The 2003 season was marked by the club's worsening finances as a deal with potential investor, Conor Clarkson was held up by Mulden's reluctance to sell their land.

More recently, Parma's financial troubles have limited the club's ambitions.

With the club's financial position relatively healthy and with few, if any, replacements available under their Basque signing policy, Athletic took a rigid stance on the matter, whereby no offers would be accepted by them and any players wishing to leave would have to meet their inflated contract buyout clause.

Following this low point in the club's history as Rangers also faced mounting financial pressure, in the same month it was announced that the club had been bought by wealthy Formula One businessmen Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone ( see Ownership and finances below ).

Despite QPR's perilous financial condition in 2007 / 2008, the combined personal wealth of the club's new owners ( which included the world's then 8th richest man Lakshmi Mittal ) sparked speculation that QPR would receive significant further investment from their new benefactors drawing parallels to their wealthy West London neighbours Chelsea and Fulham.

Richmond also signed a number of mediocre players on big contracts, and the club's financial situation took a battering.

Sunderland were fined £ 250 (£ today ), and six directors were suspended for two and a half years for not showing a true record of the club's financial dealings.

However the club's fortunes soon improved, they moved into their new home of The Old Recreation Ground in 1912 and returned to the Football League in October 1919, taking over the fixture list of Leeds City in the Second Division, who were disbanded because of financial irregularities.

Despite the lack of resources, a number of young talented players were found to play for the club ; crucially, when many of these moved on, including Stephen Pearson and James McFadden, they brought revenue in the form of transfer fees, and with John Boyle waiving the club's personal debt to him, its financial future was assured by the conclusion of the 2004 – 05 season with the club's yearly losses falling to one of the lowest figures in the Premier League and the club coming out of administration in time to avoid a ten-point Premier League penalty which was being phased in for teams in administration.

The team's bleak financial situation finally caught up with them as they finished 12 – 30 – 6, the club's worst season since winning only nine games in 1924 – 25.

This meant that the club's average attendances were around the two-thousand mark, making the club's formative years a financial success.

The club's perilous financial situation meant the stadium fell into ruin, with no funding either for repairs or to move the pitch.

The change in the club's financial performance led Nankai Electric Railway to question the value of maintaining ownership, even after considering the value the team represented as an advertising tool.

Relegation meant the club had dire financial problems, resulting in the sale of many of the club's experienced and talented players.

1987 – 88 saw Grimsby suffer a second consecutive relegation, placing them in the Fourth Division. The club's financial situation was also dismal, and as the 1988 – 89 season began, the task at Grimsby was to avoid relegation to the Football Conference, avoid expulsion from the F. A.

In a statement he released to the club's official website on 5 December he said: " The club ’ s financial situation at the present moment is dire.

Construction work began in the early part of 1997, but was suspended later that year due to the club's financial problems.

However, since the club's rise to the Football League and, in particular, the former two clubs ' financial problems, these rivalries have become less intense.

The downturn in the club's fortunes had led to a financial crisis.

With the club facing administration or worse, local businessman and long-time fan Chris Ingram came to the rescue, becoming Chairman in February 2002 with an aim of trying to increase the club's income and to secure its long-term financial stability.

The 2009 – 10 season saw Palace perform well despite being heavily restricted by the club's poor financial position, which resulted in the club being placed in administration late in January.

The club's financial problems meant that Gregory hadn't purchased any players during the 2002-03 season, and their subsequent form in Division One was disappointing.

A boardroom takeover by former Leeds United commercial director Adam Pearson had eased the club's precarious financial situation and all fears of closure were banished.

That same year, Flamengo won the 1981 state title, completing the club's first ever double.

The club's most consistent spell of success came in the 1990s, under coach Telê Santana, when it won three state titles, one national championship, two Copa Libertadores, two Recopa Sudamericanas, two Intercontinental Cups, one Supercopa Sudamericana, one Copa CONMEBOL, one Copa Masters CONMEBOL.

On September 13, 1903, Vitória beat a club formed by people from São Paulo state, São Paulo Bahia Football Club 2 – 0 in the club's first official match.

In 1991, two years after the club's foundation, Paraná won its first state championship.

The club's first cup triumph in ’ 32 even made Jørgen Juve, a legend in Norwegian football, state:

One of the most celebrated festivities which attracts visitors from all over is the Feria Internacional de San Sebastián held annually at Pueblo Nuevo next to Táchira state football club's grounds.

Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, and the Junior Classical League always attend their club's state convention, often sweeping many awards for their chapter.

The club's name comes from the Piast dynasty, which ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state in the 10th century, until 1370.

