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Sunderland Association Football Club Ltd.

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Traditional Sunderland football shirt

The club play at the 'Stadium of Light' which has a capacity of 49,000 spectators. In 1996 the club was floated on the London Stock Exchange under the chairmanship of Bob Murray but delisted in 2004. The Drumaville group bought the club in July 2006 in a deal which valued the club at £53m, although the Stadium of Light is valued at £90m. The Drumaville Consortium secured 89.13% of the shares in Sunderland Ltd. and ex-player Niall Quinn became Chairman.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

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

2007/08

63.477

-2.274

58.1

562

2006/07

26.207

-13.658

90.1

528

2005/06

39.258

6.129

44.2

497

2004/05

25.341

-7.818

64.3

471

2003/04*

28.531

-1.216

59.1

468

2002/03*

42.454

-20.642

80.1

600

2001/02*

43.829

-2.790

58.8

606

2000/01*

46.021

3.011

 

605

1999/00*

36.292

-1.963

 

564

1998/99

24.078

1.465

 

540

1997/98

18.825

0.564

 

506

1996/97

13.415

3.080

 

627

1995/96

5.507

-0.084

 

 

* Sunderland plc - other figures for Ltd company.

 

Average Match Attendances

Season
Ave. No. Spectators

2009/10

40355

2008/09

40170

2007/08

43345

2006/07

31887

2005/06

33905

2004/05

328820

2003/04

27120

2002/03

39698

2001/02

46744

2000/01

46790

1999/00

41375

1998/99

38745

1997/98

33492

1996/97

20847

1995/96

17505

1994/95

15475
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