‘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 |
|
71 |