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 $28.8m 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 | $2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | George Johnston | $2m | 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 | $1.1m | 1 | 2018 |
| 16 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | $974k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 17 | Xavier Simons Current squad | $941k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Eoin Toal Current squad | $927k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Dan Nlundulu | $899k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 20 | George Thomason | $807k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | James Trafford | $786k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie | $758k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Jack Bonham Current squad | $716k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Paweł Olkowski | $632k | 1 | 2019 |
| 25 | Elias Kachunga | $604k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 26 | Aaron Collins | $597k | 1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Jay Spearing | $569k | 1 | 2017 |
| 28 | Luke Mbete | $562k | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Shola Shoretire | $562k | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Paris Maghoma | $548k | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Victor Adeboyejo | $491k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Nathanael Ogbeta | $484k | 1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Erhun Öztümer | $442k | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Gary Madine | $435k | 1 | 2017 |
| 35 | Joe Williams | $428k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Jonathan Grounds | $428k | 1 | 2019 |
| 37 | Josh Magennis | $428k | 1 | 2019 |
| 38 | Remi Matthews | $379k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 39 | Thierry Gale Current squad | $365k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Mark Howard | $337k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 41 | Antonee Robinson | $316k | 1 | 2018 |
| 42 | Oladapo Afolayan | $295k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 43 | Marcus Maddison | $274k | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Antoni Sarcevic | $246k | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Conor Bradley | $239k | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Ryan Delaney | $239k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 47 | Will Forrester | $239k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Josh Dacres-Cogley | $218k | 1 | 2024 |
| 49 | Kean Bryan | $211k | 1 | 2020 |
| 50 | Reece Burke | $190k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Nathan Broome Current squad | $189k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Anthony Georgiou | $176k | 1 | 2020 |
| 53 | Zac Ashworth | $140k | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Finlay Hurford-Lockett | $124k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 55 | Tyler Walker | $112k | 1 | 2018 |
| 56 | Caleb Taylor | $98k | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Joel Coleman | $77k | 1 | 2024 |
| 58 | Matthew Alexander | $72k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 59 | Luke Matheson | $70k | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Marlon Fossey | $63k | 1 | 2022 |
| 61 | Conor Carty | $62k | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Brandon Fleming | $55k | 1 | 2020 |
| 63 | Lukas Jensen | $48k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Alex Perry | $42k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Ben Jackson | $41k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Connor Stanley | $41k | 1 | 2023 |
| 67 | James Aspinall | $36k | 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.