BLACKBURN ROVERS · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Blackburn Rovers
Sam Gallagher has earned $5.4m 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 $125.2m
PLAYERS RANKED116
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB104
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Blackburn Rovers history
These 20 players took $68m between them, 54% of everything Blackburn Rovers has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Blackburn Rovers player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Blackburn Rovers salary 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 | $5.4m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bradley Dack | $5.3m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 3 | Danny Graham | $5.1m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 4 | Darragh Lenihan | $5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Corry Evans | $4.9m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 6 | Elliott Bennett | $4m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong | $4m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 8 | Harry Pickering Current squad | $3.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 9 | Charlie Mulgrew | $3.4m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 10 | Aynsley Pears Current squad | $3.3m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | Eiran Cashin | $2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Hayden Carter Current squad | $2.6m | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 13 | Ben Brereton Díaz | $2.5m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell Current squad | $2.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Scott Wharton Current squad | $2.4m | 8 | 2015-2026 |
| 16 | Thomas Kaminski | $2.4m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 17 | Sondre Tronstad | $2.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 18 | Jacob Davenport | $2.3m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 19 | John Buckley | $2.1m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 20 | Derrick Williams | $2.1m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 21 | Lewis Holtby | $2.1m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 22 | Dominic Hyam | $2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 23 | Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen Current squad | $2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Lewis Travis | $1.9m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 25 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | $1.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Tosin Adarabioyo | $1.9m | 1 | 2020 |
| 27 | Joe Rankin-Costello | $1.8m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 28 | Sam Szmodics | $1.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Callum Brittain | $1.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 30 | Oladapo Afolayan Current squad | $1.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Ryan Nyambe | $1.4m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 32 | Tyrhys Dolan | $1.4m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 33 | Harrison Reed | $1.3m | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Tom Trybull | $1.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 35 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | $1.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 36 | Sidnei Tavares | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Jake Garrett Current squad | $1.2m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 38 | Joe Rothwell | $1.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 39 | Sean McLoughlin Current squad | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Stewart Downing | $1.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 41 | Adam Forshaw Current squad | $1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Rudy Gestede | $1.1m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | John Fleck | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Steven Davis | $1.1m | 1 | 2025 |
| 45 | Richie Smallwood | $990k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 46 | Amari'i Bell | $983k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 47 | Andrew Moran | $913k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Harvey Elliott | $913k | 1 | 2021 |
| 49 | David Raya | $856k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Jack Payne | $842k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Tyler Morton | $842k | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Yuri Ribeiro Current squad | $842k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Ian Poveda | $772k | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Dominic Samuel | $716k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 55 | Ryan Alebiosu Current squad | $660k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jayson Leutwiler | $653k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 57 | Dilan Markanday | $618k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 58 | Christian Walton | $590k | 1 | 2020 |
| 59 | Jason Steele | $569k | 1 | 2017 |
| 60 | Semir Telalović | $534k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Sorba Thomas | $534k | 1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Clinton Mola | $519k | 1 | 2023 |
| 63 | Yasin Ayari | $512k | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Harry Chapman | $501k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 65 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | $491k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Jack Rodwell | $358k | 1 | 2019 |
| 67 | Jarrad Branthwaite | $358k | 1 | 2021 |
| 68 | Jack Vale | $349k | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 69 | Ryan Giles | $330k | 1 | 2022 |
| 70 | Adam Wharton | $316k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 71 | Joe Hilton | $307k | 3 | 2020-2024 |
| 72 | Sam Barnes | $299k | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 73 | Jan Paul van Hecke | $288k | 1 | 2022 |
| 74 | Zak Gilsenan | $278k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 75 | Reda Khadra | $260k | 1 | 2022 |
| 76 | Ashley Phillips | $256k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 77 | Ben Chrisene | $246k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Billy Koumetio | $246k | 1 | 2024 |
| 79 | Danny Butterworth | $239k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 80 | Jalil Saadi | $230k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 81 | Daniel Pike | $171k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 82 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | $168k | 1 | 2020 |
| 83 | Isaac Whitehall | $160k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 84 | Andrew Fisher | $137k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 85 | Ben Paton | $128k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 86 | Jordan Eastham | $123k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 87 | Luke Brennan | $119k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 88 | Tyler Magloire | $110k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 89 | Louie Annesley | $103k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Stefan Mols | $101k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Lenni Cirino | $101k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 92 | Sam Burns | $92k | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 93 | Charley Doyle | $83k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 94 | Jack Evans | $79k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 95 | Sam Durrant | $74k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 96 | Joe Nolan | $72k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 97 | John Buckley | $72k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 98 | Joe Grayson | $67k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 99 | Matthew Platt | $57k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 100 | Brad Lyons | $48k | 1 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Blackburn Rovers?
Sam Gallagher, with $5.4m across 6 seasons at Blackburn Rovers.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 salary for, from 2014 to 2026.