Instead of making any improvements, Goumenos ' administration failed miserably in the next two years, as the club's debt to the Greek state ( due to constant tax evasions, interests and unpaid fines ) continued to grow, and on top of that, the financial management of the club itself was ever deteriorating.

Not long afterwards, the club was officially announced as the Brisbane Bears, signing recently-retired Hawthorn player Peter Knights as coach, and unveiling an innovative playing strip consisting of a gold with a maroon yoke and a triangular " BB " logo intended to represent a stylised map of the club's home state, Queensland, with the outline of a koala head appearing inside of the larger B.

Because of the continued parlous state of the football club's finances, rumours that groundsharing was still being discussed continued to circulate, with some suggestions that Tigers were considering buying the stadium outright from Teachers.

However, the parlous state of the club's finances tempted the club to explore options to redevelop the valuable site.

During this season, the club's precarious financial state caused them to move out of the Halton Stadium permanently, having finished the previous season at Southport's Haig Avenue, and to share Valerie Park, home of local rivals Prescot Cables, who also played in the Northern Premier League in 2005 – 06.

At this point, chairman Alan Howick resigned due to the club's financial state.

The club's Golden Age was in the 1980s, when the club won eight state championships in a row.

In 1994, only four years after the club's foundation, Nova Iguaçu won the Campeonato Carioca Third Level, and gained promotion to the state championship second level.

" 1992 saw the team repeat as national champions, becoming the first team to do so in league history and saw the start of the club's first youth team, the Blue Jays.

The club's first league game, playing in the Second Division's 1907 – 8 season, saw them lose 1 – 0 at home to Hull City in September 1907.

July saw the best single month record in the club's history at 22-7.

Prior to the start of the 1959 – 60 season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock.

He was unable to prevent the club's relegation to League Two that season, and although the club were top of the table in August 2004, a loss of form saw them fall down the table.

The 2003 – 04 La Liga saw a dramatic decline in the club's performance, slipping to 15th out of 20.

The following years saw an expansion of the club's hegemony in Rio.

The 1930s saw the début of club's most celebrated player, Stanley Matthews.

The season ending in 1980 saw Port Vale finish 20th in the Fourth Division ( 88th overall ), the club's worst ever finish.

However, the mid-80s saw the club relegated to the second division, and 1987 was the club's worst season in recent memory as the club fell to 8th position in the Second Division, while local rivals Bryne won the cup and neighbouring minnows Vidar almost won promotion to the Premier League.

The club was acquired at this dark juncture by the now infamous Bhatti brothers, who did not invest in the club, and three consecutive relegations in 1984, 1985 and 1986 saw a financially moribund Wolves slide into the Fourth Division for the first time in the club's history.

The 2008 – 09 season saw the club's strongest start since 1949 – 50, as an opening day draw preceded a run of seven consecutive wins.

The club's return to the Premier League saw their highest league position in 30 years, with a 15th place finish granting survival.

Following the inopportune Olympic break, which saw the club's Asjha Jones and Tina Charles capture gold for Team USA, the Sun finished the season with a 25 – 9 record and a fourth regular season title in tow.

His first season saw Blackpool finish 21st, with Dave Bamber topping the club's goalscoring chart for the second consecutive season with ten strikes.

The 1940s and 1950s saw average attendances for seasons regularly exceed 40, 000, coinciding with the club's peak on the field.

The club's first season back in Newport, in 1994 – 95, saw them promoted to the Southern League Premier Division by winning the Midland Division Championship by a 14-point margin ; on the way to that championship, the club set a then Southern League record by winning 14 successive league matches.

1999 saw the Dragons become the first League of Wales outfit to win the FAW Premier Cup, with a 2 – 1 win over Wrexham at the club's own Racecourse Ground.

Two of the club's most memorable home strips are the fluorescent lime and navy ordered in error in the late 2000s ( decade ), and the experimental claret and blue kit worn in the early 1970s-both of which saw the club simultaneously plummet in footballing fortune.

The club's appeal to independent arbitrators saw their position vindicated-the fine was slashed by £ 12, 500 and the arbitrators ordered the Football Association of Wales to pay £ 4, 000 towards the costs incurred by the club in having to take the matter so far.

His wealth saw the club return to the top flight of English football in 1992 after 26 years away, and after buying some of the most expensive and talented footballers in the English game at the time, he oversaw their FA Premier League title triumph in 1995-the club's first top division title since 1914.

At the height of the club's popularity, a teenager's death from a suspected overdose of Ecstasy was the catalyst that saw dance music leaving the club and had a negative impact on the hardcore dance scene in the Aldershot area.

1991 saw the creation of the club's mini and junior section which is renowned for being among the best in the country.