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 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.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
|
2007/08 |
48.558 |
1.758 |
53.8 |
202 |
|
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 |
|