Dr. Dan Plumley
Senior Lecturer in Sport Finance
- Department of Finance Accounting And Business Systems
- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
- Social and Economic Research Institute
Summary
My main teaching and research interests are in the finance, economics, and governance of professional team sports. My PhD focused on measuring financial and sporting performance in English professional football. I regularly present at major international sport business conferences and have a number of peer-reviewed publications in the sport business field that focus on various aspects of sport finance. I also contribute to numerous media pieces discussing the finances of football with local, national, and international media outlets including corporations such as the BBC and Sky News.
About
I have been involved in the Sport Business industry since 2006 and have taught at Sheffield Hallam University since 2011. My main teaching and research interests are in the finance, economics and governance of professional team sports and my PhD focused on measuring financial and sporting performance in English professional football. I regularly present at major international sport business conferences and have a number of peer-reviewed publications in the sport business field. I have also co-authored several book chapters that appear in mainstream sport management textbooks linked to my research area. I am an active researcher working with national research councils to deliver projects around the financial aspects of professional team sport and I have experience working on 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. My experience also extends to contributing 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 and Sky News. My function here is to provide a detailed, yet user friendly analysis, on the financial implications of a variety of scenarios on sport, and football in particular. This work often bridges the gap between academic practice and the public. I have been in a senior lecturer position since 2015 and I currently teach on all levels of the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. My research interests extends to the financial health of sport organisations; Economic decision making in professional sport; The ownership structure of professional sport teams; Accounting and finance in a sporting context; Performance measurement and organisational performance in professional sport teams; Corporate Social Responsibility in, and through, sport; and Governance in professional team sports. I am a member of the European Association of Sport Management, the European Academy of Management, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Teaching
Department of Finance, Accounting and Business Systems
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
I currently teach on all levels of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as currently being Collaborative Course Leader for the MSc Sport Business Management delivered in partnership with SHAPE in Hong Kong.
My main teaching areas include the economics and finance of professional team sports, management accounting, financial accounting and research.
Subject Area
Financial Accounting and Management Accounting (FAMA).
Courses
Accounting and Finance for the Sport Industry, Accounting and Finance, Business and Financial Management, LLM International Sport Law.
Modules
Sport Finance, Principles of Business Management in the Sport Industry, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting.
Research
- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
- Social and Economic Research Institute
UKRI - United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Counting the costs of COVID-19 on professional football clubs and their communities.
Featured Projects
Relevant projects
- 1. UKRI - United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Counting the costs of COVID-19 on professional football clubs and their communities.
- 2. 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. (online first).
- 3. Wilson, R., Plumley, D., Mondal, S., & Parnell, D. (2020). Challenging parachute payments and unmasking English football’s finances. Managing Sport and Leisure (online first).
- 4. Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Preston, H. & Wilson, R. (2019). Does size matter? An investigation of competitive balance in the English Premier League under different sizes. Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 25(3/4), 162-175.
- 5. 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(11), 1-17.
- 6. 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, 9(2), 118-133.
Publications
Journal articles
Mondal, S., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2024). Spending money is like water soaking into the sand: Anticipating financial distress in Japanese professional football clubs. Journal of Applied Accounting Research. http://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-12-2023-0394
Clarkson, B., Plumley, D., Philippou, C., Wilson, R., & Webb, T. (2023). Money troubles and problems ahead? The financial health of professional women’s football clubs in England. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-10-2022-0088
Ioannidis, G., & Plumley, D. (2023). The Premier League v Manchester City: Financial Fair Play Regulations Revisited Procedure & Practice in Sporting Justice. International Sports Law Review, 3, 43-50. https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/IF2C01A30332011EEA690D8D930988136/View/FullText.html
Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Mondal, S., Millar, R., & Wilson, R. (2023). You can look, but don’t touch: competitive balance and dominance in the UEFA Champions League. Soccer and Society. http://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2023.2194512
Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Davis, A., & Wilson, R. (2023). A review of competitive balance in European football leagues before and after Financial Fair Play regulations. Sustainability, 15 (5). http://doi.org/10.3390/su15054284
Golding, A., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2023). Introducing a model of business sustainability in English professional rugby union. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2023.2171903
Davis, L., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2023). For the love of 'sportswashing'; LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia's push for legitimacy in elite sport. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2162953
Millar, R., Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Dickson, G. (2022). Federated networks in England and Australia cricket: a model of economic dependency and financial insecurity. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2021-0100
Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., Mondal, S., & Wilson, R. (2022). Looking forward, glancing back; competitive balance and the EPL. Soccer & Society. http://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2022.2059855
Mondal, S., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2022). The other ISL: Analysing the finances of the Indian Super League (football) and its franchisees. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2055625
Manoli, A.E., Anagnostopoulos, C., Ahonen, A., Bolton, N., Bowes, A., Brown, C., ... Winand, M. (2022). Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19. Managing Sport and Leisure, 27 (1-2), 1-6. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2035963
Zhang, F., Liu, D., Plumley, D., & Chai, M. (2022). Psychic income associated with Shanghai tennis masters and residents’ attitude. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.666777
Francois, A., Dermit-Richard, N., Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Heutte, N. (2021). The effectiveness of UEFA Financial Fair-Play: Evidence from England and France, 2008-2018. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. http://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-03-2021-0024
Mondal, S., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2021). The Evolution of Competitive Balance in Men's International Cricket. Managing Sport and Leisure. http://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1938175
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
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.
