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Stats & Data

Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, Southampton Football Club Ltd.

The club was founded in 1885, as St. Mary’s YMA, and now play at the St Mary’s Stadium (capacity 32,689). Southampton Football Club Ltd was floated in January 1997 as part of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, a property and investment vehicle.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

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

2007/08

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