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Derby County Ltd.
Derby County traditional strip

Notes:

The club was formed in 1884 as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. It was a founder members of The Football League when it was launched in 1888. In 1891 they absorbed Derby Midland F.C. In 1895 the club moved to a new stadium, The Baseball Ground, which became their home for the next 102 years until the creation of Pride Park Stadium, which was opened in 2007 - holding 33,597 spectators. On 11 June 2007, the club announced plans to expand the capacity to 44,000 for the 2008/2009 season, subject to retaining their Premiership status. The club's parent company went into liquidation in October 2003.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Website: www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk

 

Financial Overview

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

2006/07

13.907

-12.502

 

172

2005/06

11.355

0.051

82.6

155

2004/05

12.305

-8.927

74.8

161

2003/04

16.747

-4.576

57.8

176

2002/03

16.597

-15.161

184

2001/02

28.180

-12.581

78.8

247

2000/01

25.428

-9.458

76.5

232

1999/00

21.693

-6.697

80.9

242

1998/99

22.024

6.806

64.6

265

1997/98

20.059

-0.376

58.7

198

1996/97

10.738

-3.549

59.7

 

 

 

 

 

Spectator Numbers since 1994/95

Derby County Match Attendance figures graph

(domestic league matches only)

Archived Articles on Derby County FC

Derby Takeover: Some Unanswered Questions - 06/02/2008
£50m was the headline figure quoted as the sum available to launch Derby County as 'a global brand', but some unanswered questions remain about the deal...

Rams Set For American Takeover - 26/01/2008
Derby County are set to become the fourth American owned Premiership club, following the path taken by Aston Villa, Liverpool and Manchester United...


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