Known as The Saddlers, the club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club were one of the founder members of the Second Division in 1892. Walsall moved into their 11,000 capacity Bescot Stadium (called the Banks’s Stadium due to sponsorship) in 1990, having previously played at nearby Fellows Park.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Known as The Saddlers, the club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club were one of the founder members of the Second Division in 1892. Walsall moved into their 11,000 capacity Bescot Stadium (called the Banks’s Stadium due to sponsorship) in 1990, having previously played at nearby Fellows Park.
Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.
Financial Overview
Year |
Turnover |
Pre-tax profit |
Wages / Turnover ratio (%) |
Employees |
2007/08 |
6.740 |
0.408 |
44.9 |
111 |
2006/07 |
5.421 |
0.006 |
49.8 |
107 |
2005/06 |
5.690 |
0.069 |
53.5 |
99 |
2004/05 |
4.747 |
-0.679 |
65.9 |
91 |
2003/04 |
5.750 |
-0.533 |
70.2 |
95 |
2002/03 |
6.353 |
-1.035 |
72.7 |
90 |
2001/02 |
7.955 |
0.043 |
61.9 |
87 |
2000/01 |
5.688 |
0.319 |
|
84 |
1999/00 |
4.806 |
0.027 |
56.5 |
86 |
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– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
– – – |
1995/96 |
1.910 |
0.005 |
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1994/95 |
1.890 |
0.102 |
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