SPFL clubs cash in on record turnover as Neil Doncaster unveils new chief operating officer after 132-year first

The SPFL has announced record financial results for season 2021/22 as Calum Beattie is promoted to chief operating officer.

A highest-ever turnover of £39,523,000 (up 7 per cent from £36,784,000 in 2020/21) has been recorded while accounts also reveal that club fees for season 2021/22 were £29,717,000 (up 5 per cent from £28,358,000 in season 2020/21). Additional payments to clubs include prize money and television payments from the Premier Sports Cup of £2,787,000 (up 9 per cent from £2,564,000 in 2020/21). Overseas income is up 5 per cent and aggregate staff remuneration down 6 per cent.

Beattie, the SPFL’s company secretary for the past two years, has been promoted to his new role and will report to chief executive Neil Doncaster, who said: “These record results are extremely encouraging for our game and reflect the positive impact of the cinch title sponsorship, the largest single sponsorship deal in the history of the league, and the ongoing support that we continue to enjoy from Sky Sports and our other broadcast partners.

“It’s also important to recognise the outstanding commitment of our small team at the SPFL, which works tirelessly on behalf of our 42 member clubs, and deserves huge credit for the way league operations continued through the pandemic.

“With two of our clubs in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since season 2007/08, and on the back of our recently-announced long-term contract with Sky Sports, the SPFL can look forward with real confidence to the years ahead.

"Calum has done fantastically well on the operational side of the league since he joined us in 2017, initially as Assistant Company Secretary, and then, from February 2021, as Company Secretary & Director of