Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
2005/06 |
132.112 |
29.778 |
58.57 |
312 |
2004/05 |
115.075 |
18.053 |
53.6 |
293 |
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 |
1998/99 |
48.623 |
2.068 |
54.5 |
180 |
1997/98 |
40.391 |
5.932 |
54.2 |
178 |
1996/97 |
27.158 |
-1.575 |
56.3 |
178 |
1995/96 |
20.975 |
-3.611 |
48.0 |
139 |
1994/95 |
23.936 |
1.941 |
|
132 |
1993/94 |
21.472 |
5.630 |
|
128 |
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Spector Numbers since 1994/95
(domestic league matches only)
Archived Articles on Arsenal FC
Henry Sale Lifts Arsenal Into The Black - 24/02/2008
The £16.1m sale of Thierry Henry has helped Arsenal to announce a 55 per cent rise in profits for the last six month period...
Vietnamese Tycoon Targets Arsenal - 18/02/2008
One of the richest businessmen in Vietnam has declared an interest in buying a big stake in Arsenal. Doan Nguyen Doc, chairman of the Hoang Anh Gai Lai club...
Usmanov Increases Arsenal Holding - 17/02/2008
Contrary to expectations, Alisher Usmanov, the Russian billionaire whose interest in Arsenal appeared to have been thwarted by the board, has increased his company's stake in the Premiership club to 24 per cent. Red and White Holdings, the Arsenal investment vehicle he co-owns with business partner Farhard Moshiri, paid £1.7m for 190 shares at £9,000 apiece. The latest rise puts the Red and White shareholding almost on a par with Danny Fiszman's 24.1 per cent stake at the top of the Arsenal share register. One of the effects of the lockdown agreement between Arsenal directors has been to bring the share price down and it did not increase after Usmanov's latest purchase. Red and White said it was still the intention to take its stake to about 25 per cent. 'That has not changed. We are long-term investors,' it said.
Usmanov and The Lockdown - 18/11/2007
Not only are Arsenal currently top of the Premiership, they also represent the most successful attempt by a top club to fight off foreign investors. Arsenal fans are wondering how long Russian billionaire Alisher Usamov will retain his 23% stake in the club given that he has sustained a £20m loss. He was buying shares at their peak at around £10,500 each and they have now slipped back to £7,500. He thus paid over the odds for a stake that will never be enough to acquire the club. Arsenal directors have staged a 'lockdown' and agreed not to sell their shares for a two year period.
Price Of Arsenal Bonds Slump - 18/11/2007
When Arsenal football club decided last summer to raise finance by using ticket receipts to issue bonds, it created a new fanbase for itself in the City of London. The deal...
Africans Favour Arsenal - 11/11/2007
Figures from African television network GTV suggest that Arsenal is Africa's most popular club...
Kroenke Agrees To 'Lock Down' - 28/10/2007
Arsenal's board have received a big boost in their battle to keep control of the club. American sports magnate Stan Kroenke is ready to align himself...
Arsenal Lockdown May Not Be All That it Seems - 21/10/2007
It may look as if a new 'lock down' agreement for leading shareholders has finally secured the future of Arsenal as the only British owned top four club...
Usmanov Charm Offensive Fails - 08/10/2007
A charm offensive by Russian billonaire Alisher Usmanov designed to win over the Arsenal board and fans seems to have backfired. He aimed to convince fans and directors that he is a passionate fan of the club and not a destabilising influence...
Arsenal: We Would Meet Red and White - 30/09/2007
Arsenal has indicated that it would be prepared to meet Red and White Holdings, the takeover vehicle of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov...
Arsenal Shareholders versus The Board - 23/09/2007
Arsenal's biggest shareholder diamond merchant Danny Fiszman has said that he has no intention of selling his 24.11 per cent shareholding...
Kroenke May Be Cooling On Arsenal - 08/09/2007
The interest of American sports franchise owner Stan Kroenke in making a bid for Arsenal may be cooling...
The Gloves Are Off At Arsenal - 03/09/2007
The gloves are off in the battle for control of Arsenal. A hostile takeover is a real possibility after David Dein sold his shares to a new investment company, of which he has been made chairman, and declared his intention of playing an active role in shaping the club's future...
Arsenal Bid Rivalry Could Boost Price - 12/08/2007
Arsenal are valued at £432m, but a possible bidding battle between Bernie Ecclestone and Stan Kroenke could push the price up to...
Under Fire Arsenal Board To Meet Kroenke - 29/04/2007
After making plain his views about American sports franchise owner Stan Kroenke, septuagenarian Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has had to respond to criticisms from minority shareholders about alleged outdated attitudes on the board...
