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West Bromwich Albion F.C. Ltd
Traditional West Bromwich Albion strip

Notes:

The club was formed in 1878. Promoted to the Premier League for the 2002/03 season, the club was relegated for 2003/04, re-promoted for 2004/05 and relegated again in 2006. One of the founder members the Football League (which was formed in 1888), the club was a plc quoted on the AIM stock exchange until November 2004. When converting back into a private company shareholders were offered one new share in a specially-created bid vehicle or a £72.50 cash alternative. The cash option valued the club at that time at £10.14 million.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Website: www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk

 

Financial Overiew

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

2005/06

35.540

-5.250

57.3

119

2004/05

36.504

5.004

57.4

120

2003/04

20.324

-0.034

 

 

2002/03*

28.445

-0.639

40.3

122

2001/02*

14.277

2.569

53.7

122

2000/01*

8.514

1.688

66.2

115

1999/00*

6.830

0.736

91.7

118

1998/99*

6.758

-2.257

 

 

1997/98*

7.460

0.509

 

 

1996/97*

6.073

-0.185

 

 

1995/96*

5.429

0.171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Figures for West Bromwich Albion plc

Spectator Numbers since 1994/95

West Bromwich Albion Match Attendance figures graph

(domestic league matches only)

Archived Articles on West Bromwich Albion FC

Blatter Sounds Off, And Upsets Baggies - 16/10/2005
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is nothing if not controversial and having written an outspoken article about the state of the game which received front page billing in the Financial Times, he then made remarks on Radio 5 which offended West Bromwich Albion...

West Brom Go Private - 21/11/2004
West Brom have followed Sunderland and the owners of Bolton Wandererers in taking themselves off the stock market and converting into a private company...

Financing West Bromwich Albion plc - 13/04/2003
New Premiership club West Bromwich Albion were relegated after their first season. Controversial chairman Paul Thompson stood down and was eventually replaced by Jeremy Peace...




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