Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Co. (1986) Ltd.

‘Boro’ were formed in 1876 and turned professional in 1889. They currently play at the 35,100 capacity Riverside Stadium (since August 1995). The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before being saved by a consortium led by then board member and current chairman Steve Gibson. Middlesbrough won the League Cup in 2004, the club’s first and only major trophy. Middlesbrough were the first English football club to broadcast time-delayed full-match footage of their league games on their own channel, “Boro TV”, in August 2001.

‘Boro’ were formed in 1876 and turned professional in 1889. They currently play at the 35,100 capacity Riverside Stadium (since August 1995). The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before being saved by a consortium led by then board member and current chairman Steve Gibson. Middlesbrough won the League Cup in 2004, the club’s first and only major trophy. Middlesbrough were the first English football club to broadcast time-delayed full-match footage of their league games on their own channel, “Boro TV”, in August 2001.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

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

2006/07

47.838

-8.348

72.7

183

2005/06

47.984

-13.345

79.8

182

2004/05

51.988

5.775

55.1

179

2003/04

43.047

-21.793

65.9

175

2002/03

40.229

-17.213

71.6

177

2001/02

35.434

-16.157

81.2

181

2000/01

29.962

-21.919

 

186

1999/00

27.687

-17.338

72.4

190

1998/99

28.003

-3.909

60.9

189

1997/98

18.685

-1.542

61.1

166

1996/97

22.502

-7.099

50.4

160

1995/96

14.024

-12.195

46.3

105

1994/95

5.705

-4.298

 

87

1993/94

3.672

-0.993

 

86

1992/93

5.198

-0.663

 

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