stadium for four of the teams ranked between 15th and 11th. There are seven pubs near the stadiums of Manchester United, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth. Though they only have one more than the four teams mentioned above, Aston Villa is the only team in this group with more.

However, Villa does have a record on this list. The Villa Tavern, a pub, is only 0.1 miles from Villa Park, the home field of the Villans. With pubs located 0.2 miles from their grounds, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Ipswich Town, and Liverpool all have shorter distances than any other club in England.

Pubs Near PL Stadiums (15th–11th): One Mile

Rank

Group

Within a Mile of Pubs

The nearest pub (measured in miles)

11.

Villa Aston

8.

Villa Tavern (0.1)

12.

The Bournemouth

7.

The Tavern at Rickshaw (0.4)

13.

Palace

7.

The Arms of Clifton (0.5)

14.

City of Leicester

7.

The Arms of Walker (0.5)

15.

Man United

7.

The Bishop Blaize (0.3)

10-6 West Ham United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Liverpool

West Ham’s London Stadium ranks 10th on the list of stadiums with bars close by. It also happens to be the first stadium with more than 10 pubs within a mile, with 12. Before Tottenham Hotspur makes a huge jump, there are two more within a mile of Nottingham Forest’s City Ground. Their new stadium, which remained in the same location as White Hart Lane, has twenty drinking establishments scattered throughout it.

Everton and Liverpool, two Merseyside teams, are ranked seventh and sixth, respectively, indicating a move back up towards the north of the country beyond Spurs. Although both stadiums are remarkably close to a bar, the Toffees have two less stadiums near Goodison Park than Liverpool do in Anfield. Anfield is 0.2 miles from The Arkles, and Goodison is 0.3 miles from The Winslow.

Pubs Near PL Stadiums (10th–6th): One Mile

Rank

Group

Within a Mile of Pubs

The nearest pub (measured in miles)

6.

Liverpool

25

The Arkles (0.2)

7.

Everton

23

Winslow (0.3)

8.

Spurs

20

The Arms of the Bricklayer (0.3)

9.

Forest of Nottingham

14

The Bar at Southbank (0.2)

10.

United West Ham

Twelve

The Cow (0.2)

5-1

Chelsea, Ipswich Town, Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United