Blackburn Rovers Football Club was formed in 1875 and in 1888 was a founding member of The Football League. In 1890 Rovers moved to its permanent home at Ewood Park (capacity: 31,397). In 1991 Blackburn were taken over by locally-born steel baron Jack Walker, a millionaire who lavished considerable sums of money on re-establishing the club that had fallen behind since being one of the dominant forces in English League football pre-WWI (FA Cup winners 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928 and League Champions in seasons 1911/12 and 1913/14 ).
Blackburn Rovers Football Club was formed in 1875 and in 1888 was a founding member of The Football League. In 1890 Rovers moved to its permanent home at Ewood Park (capacity: 31,397). In 1991 Blackburn were taken over by locally-born steel baron Jack Walker, a millionaire who lavished considerable sums of money on re-establishing the club that had fallen behind since being one of the dominant forces in English League football pre-WWI (FA Cup winners 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1928 and League Champions in seasons 1911/12 and 1913/14 ). Under his ownership Blackburn Rovers won the Premier League in season 1994/95 and the League Cup in 2002. Walker died just after the start of the 2000–01 season and the club was then put into the care of The Jack Walker Trust. In November 2010, Indian company Venkateshwara Hatcheries Pvt Ltd bought the club for £23 million.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
| 2013/14 | 30.400 | -42.100 | 114.0 | |
| 2012/13 | 26.900 | -36.500 | 136.0 | |
| 2011/12 | 54.000 | 93.0 | ||
| 2010/11 | 58.000 | -18.600 | 86.6 | |
| 2009/10 | -1.900 | |||
| 2008/09 | 50.900 | 90.6 | ||
| 2007/08 | 53.395 | 3.030 | 70.3 | 238 |
| 2006/07 | 43.303 | -3.408 | 84.8 | 232 |
| 2005/06 | 43.396 | -6.904 | 76.9 | 223 |
| 2004/05 | 41.303 | -5.044 | 75.8 | 231 |
| 2003/04 | 40.843 | -5.107 | 76.7 | 244 |
| 2002/03 | 45.438 | -12.005 | 78.2 | 243 |
| 2001/02 | 38.480 | -10.864 | 77.3 | 237 |
| 2000/01 | 17.498 | -31.056 | 229 | |
| 1999/00 | 12.886 | -12.732 | 171.6 | 219 |
| 1998/99 | 21.274 | -7.780 | 105.6 | 206 |
| 1997/98 | 19.356 | -3.700 | 98.3 | 182 |
| 1996/97 | 14.302 | 8.093 | 204 | |
| 1995/96 | 16.325 | -9.056 | 66.4 | 203 |
| 1994/95 | 14.068 | -3.954 | 149 | |
| 1993/94 | 6.927 | -8.209 | 108 |