DERBY COUNTY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Derby County
Tom Lawrence has earned AU$14m at Derby County across 5 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 16 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$238.3m
PLAYERS RANKED134
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB118
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Derby County history
These 20 players took AU$132.5m between them, 56% of everything Derby County has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Derby County player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Derby County 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 | Tom Lawrence | AU$14m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 2 | Ikechi Anya | AU$11.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 3 | Bradley Johnson | AU$11m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 4 | Andre Wisdom | AU$10.2m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 5 | Craig Forsyth Current squad | AU$8m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 6 | David Nugent | AU$8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 7 | Tom Huddlestone | AU$6.5m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 8 | Matt Clarke Current squad | AU$6m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 9 | Krystian Bielik | AU$5.9m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 10 | Matej Vydra | AU$5.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 11 | Alex Pearce | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 12 | Sam Szmodics Current squad | AU$5.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 13 | Scott Carson | AU$5.1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 14 | Ben Brereton Díaz | AU$5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Wayne Rooney | AU$4.5m | 1 | 2020 |
| 16 | Lewis Travis Current squad | AU$4.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 17 | Andy King | AU$4.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Chris Martin | AU$4m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 19 | Max Bird | AU$3.9m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 20 | Patrick Roberts | AU$3.8m | 1 | 2021 |
| 21 | Carlton Morris Current squad | AU$3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 22 | Jack Marriott | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 23 | Rhian Brewster Current squad | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Scott Malone | AU$3.5m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 25 | Kelle Roos | AU$3.4m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 26 | Jacob Widell Zetterström Current squad | AU$3.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Louie Sibley | AU$3.2m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 28 | Jason Knight | AU$3m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 29 | Max Johnston Current squad | AU$2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Martyn Waghorn | AU$2.8m | 4 | 2019-2024 |
| 31 | Lee Grant | AU$2.7m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 32 | Oscar Fraulo Current squad | AU$2.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Conor Hourihane | AU$2.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 34 | Andreas Weimann | AU$2.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 35 | Bobby Clark Current squad | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Dion Sanderson Current squad | AU$2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Callum Elder | AU$2.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 38 | Thomas Ince | AU$2.1m | 1 | 2017 |
| 39 | Danny Batth | AU$2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Kasey Palmer | AU$2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 41 | Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Current squad | AU$1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Eiran Cashin Current squad | AU$1.8m | 6 | 2019-2024 |
| 43 | James Collins | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 44 | Liam Thompson | AU$1.5m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 45 | Tom Barkhuizen | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 46 | Jacob Butterfield | AU$1.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 47 | Korey Smith | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 48 | Sam Winnall | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 49 | Will Hughes | AU$1.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 50 | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | AU$1.4m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 51 | Harry Wilson | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 52 | Patrick Agyemang Current squad | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Graeme Shinnie | AU$1.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 54 | Lee Gregory | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 55 | Harvey White | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 56 | Ryan Shotton | AU$1.1m | 1 | 2015 |
| 57 | Duane Holmes | AU$1.1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 58 | Florian Jozefzoon | AU$1m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 59 | Joe Wildsmith | AU$1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 60 | Jeff Hendrick | AU$983k | 1 | 2016 |
| 61 | Johnny Russell | AU$983k | 1 | 2017 |
| 62 | Jordon Ibe | AU$983k | 1 | 2021 |
| 63 | Richard Stearman | AU$924k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 64 | Ben Hamer | AU$835k | 1 | 2020 |
| 65 | Beni Baningime | AU$835k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Curtis Nelson | AU$826k | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Mason Bennett | AU$767k | 2 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Sonny Bradley | AU$747k | 1 | 2024 |
| 69 | Lee Buchanan | AU$746k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 70 | David McGoldrick | AU$727k | 1 | 2023 |
| 71 | Kamil Jóźwiak | AU$688k | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Lewis Dobbin | AU$688k | 1 | 2023 |
| 73 | Jake Rooney | AU$684k | 3 | 2023-2025 |
| 74 | Cyrus Christie | AU$629k | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Jayden Bogle | AU$629k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 76 | Max Lowe | AU$570k | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 77 | Ryan Nyambe Current squad | AU$560k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Ebou Adams | AU$521k | 1 | 2024 |
| 79 | Efe Ambrose | AU$521k | 1 | 2019 |
| 80 | Fikayo Tomori | AU$521k | 1 | 2019 |
| 81 | Kane Wilson | AU$491k | 1 | 2024 |
| 82 | Luke Plange | AU$491k | 1 | 2022 |
| 83 | Mason Mount | AU$482k | 1 | 2019 |
| 84 | Ryan Allsop | AU$462k | 1 | 2022 |
| 85 | Tyrese Fornah | AU$452k | 1 | 2024 |
| 86 | George Nunn | AU$432k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 87 | Connor Dixon | AU$414k | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 88 | George Edmundson | AU$413k | 1 | 2021 |
| 89 | David Ozoh Current squad | AU$331k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 90 | Morgan Whittaker | AU$305k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 91 | Kido Taylor-Hart | AU$295k | 1 | 2023 |
| 92 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | AU$265k | 1 | 2020 |
| 93 | Ethan Wassall | AU$260k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 94 | Max Bardell | AU$250k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 95 | Henrich Ravas | AU$238k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 96 | Alex Babos | AU$216k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 97 | Jonathan Mitchell | AU$216k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 98 | Kwaku Oduroh | AU$197k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 99 | Festy Ebosele | AU$194k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 100 | Joe Bateman | AU$186k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Derby County?
Tom Lawrence, with AU$14m across 5 seasons at Derby County.
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 134 players we hold a Derby County wage for, from 2014 to 2026.