Price of football study: Walsall fans are quids in for low-cost footie

The results, published last night, show the Saddlers have a competitive price structure in comparison to their rivals.

The cheapest season ticket at the Banks's Stadium costs £253, an increase of £6.50 on last year.

But only Bradford, Charlton, Fleetwood and Northampton can offer better deals making Walsall the fifth cheapest in League One.

Priced at £441, the club's most expensive season ticket is the 10th most costly in the division.

Charlton and Chesterfield charge the most at £550 and £530 respectively. Peterborough charge £500.

The Saddlers also fair well with individual tickets, with only eight clubs offering a lower price than the club's cheapest ticket which is sold for £20.

And while supporters may have had a frustrating wait for this year's kit thanks to delay with suppliers Carbrini, a junior shirt, priced at £24.99, is the lowest in League One – with Bradford, Charlton, Coventry, Northampton and Southend all charging £36.

Priced at £39.99, an adult shirt is the second lowest in the division and is only bettered by Scunthorpe who are 4p cheaper at £39.95.

Eight clubs in the division charge £45 for a shirt.

Elsewhere, there has been a decrease of 20p on a cup of tea and pie, with those items now priced at £2 and £3 respectively.

Match day programmes at the Banks's Stadium cost £3, the same as 22 other clubs in the division, with only Fleetwood priced differently at £1.

The study also notes Walsall offer free season tickets to under-12s if bought alongside a season ticket for full-paying adult.

Yet, perhaps most notably, it omits an offer which allows juniors to watch the whole league season for free.

As part of the club's early bird deals, under-18s are able to purchase a season ticket for £69, for which they receive £3 back for each of the 23 league games they attend.