By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport
Football
fans are known for showing unwavering commitment in backing their heroes - and
Premier League clubs travelled a total of 57,000 miles to away matches across
the 2014-15 season.
But
whose mileage over the entire Premier League season could have taken them to
the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas? Whose average trip was the same length as
one complete loop of the M25 motorway? And who clocked up 1,718.2 miles before
winning on the road?
BBC
Sport finds out which supporters travelled the longest distance over the past
nine months.
All
UK mileage calculated using the most direct road route between each club's
stadium. One-way systems, roadworks etc mean distances between two clubs can
vary in different directions. All European mileage calculated using flying
distance between the two cities.
Which Premier League team travelled the most?
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Travelling distance during the 2014-15 season
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||
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Total
miles
|
Average
trip
|
|
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Swansea
|
4,129.3
|
217.3
|
|
Newcastle
|
4,082.2
|
214.9
|
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Sunderland
|
4,007.9
|
211.0
|
|
Southampton
|
3,390.7
|
178.5
|
|
Hull
|
3,090.5
|
162.7
|
|
Crystal
Palace
|
2,937.7
|
154.6
|
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Burnley
|
2,830.5
|
149.0
|
|
West
Ham
|
2,758.9
|
145.2
|
|
Chelsea
|
2,709.1
|
142.6
|
|
Tottenham
|
2,696.7
|
141.9
|
|
Liverpool
|
2,668.8
|
140.4
|
|
Everton
|
2,666.4
|
140.4
|
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QPR
|
2,644.6
|
139.2
|
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Arsenal
|
2,617.1
|
137.7
|
|
Man
City
|
2,548.6
|
134.1
|
|
Man
Utd
|
2,436.3
|
128.2
|
|
Stoke
|
2,287.8
|
120.4
|
|
West
Brom
|
2,206.1
|
116.1
|
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Leicester
|
2,198.3
|
115.7
|
|
Aston
Villa
|
2,117.9
|
111.5
|
Swansea's
total mileage of 4,129.3 could take fans on a one-way trip to the Bahamas...
...and
see fans of the Swans luxuriating on the islands' beaches
Who had the longest trip in the Premier League?
Swansea
and Newcastle supporters faced the longest trek in the Premier League when
their sides met - a journey of 359.4 miles. And trips to the Liberty Stadium
and St James' Park were particularly arduous for the majority of top-flight
fans.
That
is because Swansea and Newcastle accounted for the longest awayday for 18 of
the 20 teams. The other two? Southampton was the longest trip for both Everton
and Liverpool.
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