Southampton Football Club Ltd.

Submitted by JSB on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 20:04

The club was founded in 1885, as St. Mary's YMA, and now play at the St Mary's Stadium (capacity 32,689). The club has won the FA Cup once, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight in 1983–84. Southampton Football Club Ltd was floated in January 1997 as part of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, a property and investment vehicle. On 8 July 2009 the club was purchased by German-born Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

Year	Turnover	Pre-tax profit	Wages / Turnover ratio (%)	Employees
2007/08	14.917	-4.928
2006/07	23.269	-0.940
2006/07*	19.048	-2.715	74.1	196
2005/06	23.719	-3.041
2005/06*	20.507	-2.794	81.9	201
2004/05*	39.317	-3.615	67.3	230
2003/04	49.823	2.979	52.8	271
2002/03	48.875	-0.484	54.6	249
2001/02	38.539	3.288	58.7	273
2000/01	29.098			375
1999/00	20.807	-3.427	76.1	288
1998/99	15.925	2.022	71.2	212
1997/98	14.762	1.362	49.1	158
1996/97	12.520	0.094	49.7
1995/96	8.096	-1.519	16.5
1994/95	10.057	0.878
1993/94*	7.240	-1.118
1992/93*	9.492	1.580

Website:

www.saintsfc.co.uk

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