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Oxford United Football Club Ltd

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Traditional Oxford United football shirt

The club was founded in 1893 as Headington, adding the suffix United the following year and renamed Oxford United in 1960. Matches are played at the Kassam Stadium (capacity 12,500). The club is owned by chairman Nick Merry and managed by Jim Smith (who is also a director) through the company Woodstock Partners Limited.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

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

2007/08

1.870

-0.871

 

 

2006/07

2.718

-0.654

 

 

2005/06

2.308

-0.485

 

 

2004/05

2.379

0.069

72.9

50

2003/04

2.597

0.003

69.5

51

2002/03

2.982

-0.117

63.7

55

2001/02

2.974

-0.784

74.0

66

2000/01

2.403

-1.068

 

67

1999/00

2.573

-0.907

90.6

69

1998/99

3.442

2.173

75.8

70

1997/98

3.352

-3.296

76.6

79

1996/97

3.298

0.615

73.7

 

Website: 
www.oufc.co.uk

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