limited company traded as lse jd . industry retail founded 1981 headquarters bury greater manchester key people peter cowgill chairman peter cowgill ceo products clothing sportswear accessories revenue 1 522.3 million 2015 1 operating income 92.6 million 2015 1 net income 54.0 million 2015 1 owner pentland group 58 % sports direct 6 % aberforth partners 10 % fidelity management 5 % peter cowgill ceo 1 % other minor shareholders 20 % website www.jdsports.co.uk a jd sports store in bull ring birmingham jd sports fashion plc more commonly known as just jd stylized as jd 2 is a sports fashion retail company based in bury greater manchester england with shops throughout the united kingdom and now has 25 stores in ireland after taking over irish sports retailer champion sports in january 2011 . since october 1996 it has been listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . jd sports fashion plc is also a subsidiary of the pentland group . history edit the letters jd in jd sports stand for the initials of the founders of the company john & david . in 1981 the company was established by john wardle and david makin trading from a single shop in bury . 3 in 1983 the company opened a store in the arndale centre in manchester . 4 in 1989 the first store opened in oxford street london . in october 1996 the company was first listed on the london stock exchange . 4 in december 2001 it acquired nearly 200 further stores with the acquisition of first sport from blacks leisure group . in october 2005 it bought 70 stores from the administrators of allsports whom entered administration in september 2005 . 4 in may 2005 pentland group bought wardle s and makin s shares for 44.6 m ; the pair later resigned from the board . 5 in december 2007 the company bought out bank stores which sold fashion clothing such as firetrap alu henleys & adidas originals for around 19m . 6 jd sports is the official supplier and sponsor of numerous association football teams players and associations . in august 2008 jd sports announced sponsorship deals with bournemouth charlton athletic dundee united blackpool luton town & oldham athletic ; these sponsorship deals allow certain clubs to use the carbrini brand . 7 in may 2009 jd sports acquired chausport which operated 75 small stores in france . in addition jd acquired the rugby heritage brands canterbury and canterbury of new zealand as well as the duffer of st. george and kooga rugby brands . 8 in january 2011 jd sports acquired champion sports for 19.6 m pending approval by the irish competition authority . 9 in january 2012 jd sports purchased the troubled blacks leisure group from administration for a total of 20 million . 10 in february 2012 jd sports acquired streetwear clothing brand fly53 for an undisclosed sum . 11 in february 2013 it purchased cloggs a shoe retailer out of administration . 12 references edit a b c annual report 2015 pdf . jd sports . retrieved 9 april 2016 . new distribution warehouse rochdale . lslav . stevenson rachel 7 july 2004 . jd sports founder sells 11per cent stake to firm behind speedo . london daily telegraph . a b c history . jd sports . jd sports founders sell out for 44.6 m . london times online . 5 november 2007 . john david group makes a bank statement . yorkshire post . 11 december 2007 . oldham athletic announce jd sports carbrini sponsor deal . football shirt culture . 6 august 2008 . history . jdplc.com . retrieved 29 march 2015 . champion sports to be bought by uk retailer for 19.6 m the irish times 26 january 2011 blacks leisure sold for 20m while la senza finds buyer bbc news 9 january 2012 jd sports acquires fly53 insider media limited 15 february 2012 jd sports fashion acquires cloggs manchester evening news 15 february 2013 external links edit official website cloggs homepage v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia 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