The highest earners in the history of Bolton Wanderers
Marcus Forss has earned $2.8m 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 $28.4m between them, 66% of everything Bolton Wanderers has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Bolton Wanderers player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Bolton Wanderers 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 | Marcus Forss Current squad | $2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Amario Cozier-Duberry | $2.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Jon Flanagan | $2.3m | 1 | 2018 |
| 4 | Darren Pratley | $1.9m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | George Johnston | $1.9m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 6 | Kyle Dempsey | $1.6m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Josh Sheehan Current squad | $1.6m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 8 | Ethan Erhahon Current squad | $1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 9 | John McAtee Current squad | $1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 10 | Declan John | $1.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 11 | Dion Charles | $1.2m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 12 | Calvin Ramsay | $1.2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 13 | Mason Burstow | $1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Sammy Ameobi | $1.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 15 | Zach Clough | $1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 16 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | $960k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 17 | Xavier Simons Current squad | $927k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Eoin Toal Current squad | $913k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Dan Nlundulu | $885k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 20 | George Thomason | $795k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | James Trafford | $775k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie | $747k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Jack Bonham Current squad | $705k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Paweł Olkowski | $622k | 1 | 2019 |
| 25 | Elias Kachunga | $595k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 26 | Aaron Collins | $588k | 1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Jay Spearing | $560k | 1 | 2017 |
| 28 | Luke Mbete | $553k | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Shola Shoretire | $553k | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Paris Maghoma | $539k | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Victor Adeboyejo | $484k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Nathanael Ogbeta | $477k | 1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Erhun Öztümer | $436k | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Gary Madine | $429k | 1 | 2017 |
| 35 | Joe Williams | $422k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Jonathan Grounds | $422k | 1 | 2019 |
| 37 | Josh Magennis | $422k | 1 | 2019 |
| 38 | Remi Matthews | $373k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 39 | Thierry Gale Current squad | $360k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Mark Howard | $332k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 41 | Antonee Robinson | $311k | 1 | 2018 |
| 42 | Oladapo Afolayan | $290k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 43 | Marcus Maddison | $270k | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Antoni Sarcevic | $242k | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Conor Bradley | $235k | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Ryan Delaney | $235k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 47 | Will Forrester | $235k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Josh Dacres-Cogley | $214k | 1 | 2024 |
| 49 | Kean Bryan | $207k | 1 | 2020 |
| 50 | Reece Burke | $187k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Nathan Broome Current squad | $187k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Anthony Georgiou | $173k | 1 | 2020 |
| 53 | Zac Ashworth | $138k | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Finlay Hurford-Lockett | $122k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 55 | Tyler Walker | $111k | 1 | 2018 |
| 56 | Caleb Taylor | $97k | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Joel Coleman | $76k | 1 | 2024 |
| 58 | Matthew Alexander | $71k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 59 | Luke Matheson | $69k | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Marlon Fossey | $62k | 1 | 2022 |
| 61 | Conor Carty | $61k | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Brandon Fleming | $55k | 1 | 2020 |
| 63 | Lukas Jensen | $48k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Alex Perry | $41k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Ben Jackson | $41k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Connor Stanley | $40k | 1 | 2023 |
| 67 | James Aspinall | $35k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lynford Sackey | $34k | 1 | 2023 |
| 69 | Stephen Duke-McKenna | $29k | 1 | 2019 |
| 70 | Mitchell Henry | $20k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Luca Connell | $14k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Bolton Wanderers?
Marcus Forss, with $2.8m across 2 seasons at Bolton Wanderers.
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 71 players we hold a Bolton Wanderers salary for, from 2017 to 2026.