Training and exposure data across the 13-year study period
| Season | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | 2005/2006 | 2006/2007 | 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 | 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | 2011/2012 | 2012/2013 | 2013/2014 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average squad size, n | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 24.6 |
| Player-seasons, n | 248 | 208 | 233 | 206 | 396 | 389 | 354 | 359 | 461 | 523 | 546 | 573 | 720 | 5216 |
| Exposure, h | 68 078 | 61 158 | 61 156 | 57 189 | 100 943 | 103 602 | 92 673 | 94 331 | 118 425 | 127 897 | 137 192 | 139 860 | 182 049 | 1 344 553 |
| Training, h | 56 665 | 51 283 | 50 949 | 47 754 | 84 513 | 87 312 | 77 725 | 79 423 | 99 691 | 106 825 | 114 857 | 116 348 | 152 598 | 1 125 942 |
| Match play, h | 11 414 | 9875 | 10 207 | 9434 | 16 430 | 16 290 | 14 948 | 14 908 | 18 735 | 21 073 | 22 335 | 23 512 | 29 451 | 218 611 |
| Training exposure per player-season, h | 228.5 | 246.6 | 218.7 | 231.8 | 213.4 | 224.5 | 219.6 | 221.2 | 216.3 | 204.3 | 210.4 | 203.1 | 211.9 | 219.2 |
| Match exposure per player-season, h | 46.0 | 47.5 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 41.5 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 40.9 | 42.6 |
| Scheduled first-team training sessions, n | 233 | 229 | 221 | 228 | 213 | 228 | 230 | 242 | 226 | 225 | 218 | 217 | 224 | 226 |
| Scheduled first-team matches, n | 59 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| Training/match ratio | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 |