Southampton finances and accounts
Southampton turned over £158m in 2024/25 and paid £113m in staff costs, which is 72% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Southampton 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 Southampton does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £157,520,000£157.5m | £84,001,000£84.0m | £145,467,000£145.5m | £150,628,000£150.6m | £157,143,000£157.1m | £148,425,000£148.4m | £178,334,000£178.3m | £121,092,000£121.1m |
| Staff costs | £113,346,000£113.3m | £78,208,000£78.2m | £120,514,000£120.5m | £112,881,000£112.9m | £112,630,000£112.6m | £109,272,000£109.3m | £108,336,000£108.3m | £81,519,000£81.5m |
| Wages and salaries | £99,233,000£99.2m | £69,019,000£69.0m | £105,478,000£105.5m | £98,872,000£98.9m | £99,097,000£99.1m | £96,355,000£96.4m | £95,389,000£95.4m | £71,839,000£71.8m |
| Social security costs | £14,113,000£14.1m | £9,189,000£9.2m | £15,036,000£15.0m | £14,009,000£14.0m | £13,533,000£13.5m | £12,917,000£12.9m | £12,947,000£12.9m | £9,680,000£9.7m |
| Other operating income | - | £2,193,000£2.2m | £293,000£293k | £461,000£461k | £2,603,000£2.6m | - | - | £4,349,000£4.3m |
| Cost of sales | £201,088,000£201.1m | £158,871,000£158.9m | £207,081,000£207.1m | £173,426,000£173.4m | £180,659,000£180.7m | £173,929,000£173.9m | £166,439,000£166.4m | £135,524,000£135.5m |
| Other operating costs | £18,686,000£18.7m | £16,115,000£16.1m | £14,929,000£14.9m | £12,943,000£12.9m | £10,472,000£10.5m | £9,724,000£9.7m | £10,139,000£10.1m | £10,901,000£10.9m |
| Profit on player sales | £28,437,000£28.4m | £123,036,000£123.0m | £7,443,000£7.4m | £31,203,000£31.2m | £16,034,000£16.0m | £68,879,000£68.9m | £42,097,000£42.1m | £29,074,000£29.1m |
| Operating result | -£62,254,000£62.3m | -£88,792,000£88.8m | -£76,250,000£76.3m | -£35,280,000£35.3m | -£31,385,000£31.4m | -£35,228,000£35.2m | £1,756,000£1.8m | -£20,984,000£21.0m |
| Pre-tax result | - | £24,091,000£24.1m | -£74,447,000£74.4m | -£5,818,000£5.8m | -£16,911,000£16.9m | £33,352,000£33.4m | £41,838,000£41.8m | £5,768,000£5.8m |
| Wages to revenue | 72% | 93.1% | 82.8% | 74.9% | 71.7% | 73.6% | 60.7% | 67.3% |
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. Southampton paid £113m against £158m of revenue, so 72p 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 Southampton make?
Southampton turned over £158m in 2024/25.
What is the Southampton wage bill?
Southampton paid £113m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 72% of revenue.
Do Southampton make a profit?
The 2024/25 accounts for Southampton do not give a pre-tax figure.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00053301. 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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