BLACKBURN ROVERS · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Blackburn Rovers
Sam Gallagher has earned £4.0m 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 £93m
PLAYERS RANKED116
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB104
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Blackburn Rovers history
These 20 players took £50m between them, 54% of everything Blackburn Rovers has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Blackburn Rovers player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Blackburn Rovers 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 | Sam Gallagher | £4.0m | 6 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bradley Dack | £3.9m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 3 | Danny Graham | £3.7m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 4 | Darragh Lenihan | £3.7m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Corry Evans | £3.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 6 | Elliott Bennett | £3.0m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong | £2.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 8 | Harry Pickering Current squad | £2.6m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 9 | Charlie Mulgrew | £2.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 10 | Aynsley Pears Current squad | £2.5m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 11 | Eiran Cashin | £2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 12 | Hayden Carter Current squad | £2.0m | 8 | 2017-2026 |
| 13 | Ben Brereton Díaz | £1.8m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell Current squad | £1.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 15 | Scott Wharton Current squad | £1.8m | 8 | 2015-2026 |
| 16 | Thomas Kaminski | £1.8m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 17 | Sondre Tronstad | £1.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 18 | Jacob Davenport | £1.7m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 19 | John Buckley | £1.6m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 20 | Derrick Williams | £1.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 21 | Lewis Holtby | £1.6m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 22 | Dominic Hyam | £1.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 23 | Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Lewis Travis | £1.4m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 25 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | £1.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 26 | Tosin Adarabioyo | £1.4m | 1 | 2020 |
| 27 | Joe Rankin-Costello | £1.4m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 28 | Sam Szmodics | £1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 29 | Callum Brittain | £1.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 30 | Oladapo Afolayan Current squad | £1.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Ryan Nyambe | £1.0m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 32 | Tyrhys Dolan | £1.0m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 33 | Harrison Reed | £988k | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Tom Trybull | £988k | 1 | 2021 |
| 35 | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | £936k | 1 | 2022 |
| 36 | Sidnei Tavares | £915k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 37 | Jake Garrett Current squad | £912k | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 38 | Joe Rothwell | £905k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 39 | Sean McLoughlin Current squad | £884k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Stewart Downing | £863k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 41 | Adam Forshaw Current squad | £832k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Rudy Gestede | £801k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 | John Fleck | £780k | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Steven Davis | £780k | 1 | 2025 |
| 45 | Richie Smallwood | £733k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 46 | Amari'i Bell | £728k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 47 | Andrew Moran | £676k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Harvey Elliott | £676k | 1 | 2021 |
| 49 | David Raya | £634k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 50 | Jack Payne | £624k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Tyler Morton | £624k | 1 | 2023 |
| 52 | Yuri Ribeiro Current squad | £624k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Ian Poveda | £572k | 1 | 2022 |
| 54 | Dominic Samuel | £530k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 55 | Ryan Alebiosu Current squad | £489k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Jayson Leutwiler | £484k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 57 | Dilan Markanday | £458k | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 58 | Christian Walton | £437k | 1 | 2020 |
| 59 | Jason Steele | £421k | 1 | 2017 |
| 60 | Semir Telalović | £395k | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Sorba Thomas | £395k | 1 | 2023 |
| 62 | Clinton Mola | £385k | 1 | 2023 |
| 63 | Yasin Ayari | £380k | 1 | 2024 |
| 64 | Harry Chapman | £371k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 65 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £364k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Jack Rodwell | £265k | 1 | 2019 |
| 67 | Jarrad Branthwaite | £265k | 1 | 2021 |
| 68 | Jack Vale | £258k | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 69 | Ryan Giles | £244k | 1 | 2022 |
| 70 | Adam Wharton | £234k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 71 | Joe Hilton | £227k | 3 | 2020-2024 |
| 72 | Sam Barnes | £222k | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 73 | Jan Paul van Hecke | £213k | 1 | 2022 |
| 74 | Zak Gilsenan | £206k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 75 | Reda Khadra | £192k | 1 | 2022 |
| 76 | Ashley Phillips | £189k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 77 | Ben Chrisene | £182k | 1 | 2024 |
| 78 | Billy Koumetio | £182k | 1 | 2024 |
| 79 | Danny Butterworth | £177k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 80 | Jalil Saadi | £170k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 81 | Daniel Pike | £126k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 82 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | £125k | 1 | 2020 |
| 83 | Isaac Whitehall | £119k | 7 | 2019-2025 |
| 84 | Andrew Fisher | £101k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 85 | Ben Paton | £95k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 86 | Jordan Eastham | £91k | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 87 | Luke Brennan | £88k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 88 | Tyler Magloire | £82k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 89 | Louie Annesley | £76k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 90 | Stefan Mols | £75k | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 91 | Lenni Cirino | £75k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 92 | Sam Burns | £68k | 4 | 2019-2023 |
| 93 | Charley Doyle | £61k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 94 | Jack Evans | £58k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 95 | Sam Durrant | £55k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 96 | Joe Nolan | £53k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 97 | John Buckley | £53k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 98 | Joe Grayson | £50k | 3 | 2017-2020 |
| 99 | Matthew Platt | £42k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 100 | Brad Lyons | £36k | 1 | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Blackburn Rovers?
Sam Gallagher, with £4.0m across 6 seasons at Blackburn Rovers.
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 116 players we hold a Blackburn Rovers wage for, from 2014 to 2026.