The highest earners in the history of Bolton Wanderers
Marcus Forss has earned AU$4m at Bolton Wanderers across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 14 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Bolton Wanderers history
These 20 players took AU$40.9m between them, 66% of everything Bolton Wanderers has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Bolton Wanderers player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Bolton Wanderers 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 | Marcus Forss Current squad | AU$4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Amario Cozier-Duberry | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Jon Flanagan | AU$3.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 4 | Darren Pratley | AU$2.8m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | George Johnston | AU$2.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 6 | Kyle Dempsey | AU$2.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Josh Sheehan Current squad | AU$2.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 8 | Ethan Erhahon Current squad | AU$2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 9 | John McAtee Current squad | AU$1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 10 | Declan John | AU$1.7m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 11 | Dion Charles | AU$1.7m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 12 | Calvin Ramsay | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 13 | Mason Burstow | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Sammy Ameobi | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 15 | Zach Clough | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 16 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | AU$1.4m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 17 | Xavier Simons Current squad | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Eoin Toal Current squad | AU$1.3m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Dan Nlundulu | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 20 | George Thomason | AU$1.1m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | James Trafford | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Jack Bonham Current squad | AU$1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Paweł Olkowski | AU$899k | 1 | 2019 |
| 25 | Elias Kachunga | AU$859k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 26 | Aaron Collins | AU$849k | 1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Jay Spearing | AU$809k | 1 | 2017 |
| 28 | Luke Mbete | AU$799k | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Shola Shoretire | AU$799k | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Paris Maghoma | AU$779k | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Victor Adeboyejo | AU$699k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Nathanael Ogbeta | AU$689k | 1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Erhun Öztümer | AU$629k | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Gary Madine | AU$619k | 1 | 2017 |
| 35 | Joe Williams | AU$609k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Jonathan Grounds | AU$609k | 1 | 2019 |
| 37 | Josh Magennis | AU$609k | 1 | 2019 |
| 38 | Remi Matthews | AU$539k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 39 | Thierry Gale Current squad | AU$519k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Mark Howard | AU$479k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 41 | Antonee Robinson | AU$449k | 1 | 2018 |
| 42 | Oladapo Afolayan | AU$419k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 43 | Marcus Maddison | AU$389k | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Antoni Sarcevic | AU$349k | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Conor Bradley | AU$339k | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Ryan Delaney | AU$339k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 47 | Will Forrester | AU$339k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Josh Dacres-Cogley | AU$310k | 1 | 2024 |
| 49 | Kean Bryan | AU$300k | 1 | 2020 |
| 50 | Reece Burke | AU$270k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Nathan Broome Current squad | AU$269k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Anthony Georgiou | AU$250k | 1 | 2020 |
| 53 | Zac Ashworth | AU$200k | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Finlay Hurford-Lockett | AU$176k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 55 | Tyler Walker | AU$160k | 1 | 2018 |
| 56 | Caleb Taylor | AU$140k | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Joel Coleman | AU$110k | 1 | 2024 |
| 58 | Matthew Alexander | AU$103k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 59 | Luke Matheson | AU$100k | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Marlon Fossey | AU$90k | 1 | 2022 |
| 61 | Conor Carty | AU$88k | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Brandon Fleming | AU$79k | 1 | 2020 |
| 63 | Lukas Jensen | AU$69k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Alex Perry | AU$60k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Ben Jackson | AU$59k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Connor Stanley | AU$58k | 1 | 2023 |
| 67 | James Aspinall | AU$51k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lynford Sackey | AU$49k | 1 | 2023 |
| 69 | Stephen Duke-McKenna | AU$42k | 1 | 2019 |
| 70 | Mitchell Henry | AU$28k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Luca Connell | AU$20k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Bolton Wanderers?
Marcus Forss, with AU$4m across 2 seasons at Bolton Wanderers.
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 71 players we hold a Bolton Wanderers wage for, from 2017 to 2026.