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Stats & Data

Swansea City A.F.C. Ltd.

The club was founded in 1912 (as Swansea Town). Since season 2005 Swansea have been playing at the Liberty Stadium, a ground they share with the Ospreys rugby team. Before then, the club’s home ground was Vetch Field.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in millions.

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

2005/06

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

2005/06

6.276

0.448

 

 

2004/05

3.270

-0.193

 

 

2003/04

3.054

0.139

 

 

2002/03

2.089

1.621

 

 

2001/02

2.045

-1.395

91.0

82

2000/01

2.467

 

 

71

1999/00

2.096

-1.282

 

73

1998/99

2.043

-1.152

86.1

85

1997/98

1.888

-0.923

75.7

63

1996/97

1.205

-0.482

91.7

61

1995/96

1.441

-0.009

 

58

1994/95

1.180

-0.474

 

64

1993/94

1.474

-0.176

 

59

1992/93

1.377

-0.042

 

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