Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds plc
Liverpool F.C. was founded by John Houlding on 15 March 1892 to play at a vacated Anfield after Evrton FC refused to pay the rent. The club has won a eighteen First Division titles, seven FA Cups, seven League Cups and five European Cups (AKA - Champions League). The club was taken over by two Americans in February 2007, with Tom Hicks, co-founder of the US investment firm Hicks Muse, Tate and Furst, providing half the equity for George Gillett's successful bid.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
|
2007/08 |
159.052 |
10.199 |
56.4 |
369 |
|
2006/07 |
133.910 |
-21.665 |
57.9 |
335 |
|
2005/06 |
119.499 |
-5.161 |
57.6 |
313 |
|
2004/05 |
121.054 |
9.463 |
52.4 |
290 |
|
2003/04 |
92.576 |
-21.903 |
60.0 |
280 |
|
2002/03 |
102.504 |
3.641 |
53.1 |
285 |
|
2001/02 |
98.668 |
9.092 |
56.8 |
265 |
|
2000/01 |
82.155 |
0.406 |
59.5 |
268 |
|
1999/00 |
46.609 |
2.242 |
86.1 |
256 |
|
1998/99 |
45.265 |
-8.061 |
80.1 |
251 |
|
1997/98 |
36.366 |
4.139 |
66.3 |
207 |
|
1996/97 |
39.153 |
7.579 |
38.4 |
205 |
|
1995/96 |
27.396 |
-4.882 |
48.3 |
186 |
|
1994/95 |
19.878 |
-2.753 |
|
167 |
Average Match Attendances
Season |
Ave. No. Spectators |
|
2008/09 |
43610 |
|
2007/08 |
43530 |
|
2006/07 |
43561 |
|
2005/06 |
44344 |
|
2004/05 |
42585 |
|
2003/04 |
42705 |
|
2002/03 |
43243 |
|
2001/02 |
43343 |
|
2000/01 |
43699 |
|
1999/00 |
44074 |
|
1998/99 |
43321 |
|
1997/98 |
40628 |
|
1996/97 |
39777 |
|
1995/96 |
39553 |
|
1994/95 |
34176 |