The Battle For Control of Arsenal - 22/04/2007
A famous classic film is called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. I've never watched it, although it's supposed to be one of the best films with a football setting. Perhaps they could do a re-make based on the current battle for control of the North London club...
Dein Leaves Arsenal In Takeover Row - 18/04/2007
Arsenal director David Dein has left the club with immediate effect and ceased to be a director. Chairman Peter Hill-Wood stated, 'We sincerely regret that irreconcilable differences between Mr Dein and the rest of the board have necessitated a parting of the ways.'...
US Tycoon Pays £65m To Buy Into Arsenal - 08/04/2007
US sports team owner Stan Kroenke has bought ITV's 9.9 per cent stake in Arsenal for about £42m, laying out another £23m for the broadcaster's 50 per cent share of Arsenal Broadband Limited...
Arsenal Shares Hit High - 24/03/2007
Renewed takeover rumours are driving Arsenal shares to a record high. The share price closed towards the end of the week at £6,200, up £900 in a week...
Arsenal Make Six Month Loss - 25/02/2007
Arsenal lost £6.2m in the six months ending on 30 November...
Arsenal In Talks With American Sports Tycoon - 09/02/2007
Arsenal are involved in advanced talks with a billionaire American sports tycoon, Stan Kroenke, about forming a partnership with Kroneke's Major League soccer franchise Colorado Rapids...
Arsenal Next Takeover Target? - 26/09/2006
With Chelsea and Manchester United already in foreign hands, Arsenal is the most attractive takeover target available...
Arsenal Denies Takeover Talks - 17/09/2006
Arsenal is the only 'top four' Premiership club that has not been taken over or become the subject of possible bids...
Arsenal To Charge Nearly £100 For Top Matches - 14/08/2006
Arsenal have announced that it will cost £94 to watch Category A matches against the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United...
Arsenal Refinances Stadium Costs - 02/07/2007
Arsenal has refinanced some of the costs of its new Emirates Stadium in the capital markets. The club is set to pull off a ground-breaking deal to borrow £260m from investors using ticket sales at the stadium as security
Arsenal Deny Any Wrongdoing Over Beveren Deal - 04/06/2006
Arsenal have denied any wrongdoing over allegations by the BBC Newsnight programme that they secretly gave Flemish club Beveren £1 million to act as a 'shop window' for young players...
Success Of Emirates Stadium Relies On Rich Fans - 27/03/2006
The success of Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium is dependent on attracting sufficient rich fans to buy a range of expensive packages as well as selling additional seats to regular fans...
Clamp Down On Top Club's Tax Dodge - 16/10/2005
Arsenal have been hit with a bill of nearly £12m after an investigation into a tax avoidance scheme used on payments made to players and agents. The club is the first high profile hit for a campaign by HM Revenue and Customs against tax avoidance in the game...
Let's All Go To The Emirates Stadium - 10/10/2005
Arsenal fans will be making their way to the Emirates Stadium when the club leaves Highbury for Ashburton Grove in 2006. The club has secured a long-term £90m deal for its new stadium and future shirts with airline Emirates...
Arsenal Pin Hopes On New Stadium - 21/08/2005
Arsenal expect to receive about £50m more in income each season when they move to the Emirates stadium next season....
Bid Rumours Swirl Around Arsenal - 11/04/2005
There has been a recent flurry of share buying activity around Arsenal and it has been revealed that Birol Nadir and his friends and business associates now own about 7 per cent of the club...
ITV Likely To Sell Arsenal And Liverpool Shares - 01/02/2005
ITV is thinking of selling its holdings in Arsenal and Liverpool. A decision will be taken following the completion of a £30m share deal that will see its Arsenal holding rise from 5 per cent to almost...
Arsenal's Financial Success - 13/09/2004
Arsenal's success on the pitch has been mirrored in its latest financial results. Pre-tax profits more than doubled in the year to 31 May 2004...
Arsenal Get The Dosh - 29/02/2004
Arsenal have finally persuaded a consortium of banks to lend them the £260m needed to complete the new 60,000 seat stadium at nearby Ashburton Grove...
Could Spurs ground share with Arsenal? - 24/01/2004
Spurs have had to face up to the fact that the expansion of White Hart Lane is unlikely to go ahead because of continuing problems over transport links and infrastructure. A new stadium elsewhere has been considered in the past, but the now the club is...
Will Arsenal Go To Wembley After All? - 03/11/2003
News that Arsenal will not be able to relocate to its planned new stadium at Ashburton Grove for the 2005-6 season as planned has renewed speculation that the club may eventually end up as tenants at Wembley...
Arsenal and Spurs Win Kit Trading Cases - 31/01/2003
Arsenal has won its court battle over trademarks against Matthew Reed, a Gooner for forty years, who has sold souvenirs outside the ground since 1970...
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