{{short description|British businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} '''Ralph Gold''' is a British businessman. He is a former director of English football team, Birmingham City.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-ralph-gold-reflects-107144 | title=Birmingham City: Ralph Gold reflects on time at Blues | work=Birmingham Mail| date=31 October 2009 | accessdate=14 July 2013 | author=Tatum, Colin}}</ref> Gold, along with his brother David, purchased the Ann Summers retail sex shop chain in 1971<ref name="as-history">{{cite web|author=ZapelliA Web Solutions - www.zapellia.co.uk |url=http://www.annsummerspartyplan.co.uk/about/history.php |title=The History of Ann Summers |publisher=Ann Summers Party Plan |date=31 March 2000 |access-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025532/http://www.annsummerspartyplan.co.uk/about/history.php |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> and later acquired the Knickerbox brand in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/699230.stm |title=Ann Summers to buy Knickerbox |publisher=BBC News |date=3 April 2000 |access-date=19 May 2010}}</ref>
==Ann Summers== Gold acquired the Ann Summers chain with his brother David in 1971.<ref name="as-history" /> In December 2007 David bought out Ralph with Ralph taking a £56.5 million dividend as part of the sale.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5154966/Ann-Summers-sex-shop-chain-co-founder-pockets-56.5m.html | title=Ann Summers sex shop chain co-founder pockets £56.5m | work=The Daily Telegraph| date=14 April 2009 | accessdate=14 July 2013 | author=Osbourne, Alistair}}</ref>
==Birmingham City== Gold was a director of Birmingham City before selling his 12.50% share for £10 million to Carson Yeung.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/why-i-know-birmingham-city-are-in-safe-hands-107142 | title=Why I know Birmingham City are in safe hands by Ralph Gold | work=Birmingham Mail| date=31 October 2009 | accessdate=14 July 2013 | author=Tattum, Colin}}</ref> Gold, his brother David and David Sullivan had acquired the club in 1993 for £1.<ref name="dg">{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/golden-balls-west-ham-uniteds-coowner-reveals-his-cunning-plan-for-the-olympic-stadium-8050292.html | title=Golden balls: West Ham United's co-owner reveals his cunning plan for the Olympic stadium | work=The Independent| date=19 August 2012 | accessdate=14 July 2013 | author=Chalmers, Robert}}</ref>
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