Bolton Wanderers among cheapest League One teams to follow as Sunderland nearly most expensive

Modern football tends not to be a cheap sport to follow for supporters and particularly those who travel to away matches too.

The dedication of fans following their team up and down the country to pay not only ticket prices, but also the cost of travel and the time taken to do so are big commitments to make. But supporters are brilliant with doing so to back their side through thick and thin to cheer their team on to success.

This very much the case with Bolton Wanderers this season, who always travelled well no matter the game and how far away from the University of Bolton Stadium it was. The miles were well and truly racked up this campaign in League One both by car and on trains.

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But how much did it cost to follow Ian Evatt's side during the course of the 2021/22 League One campaign and all the teams Wanderers faced in those 46 games? It has now become clear.

New research from OLBG has calculated how much it has cost fans of EFL clubs this season to follow their teams home and away. This was based on ticket prices (season tickets and average league ticket prices) and train costs - the most popular mode of transport to away games.

Plymouth Argyle fans shelled out the most compared to other League One clubs during the 2021/22 campaign, with a total estimated cost of £4,336.61. An overwhelmingly large chunk of that figure accounted for train travel - over £3,500.

Of course, this is down to the location of Plymouth, which means fans have to travel significant distances to almost every away game. Similarly, North East based Sunderland ranked second as fans costs added up to over £4,100 over the course of the season.

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