Dr Daniel Plumley

Dan has been involved in the Sport Management industry since 2006 and has completed undergraduate and post-graduate degrees at SHU and joined the teaching team officially in 2011. His main research interests are in the finance and governance of professional team sports and his PhD focuses on measuring financial and sporting performance in English professional football. He has presented at major European Sport Management conferences in recent years and has numerous publications in the sport management field that focus on the financial health of professional team sports and other contemporary sport management related topics such as competitive balance in professional team sports and managerial change in professional football. Dan is an active researcher with the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) and has experience working in major contracted event projects including the economic impact of major sport events such as the Virgin London Marathon, the ATP World Tour tennis finals, the Women's British Open golf, the British and European Badminton Championships, as well as being involved in large research projects like the 'School Games' commissioned by UK Sport and the Youth Sport Trust. Dan has also contributed to numerous media pieces in recent years discussing the finances of football with local, national and international media outlets including corporations such as the BBC.

The financial health of sport organisations (c.f. Deloitte Reports); The ownership structure of British professional sport teams; Accounting and finance in a sporting context; Performance measurement and organisational performance in British professional sport teams; Economics and finance of professional team sport; Governance in professional team sports.

Academy of Sport and Physical Activity

Health And Wellbeing

Managerial change in professional football; competitive balance in the English Football League Championship, the impact of Financial Fair Play (FFP) on English football

Economics and finance of professional team sports, management accounting, financial accounting, research

BSc Sport Business Management, MSc Sport Business Management

Principles of Marketing and Finance for Sport Managers, Applied Marketing and Finance for Sport Managers, Economics and Finance of Professional Team Sport, Financial Skills for Business Decisions, Sport Research in Practice, Research in Sport Business Management, Project, Contemporary Issues.

Journal articles

Plumley, D., Serbera, J.-.P., & Wilson, R. (2020). Too big to fail? Accounting for Predictions of Financial Distress in English Professional Football Clubs. Journal of Applied Accounting Research. http://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-05-2020-0095

Bond, A.J., Cockayne, D., Ludvigsen, J.A.L., Maguire, K., Parnell, D., Plumley, D., ... Wilson, R. (2020). COVID-19: the return of football fans. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1841449

Wilson, R., Plumley, D., Mondal, S., & Parnell, D. (2020). Challenging parachute payments and unmasking English football’s finances. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1792745

Plumley, D., Mondal, S., Wilson, R., & Ramchandani, G. (2020). Rising stars: competitive balance in five Asian football leagues. Journal of Global Sport Management. http://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2020.1765700

Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Flint, S. (2019). Making sense of the sack race: the impact of managerial change in the English Football League. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-10-2018-0079

Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Preston, H., & Wilson, R. (2019). Does size matter? An investigation of competitive balance in the English Premier League under different league sizes. Team performance management. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-10-2018-0064

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2019). Editorial: Performance management in professional team sport. Team performance management, 158-161. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-07-2019-0067

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2019). Guest editorial. Team Performance Management, 25 (3-4), 158-161. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-06-2019-080

Liu, D., Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Chen, X. (2019). Perceived corporate social responsibility performance in professional football and its impact on fan-based patronage intentions: An example from Chinese football. International journal of sports marketing and sponsorship. http://doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-06-2018-0059

Plumley, D., Wilson, R., Millar, R., & Shibli, S. (2019). Howzat? The Financial Health of English Cricket: Not Out, Yet. International Journal of Financial Studies, 7 (1), 11. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs7010011

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2018). The unintended consequence of Financial Fair Play: An examination of competitive balance across five European football leagues. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-03-2018-0025

Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Boyes, S., & Wilson, R. (2018). A longitudinal and comparative analysis of competitive balance in five European football leagues. Team Performance Management, 24 (5/6), 265-282. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-09-2017-0055

Plumley, D.J., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2018). Mind the gap: an analysis of competitive balance in the English football league system. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM), 18 (5), 357-375. http://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2018.094344

Bachmaier, B., Lammert, J., Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Hovemann, G. (2018). Regulatory intensity in English and German professional football: A comparative analysis of national requirements for ensuring financial stability. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 8 (3), 276-297. http://doi.org/10.1108/sbm-02-2017-0012

Wilson, R., Ramchandani, G., & Plumley, D.J. (2018). Parachute payments in English football: Softening the landing or distorting the balance? Journal of Global Sport Management, 3 (4), 351-368. http://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2018.1441740

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D.J. (2017). Different shaped ball, same financial problems? A holistic performance assessment of English Rugby Union (2006-2015). Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 7 (2). http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-10-2016-0063

Plumley, D.J., Wilson, R., & Shibli, S. (2017). A holistic performance assessment of English Premier League football clubs 1992-2013. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 9 (1). http://doi.org/10.18666/JASM-2017-V9-I1-7353

Flint, S., Plumley, D.J., & Wilson, R. (2015). Managerial sacking : ethical considerations. Marketing Intelligence & Planning. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/mip

Wilson, R., Plumley, D.J., & Barrett, D. (2015). Staring into the abyss? : the state of UK rugby's Super League. Managing Sport and Leisure, 20 (6), 293-310. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2016.1141367

