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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY · FINANCES

Sheffield Wednesday finances and accounts

Sheffield Wednesday turned over AU$50.6m in 2023/24 and paid AU$41.9m in staff costs, which is 82.8% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$50.6m
WAGE BILL AU$41.9m
WAGES TO REVENUE82.8%
PRE-TAX RESULT -AU$19.2m
Sheffield Wednesday Football finances League One Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Sheffield Wednesday 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 Sheffield Wednesday does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/172015/162014/15
Revenue AU$50,563,200AU$50.6m AU$37,077,120AU$37.1m AU$31,409,280AU$31.4m AU$22,356,480AU$22.4m AU$40,053,120AU$40.1m AU$43,699,200AU$43.7m AU$48,449,280AU$48.4m AU$44,883,840AU$44.9m AU$42,245,760AU$42.2m AU$28,663,680AU$28.7m
Staff costs AU$41,875,200AU$41.9m AU$30,257,280AU$30.3m AU$23,861,760AU$23.9m AU$46,631,040AU$46.6m AU$64,398,720AU$64.4m AU$69,845,760AU$69.8m AU$81,423,360AU$81.4m AU$56,334,720AU$56.3m AU$37,046,400AU$37m AU$25,737,600AU$25.7m
Wages and salaries AU$37,138,560AU$37.1m AU$26,897,280AU$26.9m AU$21,066,240AU$21.1m AU$40,579,200AU$40.6m AU$57,669,120AU$57.7m AU$61,881,600AU$61.9m AU$71,894,400AU$71.9m AU$49,862,400AU$49.9m AU$32,887,680AU$32.9m AU$22,819,200AU$22.8m
Social security costs -------AU$6,268,800AU$6.3m AU$3,870,720AU$3.9m AU$2,726,400AU$2.7m
Pension costs -------AU$203,520AU$204k AU$288,000AU$288k AU$192,000AU$192k
Player amortisation AU$1,630,080AU$1.6m AU$829,440AU$829k --AU$11,598,720AU$11.6m AU$16,584,960AU$16.6m AU$21,043,200AU$21m AU$11,848,320AU$11.8m AU$5,729,280AU$5.7m AU$1,837,440AU$1.8m
Other operating income AU$234,240AU$234k AU$1,685,760AU$1.7m --------
Cost of sales AU$54,894,720AU$54.9m AU$44,054,400AU$44.1m AU$39,997,440AU$40m AU$58,291,200AU$58.3m AU$80,092,800AU$80.1m AU$76,400,640AU$76.4m AU$93,960,960AU$94m AU$69,502,080AU$69.5m AU$50,405,760AU$50.4m AU$32,115,840AU$32.1m
Other operating costs AU$13,680,000AU$13.7m AU$7,130,880AU$7.1m -----AU$2,580,480AU$2.6m AU$4,483,200AU$4.5m AU$3,480,960AU$3.5m
Profit on player sales -------AU$1,057,920AU$1.1m AU$1,244,160AU$1.2m AU$2,369,280AU$2.4m
Operating result -AU$17,777,280AU$17.8m -AU$12,422,400AU$12.4m -AU$12,205,440AU$12.2m -AU$47,890,560AU$47.9m ---AU$68,002,560AU$68m -AU$39,793,920AU$39.8m -AU$18,545,280AU$18.5m -AU$7,518,720AU$7.5m
Pre-tax result -AU$19,223,040AU$19.2m -AU$13,904,640AU$13.9m -AU$14,108,160AU$14.1m -AU$49,497,600AU$49.5m -AU$46,241,280AU$46.2m AU$36,641,280AU$36.6m -AU$68,133,120AU$68.1m -AU$39,868,800AU$39.9m -AU$18,729,600AU$18.7m -AU$8,607,360AU$8.6m
Wages to revenue 82.8%81.6%76%208.6%160.8%159.8%168.1%125.5%87.7%89.8%

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. Sheffield Wednesday paid AU$41.9m against AU$50.6m of revenue, so 83p of every pound went back out as pay.

League One revenue

The 14 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

Leicester City $202m Sheffield Wednesday $51m Plymouth Argyle $49m Blackpool $23m Peterborough United $20m Reading $19m Wigan Athletic $18m AFC Wimbledon $17m Bradford City $17m Cambridge United $16m Leyton Orient $15m Burton Albion $12m Milton Keynes Dons $11m Bromley $8m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Sheffield Wednesday make?

Sheffield Wednesday turned over AU$50.6m in 2023/24.

What is the Sheffield Wednesday wage bill?

Sheffield Wednesday paid AU$41.9m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 82.8% of revenue.

Do Sheffield Wednesday make a profit?

Sheffield Wednesday made a pre-tax loss of AU$19.2m in 2023/24.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 02509978. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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