BLACKBURN ROVERS · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Blackburn Rovers
Sam Gallagher has earned AU$7.7m at Blackburn Rovers across 6 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 15 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$178.1m
PLAYERS RANKED116
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB104
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Blackburn Rovers history
These 20 players took AU$96.8m between them, 54% of everything Blackburn Rovers has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Blackburn Rovers player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Blackburn Rovers wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Gallagher | AU$7.7m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bradley Dack | AU$7.5m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 3 | Danny Graham | AU$7.2m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 4 | Darragh Lenihan | AU$7.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Corry Evans | AU$7m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 6 | Elliott Bennett | AU$5.7m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong | AU$5.6m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 8 | Harry Pickering Current squad | AU$5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 9 | Charlie Mulgrew | AU$4.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 10 | Aynsley Pears Current squad | AU$4.7m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | Eiran Cashin | AU$4.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Hayden Carter Current squad | AU$3.8m | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 13 | Ben Brereton Díaz | AU$3.5m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell Current squad | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Scott Wharton Current squad | AU$3.4m | 8 | 2015-2026 |
| 16 | Thomas Kaminski | AU$3.4m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 17 | Sondre Tronstad | AU$3.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 18 | Jacob Davenport | AU$3.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 19 | John Buckley | AU$3m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 20 | Derrick Williams | AU$3m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 21 | Lewis Holtby | AU$3m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 22 | Dominic Hyam | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 23 | Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen Current squad | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Lewis Travis | AU$2.7m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 25 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | AU$2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Tosin Adarabioyo | AU$2.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 27 | Joe Rankin-Costello | AU$2.6m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 28 | Sam Szmodics | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Callum Brittain | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 30 | Oladapo Afolayan Current squad | AU$2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Ryan Nyambe | AU$2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 32 | Tyrhys Dolan | AU$1.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 33 | Harrison Reed | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Tom Trybull | AU$1.9m | 1 | 2021 |
| 35 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2022 |
| 36 | Sidnei Tavares | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Jake Garrett Current squad | AU$1.8m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 38 | Joe Rothwell | AU$1.7m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 39 | Sean McLoughlin Current squad | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Stewart Downing | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 41 | Adam Forshaw Current squad | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Rudy Gestede | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | John Fleck | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Steven Davis | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2025 |
| 45 | Richie Smallwood | AU$1.4m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 46 | Amari'i Bell | AU$1.4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 47 | Andrew Moran | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Harvey Elliott | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 49 | David Raya | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Jack Payne | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Tyler Morton | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Yuri Ribeiro Current squad | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Ian Poveda | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Dominic Samuel | AU$1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 55 | Ryan Alebiosu Current squad | AU$938k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jayson Leutwiler | AU$929k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 57 | Dilan Markanday | AU$879k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 58 | Christian Walton | AU$839k | 1 | 2020 |
| 59 | Jason Steele | AU$809k | 1 | 2017 |
| 60 | Semir Telalović | AU$759k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Sorba Thomas | AU$759k | 1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Clinton Mola | AU$739k | 1 | 2023 |
| 63 | Yasin Ayari | AU$729k | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Harry Chapman | AU$712k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 65 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | AU$699k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Jack Rodwell | AU$509k | 1 | 2019 |
| 67 | Jarrad Branthwaite | AU$509k | 1 | 2021 |
| 68 | Jack Vale | AU$496k | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 69 | Ryan Giles | AU$469k | 1 | 2022 |
| 70 | Adam Wharton | AU$449k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 71 | Joe Hilton | AU$436k | 3 | 2020-2024 |
| 72 | Sam Barnes | AU$425k | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 73 | Jan Paul van Hecke | AU$409k | 1 | 2022 |
| 74 | Zak Gilsenan | AU$396k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 75 | Reda Khadra | AU$369k | 1 | 2022 |
| 76 | Ashley Phillips | AU$363k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 77 | Ben Chrisene | AU$349k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Billy Koumetio | AU$349k | 1 | 2024 |
| 79 | Danny Butterworth | AU$339k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 80 | Jalil Saadi | AU$326k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 81 | Daniel Pike | AU$243k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 82 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | AU$240k | 1 | 2020 |
| 83 | Isaac Whitehall | AU$228k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 84 | Andrew Fisher | AU$195k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 85 | Ben Paton | AU$182k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 86 | Jordan Eastham | AU$175k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 87 | Luke Brennan | AU$170k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 88 | Tyler Magloire | AU$157k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 89 | Louie Annesley | AU$147k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Stefan Mols | AU$144k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Lenni Cirino | AU$143k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 92 | Sam Burns | AU$131k | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 93 | Charley Doyle | AU$118k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 94 | Jack Evans | AU$112k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 95 | Sam Durrant | AU$106k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 96 | Joe Nolan | AU$102k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 97 | John Buckley | AU$102k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 98 | Joe Grayson | AU$96k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 99 | Matthew Platt | AU$81k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 100 | Brad Lyons | AU$69k | 1 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Blackburn Rovers?
Sam Gallagher, with AU$7.7m across 6 seasons at Blackburn Rovers.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 116 players we hold a Blackburn Rovers wage for, from 2014 to 2026.