Middling, M., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (n.d.). The other rules of the game: a normative social contract for English football. Sport, Business and Management.
Conference papers
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2023). Navigating investment in English and Scottish football [abstract only]. In European Association for Sport Management, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023 - 15 September 2023 (pp. 349-350). EASM: https://easm2023.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EASM-Belfast-2023-Conference-Abstracts-31-10-2023-With-Logos.pdf
Ratz, M., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2023). Private Equity, football and the German Bundelisga – an opportunity too good to miss? [abstract only]. In European Association for Sport Management 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12 September 2023 - 15 September 2023 (pp. 351-352). EASM: https://easm2023.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EASM-Belfast-2023-Conference-Abstracts-31-10-2023-With-Logos.pdf
Mondal, S., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2023). Conceptualising a model to measure good governance in professional football clubs: a case study of Asia [abstract only]. In EASM 2023 Conference proceedings: book of abstracts, (pp. 464-465). EASM: https://easm2023.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EASM-Belfast-2023-Conference-Abstracts-31-10-2023-With-Logos.pdf
Plumley, D., Wilson, R., Millar, R., Coleman, R., & Davies, A. (2022). Counting the cost of Covid-19 on professional football clubs (Abstract). In EASM 2022, 30th European Sport Management Conference. Bridging Sport, Tourism & Leisure Management, Innsbruck, Austria, 5 September 2022 - 8 September 2022. https://easm2022.com/
Millar, R., Plumley, D., Wilson, R., Coleman, R., & Davies, A. (2022). Counting The Cost Of Covid-19 On Professional Football Clubs and Their Communities (Abstract). In EASM 2022, 30th European Sport Management Conference. Bridging Sport, Tourism & Leisure Management, Innsbruck, Austria, 5 September 2022 - 8 September 2022. https://easm2022.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EASM2022_Innsbruck_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf
Plumley, D., Wilson, R., & Warren, C. (2021). Competitive Balance and the Emergence of "Big Clubs" in Major League Soccer [Abstract only]. In 2021 North American Society for Sport Management Conference (NASSM 2021), Online, 3 June 2021 - 5 June 2021. https://www.nassm.org/files/conf_abstracts/2021-175.pdf
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
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 [abstract only]. In European Association for Sport Management, (pp. 43-45). EASM
Plumley, D., Mondal, S., Wilson, R., & Ramchandani, G. (2019). Rising stars. Competitive balance in five Asian football leagues [abstract only]. In Breitbarth, T., Bodet, G., Luna, Á.F., Naranjo, P.B., & Bielons, G. (Eds.) European Association for Sport Management, (pp. 41). European Association for Sport Management: https://easm2019.com/BOAEASM2019.pdf
Catlin, E., Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2019). Competitive balance in professional team sports: A systematic review [abstract only]. In Breitbarth, T., Bodet, G., Luna, Á.F., Naranjo, P.B., & Bielons, G. (Eds.) European Association for Sport Management, (pp. 208-209). EASM: https://easm2019.com/BOAEASM2019.pdf
Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., Wilson, R., & Preston, H. (2018). Does size matter? An investigation of competitive balance under different league sizes. In European Academy of Management.
