Sheffield United Accounts - 1889

[Lampiao]

Taken from the Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 08 January 1890 - first season football brought in £680 whilst Cricket only earned £90 plus £120. If a read the accounts right then the club made a profit of £50 from Cricket, Football and Bowls.

 

[Wards]

Wonder how much McCabe pocketed from that?

 

[BushBlade]

Two pounds twelve and six for transfers!

 

[Bladesman]

Taken from the Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 08 January 1890 - first season football brought in £680 whilst Cricket only earned £90 plus £120. If a read the accounts right then the club made a profit of £50 from Cricket, Football and Bowls.


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Who owned the freehold?!

 

[Bladesman]

Two pounds twelve and six for transfers!

Sounds like McCabe was in charge back then too!

 

[DifferentClass]

Bowls?

pasta man kop blade should be here shortly!

 

[diode_blade]

How much were transfer budget?

 

[Neuschwanstein]

Who owned the freehold?!

Where's Beighton_Blade

 

[Bladesman]

Where's Beighton_Blade

Wrong, it is this beightonblade

 

[Neuschwanstein]

Wrong, it is this beightonblade

Mine is an impostor!

 

[BushBlade]

How much were transfer budget?

£2 12’ 6d

 

[S40BLADE]

Love stuff like this. Thank you for sharing. ⚔⚔

 

[8lade]

How much was a pint? And however much it was it was worth it because it wouldn't have been fizzy piss watter in those days.

 

[Lampiao]

Two pounds twelve and six for transfers!

That was receipts - so we were a selling club even then!

 

[bladesrus]

But how many loyalty points did you need to get a ticket?

 

[Cruyff Turn]

Companies House are still waiting for the 1889 Wednesday accounts to be filed. Apparently there is a discrepancy with a D-Hansom Cabs invoice.