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July – December 1996 ABC Figures – Football Sector

July – December 1996 ABC Figures – Football Sector

BAD PERFORMANCE IN SECOND HALF OF 1996

The second half of 1996 proved a poor one for the football magazines. In particular ’90 Minutes’ and ‘Soccerstars’ returned significant minuses, both down over 30%.

Title Jul 95 – Dec 95 Jul 96 – Dec 96 Actual Change % Change
90 Minutes 68,961 43,005 -25,956 -37.64
Four Four Two 83,703 84,012 309 0.37
Goal n/a 42,378 n/a n/a
Match n/a 190,434 n/a n/a
Shoot 145,625 119,205 -26,420 -18.14
Soccerstars 90,091 58,959 -31,132 -34.56
Total Football n/a 39,416 n/a n/a
World Soccer 56,048 53,744 -2,304 -4.11

Only ‘Four Four Two’ was able to hold it’s position, it’s 84,012 figure actually being a slight increase. Meanwhile ‘World Soccer’ only experienced a modest loss of 4.11%.

Though comparisons are not available for the last six months of 1995, it is worth noting that ‘Match’ tops the table with 190,434.

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