
Blackpool finances and accounts
Blackpool turned over AU$20.6m in 2024/25 and paid AU$20.7m 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$20,596,515AU$20.6m | AU$22,766,265AU$22.8m | AU$37,238,819AU$37.2m | AU$33,644,274AU$33.6m | AU$12,974,510AU$13m | AU$12,454,728AU$12.5m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | AU$4,050,967AU$4.1m | AU$3,217,831AU$3.2m | - |
| Staff costs | AU$20,723,871AU$20.7m | AU$19,876,795AU$19.9m | AU$27,415,026AU$27.4m | AU$23,581,628AU$23.6m | AU$15,479,620AU$15.5m | - |
| Wages and salaries | AU$18,632,393AU$18.6m | AU$17,929,615AU$17.9m | AU$24,822,619AU$24.8m | AU$21,131,920AU$21.1m | AU$13,793,133AU$13.8m | AU$0AU$0 |
| Player amortisation | AU$2,833,605AU$2.8m | AU$3,236,506AU$3.2m | AU$3,188,882AU$3.2m | AU$2,439,414AU$2.4m | - | AU$1,567,496AU$1.6m |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | AU$644,454AU$644k | - | AU$2,338,083AU$2.3m |
| Cost of sales | AU$3,215,580AU$3.2m | AU$3,343,457AU$3.3m | AU$3,626,063AU$3.6m | AU$2,918,980AU$2.9m | AU$1,098,757AU$1.1m | AU$1,924,816AU$1.9m |
| Other operating costs | AU$33,259,772AU$33.3m | AU$33,326,041AU$33.3m | AU$41,394,912AU$41.4m | AU$35,060,918AU$35.1m | - | AU$21,661,587AU$21.7m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$5,286,164AU$5.3m | AU$4,311,264AU$4.3m | AU$5,531,342AU$5.5m | AU$3,700,563AU$3.7m | - | AU$2,637,871AU$2.6m |
| Operating result | -AU$15,878,837AU$15.9m | -AU$13,903,233AU$13.9m | -AU$7,782,156AU$7.8m | -AU$3,691,170AU$3.7m | - | -AU$8,793,592AU$8.8m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$10,592,673AU$10.6m | -AU$9,591,969AU$9.6m | -AU$2,250,814AU$2.3m | AU$9,393AU$9k | - | -AU$5,834,126AU$5.8m |
| 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$20.7m against AU$20.6m 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$20.6m in 2024/25.
What is the Blackpool wage bill?
Blackpool paid AU$20.7m 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$10.6m 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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