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Stats & Data

Brentford Football Club

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

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

2007/08

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

2007/08

2.086

-0.500

 

62

2006/07

2.434

-0.061

94.8

60

2005/06

3.137

-0.517

82.1

64

2004/05

3.829

-0.075

57.5

66

2003/04

2.515

-0.118

61.1

69

2002/03

2.916

-0.177

62.5

76

2001/02

2.791

-1.177

83.7

76

2000/01

2.239

-1.834

 

73

1999/00

1.871

-0.946

 

71

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1994/95

1.379

-0.390

 

55