Plumley, D.J., & Flint, S. (2015). The UEFA Champions League : maintaining the status quo? Team Performance Management, 21 (5/6), 247-258. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-01-2015-0003

Flint, S., Peake, R., Plumley, D.J., Polyakova, O., Reale, S., Wilson, R., ... Pheonix, F. (2015). The impact of athlete endorsement on estimates of nutritional content of food meals. Appetite, 87, 395. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.174

Flint, S., Plumley, D.J., & Wilson, R. (2014). You don't know what you're doing! The impact of managerial change on club performance in the English Premier League. Managing Leisure, 19 (6), 390-399. http://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2014.910000

Flint, S., Plumley, D.J., Peake, R., & Polyakova, O. (2014). Using sport as a tool to market unhealthy food. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2 (12), 15-25. http://www.ejbss.com/volume-2-number-12-2014.aspx

Plumley, D.J., Wilson, R., & Ramchandani, G. (2014). Towards a model for measuring holistic performance of professional Football clubs. Soccer and Society, 18 (1), 16-29. http://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2014.980737

Plumley, D. (2014). Sports Fundraising: Dynamic Methods for Schools, Universities and Youth Sport Organizations. Managing Leisure, 19 (5), 377-379. http://doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2014.931512

Wilson, R., Plumley, D.J., & Ramchandani, G. (2013). The relationship between ownership structure and club performance in the English Premier League. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 3 (1), 19-36. http://doi.org/10.1108/20426781311316889

Flint, S., Warman, L., & Plumley, D.J. (n.d.). Males' exposure to the muscular body. Health Psychology Research.

Conference papers

Sela, O., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2020). Examining athletes’ leadership skills development and transfer from sport to business [abstract only]. In SMAANZ Week 2020 Program, 30 November 2020 - 2020. https://smaanz.wordpress.com/smaanzweekprogram/

Plumley, D., Wilson, R., Millar, R., & Shibli, S. (2019). Howzat? The Financial Health of English Cricket: Not Out, Yet. In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., Mondal, S., & Wilson, R. (2019). Rising stars. Competitive balance in five Asian football leagues. In European Association for Sport Management.

Catlin, E., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2019). Competitive balance in professional team sports: A systematic review. In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2018). The unintended consequence of Financial Fair Play: An examination of competitive balance across five European leagues. In European Association for Sport Management.

Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., boyes, S., & Wilson, R. (2018). A longitudinal and comparative analysis of competitive balance in five European football leagues. In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Ramchandani, G. (2017). Parachute Payments in English Football; Softening the Landing or Distorting the Balance? In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2017). Making Sense of the Sack Race; The Impact of Managerial Change in the English Football League. In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2015). Breaking the code; a financial comparison of rugby union and rugby league in England. In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2015). Different shaped ball, same financial concerns: the financial health of rugby union in England. In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Barrett, D. (2014). Staring at the abyss; the state of the Super League. In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2014). The English Premier League at 20; economic crisis or financial power? In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2013). The establishment of a model to measure financial and sporting performance in professional team sports. In European Association for Sport Management.

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2013). The establishment and utilisation of a model to examine financial and sporting performance in the English Premier League since its inception in 1992. In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2012). Problems Ahead? UEFA Financial Fair Play and the English Premier League. In European Association of Sport Management.

Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Ramchandani, G. (2012). Where next for FFP? Towards a model for measuring financial performance and financial sustainability in the English Premier League. In European Association for Sport Management.

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2011). Ownership Structure and Financial Crisis in the English Premier League. In European Association of Sport Management.

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2010). The Premier League of Nations; Foreign owned or English owned, does it really make that much financial difference? In European Association of Sport Management.

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2009). Is Foreign Investment in English Football really worth it? In European Association of Sport Management.

Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., Wilson, R., & Preston, H. Does size matter? An investigation of competitive balance under different league sizes. In European Academy of Management.

Millar, R., Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Dickson, G. (2020). Cricket’s financial Ashes: A model of economic dependency [abstract only]. In SMAANZ Week 2020 Program, 30 November 2020 - 2020. https://smaanz.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/ali_a_abstract-merged-1.pdf

Book chapters

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2019). Corporate Ownership in Sport. In Who Owns Sport?. Routledge

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2018). Finance and Accounting in Football. In Chadwick, S., Parnell, D., Widdop, P., & Anagnostopoulos, C. (Eds.) Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management. (pp. 186-198). Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Football-Business-and-Management-1st-Edition/Chadwick-Parnell-Widdop-Anagnostopoulos/p/book/9781138579071

Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2018). Finance and budgeting for community sport and physical activity. In Wilson, R., & Platts, C. (Eds.) Managing and Developing Community Sport. (pp. 161-179). London: Taylor and Francis: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317201106

Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2018). Corporate social responsibility in community sport management. In Wilson, R., & Platts, C. (Eds.) Managing and Developing Community Sport. (pp. 81-92). London: Routledge: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317201106

Daniel's main areas of expertise surround the economics and finance of professional team sports with specific focus on the financial and sporting performance of professional sports clubs and the implications for business.