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Darlington Football Club Limited

Submitted by JSB on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 00:20
Traditional Darlington FC football shirt

The club was placed in administration in December 2003 but was taken over and came out of administration by the end of Summer 2004. The club plays at the 96.6 TFM Arena, a 25,000-seat stadium that opened in 2003. Formerly known as the George Reynolds arena, it is now named after a local Radio Station under a sponsorship deal, receiving the current name in November 2005.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

Year
Turnover
Pre-tax profit
Wages / Turnover ratio (%)
Employees

2001/02

 

-1.175

 

120

2000/01

 

3.858

 

129

1999/00

2.154

-1.873

24.8

138

1998/99

1.035

-1.807

51.3

136

1997/98

0.806

-0.594

 

 

1996/97

 

0.258

 

 

1995/96

0.792

-0.144

 

 

1994/95

 

-0.262

 

 
Website: 
www.darlington-fc.co.uk

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