Rotherham United Football Club Limited

The club was founded in 1870 and plays at the Millmoor ground (capacity 7,902). Early in 2006 it was announced that the club was losing £140,000 per month. Since Rotherham did not own their ground (Ken Booth took ownership of Millmoor in return for clearing £3m of debt), and had no tangible assets, administration was not a viable option for them, as it had been for other clubs.

The club was founded in 1870 and plays at the Millmoor ground (capacity 7,902). Early in 2006 it was announced that the club was losing £140,000 per month. Since Rotherham did not own their ground (Ken Booth took ownership of Millmoor in return for clearing £3m of debt), and had no tangible assets, administration was not a viable option for them, as it had been for other clubs. Only an intervention by a consortium of local businessmen offering substantial investment and a new business plan averted a possible dissolution of the club (with Dennis Coleman taking over as chairman), although at the cost of a ten-point penalty applied by the FA when starting season 2006/07.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

Financial Overview

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

2003/04

2.751

-0.674

 

 

2002/03

2.840

-1.022

 

 

2001/02

2.903

1.734

 

75

2000/01

0.996

-0.334

 

 

1999/00

0.709

-0.424

 

 

1998/99

0.534

-0.507

 

 

1997/98

0.519

-0.282

 

 

1996/97

0.314

-0.478

 

 

1995/96

0.656

-0.171

 

 

1994/95

0.401

-0.504

 

 

1993/94

0.389

-0.294