Football club ownership and sporting ambition

Figures & data

Table 1. Propensity to gamble, all clubs.

All Leagues
Ownership	Gambling	n
(a) Domestic	38%	277
(b) Foreign	39%	234
Hypothesis	p-values
(a) – (b) > 0	0.6275
(a) – (b) = 0	0.7449
(a) – (b) < 0	0.3725

Table 2. Propensity to gamble, by league.

Ownership	Premier League		Championship		League One		League Two
	Gambling	N	Gambling	n	Gambling	n	Gambling	n
(a) Domestic	54%	52	42%	81	29%	99	31%	45
(b) Foreign	38%	117	43%	94	36%	14	22%	9
Total	43%	169	42%	175	30%	113	29%	54
Hypothesis	p-values
(a) – (b) > 0	0.0337		0.5305		0.6730		0.2975
(a) – (b) = 0	0.0674		0.9389		0.6540		0.5950
(a) – (b) < 0	0.9663		0.4695		0.3270		0.7025

Figure 1. Premier League club seasons in league and gambling.