
Middlesbrough finances and accounts
Middlesbrough turned over AU$62.4m in 2024/25 and paid AU$69.8m in staff costs, which is 112% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Middlesbrough turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Middlesbrough does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$62,353,920AU$62.4m | AU$61,914,240AU$61.9m | AU$54,900,480AU$54.9m | AU$51,623,040AU$51.6m | AU$27,774,720AU$27.8m | AU$37,234,560AU$37.2m | AU$106,834,560AU$106.8m | AU$119,032,320AU$119m | AU$233,072,640AU$233.1m | AU$41,610,240AU$41.6m |
| Staff costs | AU$69,811,200AU$69.8m | AU$60,276,480AU$60.3m | AU$56,880,000AU$56.9m | AU$54,579,840AU$54.6m | AU$51,768,960AU$51.8m | AU$59,450,880AU$59.5m | AU$77,040,000AU$77m | AU$93,517,440AU$93.5m | AU$124,690,560AU$124.7m | AU$62,181,120AU$62.2m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$61,443,840AU$61.4m | AU$53,283,840AU$53.3m | AU$50,127,360AU$50.1m | AU$48,084,480AU$48.1m | AU$45,818,880AU$45.8m | AU$52,579,200AU$52.6m | AU$68,307,840AU$68.3m | AU$82,924,800AU$82.9m | AU$109,635,840AU$109.6m | AU$54,921,600AU$54.9m |
| Social security costs | AU$7,962,240AU$8m | AU$6,608,640AU$6.6m | AU$6,389,760AU$6.4m | AU$6,180,480AU$6.2m | AU$5,706,240AU$5.7m | AU$6,585,600AU$6.6m | AU$8,484,480AU$8.5m | AU$10,091,520AU$10.1m | AU$14,369,280AU$14.4m | AU$7,075,200AU$7.1m |
| Pension costs | AU$405,120AU$405k | AU$384,000AU$384k | AU$362,880AU$363k | AU$314,880AU$315k | AU$243,840AU$244k | AU$286,080AU$286k | AU$247,680AU$248k | AU$501,120AU$501k | AU$685,440AU$685k | AU$184,320AU$184k |
| Other operating income | AU$2,323,200AU$2.3m | AU$2,323,200AU$2.3m | AU$7,560,960AU$7.6m | AU$2,373,120AU$2.4m | AU$8,737,920AU$8.7m | AU$3,567,360AU$3.6m | AU$218,880AU$219k | AU$218,880AU$219k | AU$218,880AU$219k | AU$218,880AU$219k |
| Cost of sales | AU$100,773,120AU$100.8m | AU$92,019,840AU$92m | AU$86,421,120AU$86.4m | AU$67,827,840AU$67.8m | AU$65,698,560AU$65.7m | AU$68,117,760AU$68.1m | AU$99,390,720AU$99.4m | AU$98,522,880AU$98.5m | AU$171,853,440AU$171.9m | AU$77,834,880AU$77.8m |
| Other operating costs | AU$34,333,440AU$34.3m | AU$27,962,880AU$28m | AU$31,818,240AU$31.8m | AU$26,077,440AU$26.1m | AU$36,961,920AU$37m | AU$45,461,760AU$45.5m | AU$65,727,360AU$65.7m | AU$59,485,440AU$59.5m | AU$69,323,520AU$69.3m | AU$33,358,080AU$33.4m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$50,570,880AU$50.6m | AU$32,855,040AU$32.9m | AU$42,852,480AU$42.9m | AU$2,592,000AU$2.6m | AU$8,200,320AU$8.2m | AU$6,695,040AU$6.7m | AU$63,792,000AU$63.8m | AU$29,443,200AU$29.4m | AU$21,638,400AU$21.6m | AU$8,017,920AU$8m |
| Operating result | -AU$19,858,560AU$19.9m | -AU$22,890,240AU$22.9m | -AU$12,925,440AU$12.9m | -AU$37,317,120AU$37.3m | -AU$57,947,520AU$57.9m | -AU$66,082,560AU$66.1m | AU$5,727,360AU$5.7m | -AU$9,313,920AU$9.3m | -AU$7,885,440AU$7.9m | -AU$69,363,840AU$69.4m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$21,924,480AU$21.9m | -AU$23,859,840AU$23.9m | -AU$12,286,080AU$12.3m | -AU$37,361,280AU$37.4m | -AU$59,187,840AU$59.2m | -AU$68,296,320AU$68.3m | AU$3,863,040AU$3.9m | -AU$12,280,320AU$12.3m | AU$13,190,400AU$13.2m | -AU$61,359,360AU$61.4m |
| Wages to revenue | 112% | 97.4% | 103.6% | 105.7% | 186.4% | 159.7% | 72.1% | 78.6% | 53.5% | 149.4% |
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Middlesbrough paid AU$69.8m against AU$62.4m of revenue, so 112p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Middlesbrough make?
Middlesbrough turned over AU$62.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Middlesbrough wage bill?
Middlesbrough paid AU$69.8m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 112% of revenue.
Do Middlesbrough make a profit?
Middlesbrough made a pre-tax loss of AU$21.9m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 01947851. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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