Season ticket prices rise in three of four Scottish football divisions

● Survey shows average cost has gone up in every tier except Championship

The average price of a season ticket in three of Scotland’ s four tiers of senior football has risen, according to a BBC survey.

The corporation’ s Price of Football study found that the cheapest and most exp ensive season ticket prices have increased in every league except the Championship.

Average prices in Scotland’s second tier have fallen for both the lowest and highest- priced season tickets.

There was an increase in the average cost of the cheap- est home and away matchday tickets in every division except League 2, where prices fell for both categories.

But, the study reveals, across all 42 clubs in Scotland, more than 60 per cent of ticket prices in six different categories have either been frozen or slashed.

The BBC Sport survey is now in its seventh year, with data requested from 232 clubs from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Europe – a larger spectrum than any previous study.

Included in the Price of Football research was the cheapest and most costly home matchday tickets, cheapest and dearest away matchday tickets, the cheapest and most expensive season tickets and the cost of pies, beverages, programmes and shirt prices for both children and adults.

The average cost in all 11 pricing areas has risen in the Scottish Premier ship, after most decreased between 2015 and 2016. The average cheap- est season ticket now costs more than £300(£302.42), an increase of £ 8.59 on 2016’ s prices. Seven clubs raised season ticket prices, only Ross County lowering costs. There has been an increase in the price of the cheapest home match day ticket for the sec- ond year running – £ 21.90 up from £ 21.25 – and the average cheapest away ticket( up to £ 22.83 from £ 21.58).

The average cost of adult and junior replica shirts has also increased, by £ 2 and £ 1.50 respectively, taking prices to £ 46.58 and £ 36.25.