Blackpool finances and accounts
Blackpool turned over AU$20.9m in 2024/25 and paid AU$21.1m in staff costs, which is 100.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Blackpool 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 Blackpool does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$20,923,444AU$20.9m | AU$23,127,635AU$23.1m | AU$37,829,912AU$37.8m | AU$34,178,310AU$34.2m | AU$13,180,454AU$13.2m | AU$12,652,422AU$12.7m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | AU$4,115,268AU$4.1m | AU$3,268,908AU$3.3m | - |
| Staff costs | AU$21,052,821AU$21.1m | AU$20,192,300AU$20.2m | AU$27,850,186AU$27.9m | AU$23,955,940AU$24m | AU$15,725,328AU$15.7m | - |
| Wages and salaries | AU$18,928,145AU$18.9m | AU$18,214,212AU$18.2m | AU$25,216,629AU$25.2m | AU$21,467,347AU$21.5m | AU$14,012,072AU$14m | AU$0AU$0 |
| Player amortisation | AU$2,878,583AU$2.9m | AU$3,287,879AU$3.3m | AU$3,239,499AU$3.2m | AU$2,478,134AU$2.5m | - | AU$1,592,377AU$1.6m |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | AU$654,684AU$655k | - | AU$2,375,196AU$2.4m |
| Cost of sales | AU$3,266,621AU$3.3m | AU$3,396,528AU$3.4m | AU$3,683,620AU$3.7m | AU$2,965,313AU$3m | AU$1,116,198AU$1.1m | AU$1,955,368AU$2m |
| Other operating costs | AU$33,787,705AU$33.8m | AU$33,855,026AU$33.9m | AU$42,051,974AU$42.1m | AU$35,617,440AU$35.6m | - | AU$22,005,421AU$22m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$5,370,071AU$5.4m | AU$4,379,697AU$4.4m | AU$5,619,141AU$5.6m | AU$3,759,302AU$3.8m | - | AU$2,679,742AU$2.7m |
| Operating result | -AU$16,130,882AU$16.1m | -AU$14,123,919AU$14.1m | -AU$7,905,683AU$7.9m | -AU$3,749,760AU$3.7m | - | -AU$8,933,172AU$8.9m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$10,760,811AU$10.8m | -AU$9,744,223AU$9.7m | -AU$2,286,541AU$2.3m | AU$9,542AU$10k | - | -AU$5,926,731AU$5.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 100.6% | 87.3% | 73.6% | 70.1% | 119.3% | - |
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. Blackpool paid AU$21.1m against AU$20.9m of revenue, so 101p of every pound went back out as pay.
League One revenue
The 13 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 Blackpool make?
Blackpool turned over AU$20.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Blackpool wage bill?
Blackpool paid AU$21.1m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 100.6% of revenue.
Do Blackpool make a profit?
Blackpool made a pre-tax loss of AU$10.8m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB HOLDINGS LTD & SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, company number 12022161. 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
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