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Football Economy The Business of the Beautiful Game
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Stats & Data

Arsenal Football Club plc Finances and Statistics

Company shares are traded on the Ofex market. New stadium at Ashburton Grove (open for season 2006/07) will double present attendance capacity, so match-day revenue boost expected from this point on.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

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

2003/04

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

2003/04

115.056

-2.525

59.5

271

2002/03

103.789

-2.969

58.4

256

2001/02

90.602

-18.882

66.7

239

2000/01

62.911

29.401

64.6

218

1999/00

61.260

21.215

55.5

188

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1993/94

21.472

5.630

 

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