Report: Average price of cheapest tickets in England has risen 13 percent since 2011

While English clubs continue to squeeze the wallets of their supporters, a new report illustrates just how little continued protests have done to curb the growing costs of tickets.

According to the BBC's annual Price of Football survey, the average price of the cheapest matchday ticket from the Premier League to League Two in England currently stands at £21.49 ($34.28), a 13-percent increase from 2011 and 4.4 percent increase from 2013. 

Furthermore, the cheapest matchday ticket in the Premier League has increased by 15.8 percent in the past three years. At £50 ($79.76), Chelsea's cheapest ticket is the most expensive of any English club, while Arsenal holds the most expensive top-priced ticket at £154.73 ($246.82).

The numbers paint a grim picture of just how inaccessible the sport is to many supporters, and sports minister Helen Grant is concerned about the rising costs.

"I can see why fans are cross," Grant said to BBC Sport. "I'm cross. Fans are the lifeblood of the game, without the fans we won't have football the way we know it. To take a family of four to a Premier League match now you're talking about £130, and that's before petrol, parking, a programme, hot dogs, burgers and a drink. That is just not affordable for most families so clubs really do need to look at this."

What makes the increased costs even more astounding is that the Premier League's television rights deal, which is reportedly valued at £5.5 billion ($7.98 billion), should have led to a decrease in ticket pricing. To make matters even more depressing, the average price of the cheapest tickets has risen at almost twice the rate of the cost of living since 2011.