Peter Ridsdale

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Ridsdale
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1952(1952-03-11)
Age	72
Birthplace	Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Peter Ridsdale Biography

Peter Ridsdale is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on March 11, 1952 in Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Peter Ridsdale (born 11 March 1952) is an English businessman who is also an consultant to the owners of Preston North End F.C.. He was from December 2011 to December 2012 the chairman of Football Operations at League Two club Plymouth Argyle. Ridsdale was the previous chairman of Leeds United, Barnsley and Cardiff City.

He was appointed deputy chairman for Cardiff City, who had hired him to assist with their new stadium , that eventually evolved into Cardiff City Stadium. He was appointed chairman in October 2006, following Sam Hammam stepped down. Its debts are estimated to be PS35m and they were it was losing PS10m every year, as per Ridsdale.

In mid-2007, Ridsdale campaigned to become a member of the Football Association of Wales council and hoped to be elected as one of six south Wales representatives on Welsh football’s ruling body. However, when the vote took place in July he finished bottom of the candidates with just fourteen votes. It has been alleged that the former Leeds chairman has flirted with disaster, trying to build a promotion-winning side while, at the same time, the Bluebirds have fought off four winding-up orders. Ridsdale was forced to apologise for “misleading” fans when he conceded money raised during Christmas period 2009 from season ticket renewals for 2011 had to be spent on settling debts rather than reinforcements.

Ridsdale approached Plymouth Argyle with the intentions of investing in the club, but with a winding-up petition in place Ridsdale was instead appointed as a footballing advisor to the board in December 2010, with an aim of selling “short-term assets”, i.e. the playing staff. Craig Noone and Réda Johnson were subsequently sold, and the club survived the winding-up attempt for debts owed to HMRC.

Under the stewardship of Ridsdale, the club took out PS60m to fund the future receipts for gate tickets, betting on Leeds being able to qualify for in the Champions League in successive seasons that they did not achieve. Ridsdale consistently denied responsibility with regard to the present state of the club, however he has also admitted that the mistake let David O’Leary to spend so extravagantly on players. Ridsdale added that he could have been able to save Leeds from relegation to the third division of English football as well as the debt his board accrued in the name the club. However, the fact was that at the time Ridsdale was dismissed on March 23, 2003 Leeds stood at PS103 million debt, and in a state of failure in the game.

Peter Ridsdale Net Worth

Peter Ridsdale is one of the richest Businessperson from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Ridsdale 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ridsdale was appointed chairman of his hometown team Leeds United from 1997. The club experienced success during his initial four years as chairman when Leeds made it to the UEFA Cup semi-final in 1999-2000 and also the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2000-01. In the years he was chairman, he had an excellent relationship with Leeds supporters. But once the magnitude of the things Ridsdale and his team had committed during the time at Elland Road was discovered by the fans, the relationship with them dissolved and he is remembered by Leeds fans because of the financial and the relegation saga which the club ended up in after going from that was within the UEFA Champions League to a League One club in the period of six seasons.

Ridsdale’s firm for sports consulting WH Sports Group Limited, which offered advice to football clubs starting in 2003, went under in 2009, with the company insolvent with debts that exceeded PS475,000. Ridsale was discovered to have diverted money from football clubs that totalled PS347,000 in the name of the company, to his personal account. He was banned as a director of the company until April 2020, following an investigation of the Insolvency Service. Sophie Ridsdale, his wife Sophie Ridsdale was likewise banned from serving as director of any business up to the year 2016.

In November 2007 Ridsdale released the book United We Fall: Boardroom Truths About the Beautiful Game making claims about incidents which had contributed to the downfall of Leeds United in the mid-2000s.

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In March 2011, the club were still in financial peril and with staff still unpaid and debts rising as the months passed, Ridsdale proposed that the club needed £5million in investment to complete the football season. The club announced plans to be placed into administration, and were docked 10 points. Brendan Guilfoyle was appointed as administrator and retained Ridsdale to run the footballing side of the business. The club were relegated from League One at the end of the season.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Ridsdale celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

Where is Peter Ridsdale now?

Peter Ridsdale has been elected onto the EFL board as one of three new Championship representatives. Ridsdale, 69, who is now an advisor to the owner at Preston North End , infamously oversaw the financial collapse of Leeds United in the early 2000s.

When did Ridsdale leave Leeds?

The fact remained however that by the time Ridsdale stepped down in March 2003 , Leeds were £103 million in debt and failing on the field.

What happened to Seth Johnson?

Derby beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the 2007 Championship play-off final to seal a return back to the Premier League, but Johnson was substituted a few minutes from the end with a knee injury which would ultimately end his career.

Who is chairman of Preston North End?

Preston North End chairman Craig Hemmings has issued a statement addressing ownership of the club, player recruitment, Peter Ridsdale and more.

Who is Seth Johnson?

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 1st round (40th) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC).