Reading F.C. were formed in 1871. Promoted to the Premier League after season 2005/06 – the first time the club had ever made the top league since its foundation in 1871. The club is chaired by John Madejski (who bought the club in 1991) . Since 1998 they have played at the Madejski Stadium (capacity: 24,244), on the outskirts of Reading. Prior to this they played at Elm Park for 102 years.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Reading F.C. were formed in 1871. Promoted to the Premier League after season 2005/06 – the first time the club had ever made the top league since its foundation in 1871. The club is chaired by John Madejski (who bought the club in 1991) . Since 1998 they have played at the Madejski Stadium (capacity: 24,244), on the outskirts of Reading. Prior to this they played at Elm Park for 102 years.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Financial Overview **
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
|
2007/08 |
57.698 |
6.706 |
57.4 |
503 |
|
2006/07 |
49.909 |
6.573 |
59.7 |
444 |
|
2005/06 |
17.768 |
-6.465 |
80.2 |
435 |
|
2004/05 |
15.118 |
-4.554 |
73.1 |
438 |
|
2003/04 |
15.590 |
-1.850 |
60.4 |
391 |
|
2002/03 |
14.903 |
-1.616 |
59.9 |
403 |
|
2001/02 |
12.915 |
-2.762 |
63.3 |
409 |
|
2000/01 |
10.786 |
-4.570 |
69.2 |
421 |
|
1999/00 |
2.426 |
-2.569 |
|
248 |
|
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
|
1997/98 |
3.966 |
-4.096 |
97.1 |
98 |
|
1996/97 |
3.311 |
-0.539 |
91.7 |
86 |
|
1995/96 |
2.840 |
0.209 |
|
85 |
|
1994/95 |
2.999 |
-0.172 |
|
72 |
** – Figures from 1999/00 forward are for Reading Football Club (Holdings) plc, previous figures are for Reading Football Club Ltd.