Blackburn Rovers 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Tom Trybull on £19,000 per week · see the current Blackburn Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Blackburn Rovers pay £237,675 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £263,310 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Trybull | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | AM (L), ST (C) | England | ||
| Bradley Dack | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Lewis Holtby | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Barry Douglas | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | D/WB (L) | Scotland | ||
| Darragh Lenihan | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | D (C) | Ireland | ||
| Corry Evans | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Harvey Elliott | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Elliott Bennett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | M (R) | England | ||
| Thomas Kaminski | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £8,500 | £442,000 | 33 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Jacob Davenport | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Ben Brereton Díaz | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | AM (L), ST (C) | England | ||
| Derrick Williams | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | D (LC) | Ireland | ||
| Jarrad Branthwaite | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | D (RLC) | England | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £4,700 | £244,400 | 22 | D (R) | Namibia | ||
| Stewart Downing | £4,600 | £239,200 | 36 | M/AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Joe Rothwell | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | M (C), AM (LC) | England | ||
| John Buckley | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Lewis Travis | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Amari'i Bell | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Tyrhys Dolan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | M (R), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Scott Wharton | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Antonis Stergiakis | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | GK | Greece | ||
| Danny Butterworth | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Joe Rankin-Costello | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D/WB (R), M (RC), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Luke Brennan | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | AM (RL) | England | ||
| Ben Paton | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | D (L), M (C), AM (L) | Canada | ||
| Daniel Pike | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Jalil Saadi | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D (C), DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Jordan Eastham | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Nolan | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Louie Annesley | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | D (C), DM | Gibraltar | ||
| Connor McBride | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | ST (C) | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Thompson | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | D (L) | N.Ireland | ||
| Sam Burns | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Stefan Mols | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | M (C) | Spain | ||
| Sam Durrant | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | M (C), AM (RC) | England | ||
| Isaac Whitehall | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D (R), M (RC) | England | ||
| Jake Garrett | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D (L) | England | ||
| Sam Barnes | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D (C) | England | ||
| Adam Wharton | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| James Connolly | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Felix Goddard | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Wood | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Charlie Weston | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Patrick Gamble | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (R) | England | ||
| Evan Cunningham | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Scotland | ||
| Kristi Montgomery | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (R) | Scotland | ||
| Ben Fyles | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Wales | ||
| Jared Harlock | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Alex Baker | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Aidan Dowling | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Georgie Gent | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (L) | England | ||
| Jay Haddow | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C), DM | England | ||
| George Pratt | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Ben Pleavin | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | England | ||
| Joseph Ferguson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| George Wyatt | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Brandon Lonsdale | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Harry Leonard | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (R), AM (RL) | England | ||
| Zak Gilsenan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RLC) | Australia | ||
| Lenni Cirino | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (L) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackburn Rovers wages, 2020/21
What was Blackburn Rovers' wage bill in 2020/21?
Blackburn Rovers paid £263,310 a week in 2020/21 - £13,692,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackburn Rovers player in 2020/21?
Tom Trybull was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £19,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £10,145.
What was the average Blackburn Rovers salary in 2020/21?
The average Blackburn Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £10,145 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Blackburn Rovers' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Blackburn Rovers pay £237,675 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £263,310 of 2020/21. The current squad is 65 players against 67 then.