State of the Game: The Corporate Governance of Football Clubs, 2001

The State of the Game: The Corporate Governance of Football Clubs 2001
Sean Hamil, Jonathan Michie, Christine Oughton and Lee Shailer

The System of Corporate Governance

The Legal System

Why Corporate Governance Matters

Football: Peculiar Issues of Corporate Governance

Memorandum and Articles of Association

Shares, Shareholding and the Share Register

Transmitting Shares

Directors, Secretaries and the Board

Disclosure of Directors' Interests and Contracts

General Meetings, Annual Returns and Company Accounts

Compliance with Codes of Corporate Governance

Customer Charters

Stakeholders, Shareholders and Trusts

Fans' Forums

Shareholder Activism

The Company AGM

Consultation

Independent Shareholder Resolutions

Submitting a Resolution

Strategies on the Board, by Brian Lomax

Conclusion

Appendix: A Guide to Insolvency, Administration and Receivership, by Barry Ward