Liverpool named as the second biggest football club in the UK

A recent survey from BBC Sport has weighed in on the never-ending debate.

And BBC Sport have weighed in on a major debate, asking 250 of its staff one pressing question - who is the biggest club in Britain?

Factoring in the most major trophies, generation of revenue, social media following and stadium capacity into the equation, the digital publication have come to a combined conclusion as follows below.

The BBC Sport top 10 British football clubs:

1. Manchester United
2. Liverpool
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester City
5. Celtic
6. Chelsea
7. Tottenham Hotspur
8. Rangers
9. Aston Villa
10. Newcastle United

As for major trophies, Celtic have won the most (119), followed by Rangers (118).

In England, Liverpool boast the most major trophies (47), closely followed by Manchester United (45).

As for social media following, The Red Devils have the most cross-platform followers with a whopping 215.8million, way clear of Manchester City in second with 158.6million.

The full list for the most social media followers is below:

1. Man United (215.8m)
2. Manchester City (158.6m)
3. Liverpool (146.1m)
4. Chelsea (143m)
5. Arsenal (106.3m)
6. Tottenham (99.8m)
7. Leicester City (23.2m)
8. West Ham (18m)
9. Aston Villa (17.5m)
10. Newcastle United (15.3m)