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2018). The unintended consequence of Financial Fair Play: An examination of competitive balance across five European leagues [abstract only]. In EASM 2018, Malmö, Sweden, 5 September 2018 - 8 September 2018. https://www.easm.net/download/2018/The-Unintended-Consequence-of-Financial-Fair-Play-An-Examination-of-Competitive-Balance-across-Five-European-Football-Leagues-.pdf
Ramchandani, G., Plumley, D., Boyes, S., & Wilson, R. (2018). A longitudinal and comparative analysis of competitive balance in five European football leagues [abstract only]. In EASM 2018, Malmo, Sweden, 5 September 2018 - 8 September 2018. https://www.easm.net/download/2018/A-Longitudinal-and-Comparative-Analysis-of-Competitive-Balance-in-Five-European-Football-Leagues-.pdf
Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Ramchandani, G. (2017). Parachute payments in English football; softening the landing or distorting the balance? [abstract only]. In EASM 2017, Bern and Magglingen, Switzerland, 2 September 2017 - 8 September 2017. https://www.easm.net/download/2017/Parachute-Payments-In-English-Football-Softening-The-Landing-Or-Distorting-The-Balance.pdf
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2017). Making Sense of the Sack Race; The Impact of Managerial Change in the English Football League [abstract only]. In EASM 2017, Bern and Magglingen, Switzerland, 2 September 2017 - 8 September 2017. https://www.easm.net/download/2017/EASM2017_BookofAbstracts-135-136.pdf
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2015). Breaking the code; a financial comparison of rugby union and rugby league in England. In 23rd EASM conference 2015, Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 2015 - 12 September 2015. https://www.easm.net/download/2015/easm2EASM-2015-104-619.pdf
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2015). Different shaped ball, same financial concerns: the financial health of rugby union in England [abstract only]. In 23rd EASM conference 2015, Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 2015 - 12 September 2015. https://www.easm.net/download/2015/easm2EASM-2015-105-620.pdf
Wilson, R., Plumley, D., & Barrett, D. (2014). Staring at the abyss; the state of the Super League [abstract only]. In 22nd EASM conference 2014, 09-12 Sep 2014. https://www.easm.net/download/2014/260-Accept-oral-presentation-Wilson-STARING-INTO-THE-ABYSS-THE-STATE-OF-THE-SUPER-LEA.pdf
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2014). The English Premier League at 20; economic crisis or financial power? [abstract only]. In 22nd EASM conference 2014, 09-12 Sep 2014. https://www.easm.net/download/2014/128-Accept-oral-presentation-Plumley-THE-ENGLISH-PREMIER-LEAGUE-AT-20-ECONOMIC-CRISIS-.pdf
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2013). The establishment of a model to measure financial and sporting performance in professional team sports [abstract only]. In 21st EASM conference 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 September 2013 - 15 September 2013. https://www.easm.net/download/2013/THE%20ESTABLISHMENT%20OF%20A%20MODEL%20TO%20MEASURE%20FINANCIAL%20AND%20SPORTING%20PERFORMANCE%20IN%20PROFESSIONAL%20TEAM%20SPORTS.pdf
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 [abstract only]. In 21st EASM conference 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 September 2013 - 15 September 2013.
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2012). Problems ahead? UEFA Financial Fair Play and the English Premier League. In 20th EASM conference 2012, Aalborg, Denmark, 18 September 2012 - 21 September 2012. https://www.easm.net/download/2012/a660c7a79f350f94bea35d8850d7c823.pdf
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 [abstract only]. In 20th EASM conference 2012, Aalborg, Denmark, 18 September 2012 - 21 September 2012. https://www.easm.net/download/2012/4032c4b0c8131f4183cd4eac16ab023d.pdf
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2011). Ownership structure and financial crisis in the English Premier League [abstract only]. In 19th EASM conference 2011, 2011. https://www.easm.net/download/2011/8855f43a203ad8922699549605b8e1cc.pdf
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2010). The Premier League of Nations; foreign owned or English owned, does it really make that much financial difference? [abstract only]. In 18th EASM conference 2010, 2010. https://www.easm.net/download/2010/14c9c7ce54b62c2d18ec37b1849067b3.pdf
Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. (2009). Is foreign investment in English football really worth it? [abstract only]. In 17th EASM conference 2009, 2009. https://www.easm.net/download/2009/361b7fbaef95780a7ce8ae70c749eb84.pdf
Book chapters
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2022). COVID-19 and Professional Sporting Leagues: European Football. In Routledge Handbook of Sport and COVID-19. Taylor & Francis: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Sport-and-COVID-19/Frawley-Schulenkorf/p/book/9781032009070
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2022). Finance of the FIFA World Cup. In The Business of the FIFA World Cup. Routledge
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
Books
Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. (2022). The Economics and Finance of Professional Team Sports. Routledge.
Wilson, R., Platts, C., & Plumley, D. (n.d.). Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management. Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9780367823610
Theses / Dissertations
Catlin, E.J. (2022). Professionalisation and competitive balance in English men’s elite rugby union 1995-2021. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00551
Catlin, E.J. (2022). Professionalisation and competitive balance in English men’s elite rugby union 1995-2021. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Wilson, R., & Plumley, D. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00551
Plumley, D.J. (2014). Alternative approaches to financial and sportingperformance measurement in English professional football. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Shibli, S., & Wilson, R.
Internet Publications
Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2019). Editorial: Performance management in professional team sport. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-07-2019-0067
Plumley, D., Ramchandani, G., & Wilson, R. (2019). Guest editorial. http://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-06-2019-080
Other activities
Editorial Board (Managing Sport and Leisure Journal), Member (Football Collective), External Advisory Board (Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust).
Postgraduate supervision
5 PhD/DBA students in the areas of sport finance, economics and governance.