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Dundee Football Club Ltd

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Traditional Dundee FC shirt

Club was founded in 1893 by an amalgamation of two city teams, Dundee Our Boys and Dundee East End. The club played their first Scottish league match on 12 August 1893 drawing 3–3 with Rangers. Dundee moved to their current stadium, Dens Park (capacity: 11,300), in 1899.

In 2003, under owners Peter and James Marr, Dundee FC, was forced to go into administration with £23m debt. The club survived by selling their stadium. In mid-2006, it was announced that financial restructuring would see the club become debt-free. In early 2007 the Marr brothers severed all ties with Dundee, stepping down as Chairman and Chief Executive respectively, when their company P&J Taverns was forced into administration. Bob Brannan and Dave MacKinnon took the Marrs' place.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

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

2007/08

 

 

 

86

2006/07

1.573

-0.385

65.9

86

2005/06

1.952

-0.523

79.1

87

2004/05

2.726

2.818

71.3

99

2003/04

3.773

2.221

91.4

86

2002/03

3.945

-5.230

 

297

2001/02

3.472

-6.635

 

304

2000/01

3.457

-2.504

 

357

1999/00

3.060

-0.760

74.9

219

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1996/97

0.867

-0.193

105.5

136
Website: 
www.thedees.co.uk

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