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Football Economy The Business of the Beautiful Game
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Stats & Data

Everton Football Club Company Ltd.

Notes: The club was founded as St. Domingo F.C. in 1878 and renamed Everton a year later. They were founder members of the Football League in 1888, and won their first League Championship title in 1890£91. The club has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other. They are one of the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the League Championship nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup once, although the most recent major trophy, the 1995 FA Cup, was over 10 years ago.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

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

2007/08

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

2007/08

75.650

0.026

58.8

210

2006/07

51.412

-9.426

74.7

227

2005/06

58.123

-10.794

63.6

259

2004/05

59.953

23.509

51.4

893

2003/04

44.302

-15.376

74.2

979

2002/03

46.781

-12.980

63.6

999

2001/02

38.231

1.555

76.5

975

2000/01

32.853

-3.653

80.2

214

1999/00

28.141

-11.169

79.4

197

1998/99

25.456

-10.769

79.5

199

1997/98

22.665

0.946

61.1

195

1996/97

18.882

-2.890

57.9

177

1995/96

17.004

-7.962

59.2

170

1994/95

13.546

-9.373

 

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