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 league a year ago.

In fact, Cardiff earned more from finishing bottom of the Premier League than United earned as champions, the Welsh club receiving £62.08m for finishing 20th this term.

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.

Each club's payment is made up of 50% of UK broadcast revenue which is split equally between the 20 clubs; 25% of it depends on where the club finishes in the final league table; and the final 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