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Football commentary icon earning staggering amount from his handwritten notes
Latest accounts for Clive Tyldesley's business confirm that he has found a real winner with his 'commentary chart' business
TV legend Clive Tyldesley has earned close to £1m with his football commentary charts, new figures reveal.
The man behind the mic is known for his meticulous planning before kick off. Football players, managers and fans all love his unique line in footy memorabilia - copies of the detailed notes which he prepares for games.
Latest accounts for his business confirm that he has found a real chart topper. It had £645,000 in the coffers at the end of the last financial year. Tax payments suggest it made as much as £200,000 in 2024.
When he was in charge, Sir Alex Ferguson used to give Clive his team line-ups in advance. And the legendary former Man Utd manager has Clive's 'commentary chart' notes from his side's 1999 and 2008 Champions League victories. Both are popular with fans.
Sir Gareth Southgate, Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham, Andy Cole, and Gordon Strachan have all posed with charts from big games. Best-sellers include Liverpool stats on the way to winning the league this year.
This season's long-awaited cup victories for Newcastle United (Carabao Cup), Spurs ( Europa League) and Crystal Palace ( FA Cup) were also popular with supporters looking for gifts for loved ones.
The veteran TV regular, 70, covered his 30th Champions League final last year for US network CBS.
Those finals and England games have provided some of the highlights of his distinguished 50-year career.
On his notes, he once said: 'Commentary charts are unique to each commentator. We all prepare a little differently. There is no right or wrong way.
"These are prints of match notes for some of the most famous games of the modern era. This is an impression of what I look down on at kick off."
He often auctions off his crib notes for good causes and is patron of the Bobby Moore Cancer Fund. He also sells prints of his sporting homework for between £20 and £60.
He describes the neat, colour-coded facts as a 'comfort blanket'. They have helped to commentate on some of the biggest games of the last 50 years.
