Bolton Wanderers 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Luke Murphy on £9,000 per week · see the current Bolton Wanderers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bolton Wanderers pay £266,025 a week in 2026/27 — 320% higher than the £63,400 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Murphy | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| Jason Lowe | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Daryl Murphy | £5,400 | £280,800 | 36 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Aristote Nsiala | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | D C | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Jack Hobbs | £3,100 | £161,200 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Kean Bryan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Remi Matthews | £2,700 | £140,400 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Anthony Georgiou | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | AM L | Cyprus | ||
| Ali Crawford | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Chris O'Grady | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Jacob Mellis | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | AM C | England | ||
| Josh Emmanuel | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D R | England | ||
| Joe Dodoo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Joe Bunney | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Ryan Delaney | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Dennis Politic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM RLC | Romania | ||
| Will Buckley | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ethan Hamilton | £910 | £47,320 | 20 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Muhammadu Faal | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Liam Edwards | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Brandon Fleming | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Harry Brockbank | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Yoan Zouma | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | D C | France | ||
| Eddie Brown | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Ronan Darcy | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Jordan Boon | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Adam Senior | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Myles Edmondson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Sonny Graham | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Kwame Osigwe | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| D'Neal Richards | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Whalley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| De'marlio Brown-Sterling | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Matthew Alexander | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Callum King-Harmes | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Joe White | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jay Fitzmartin | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | AM RL | England | ||
| Luke Hutchinson | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | GK | England | ||
| Regan Riley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Markus Assarsson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | Sweden | ||
| Ryan Colvin | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Finlay Hurford-Lockett | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 42 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bolton Wanderers wages, 2019/20
What was Bolton Wanderers' wage bill in 2019/20?
Bolton Wanderers paid £63,400 a week in 2019/20 - £3,296,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 42. We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bolton Wanderers player in 2019/20?
Luke Murphy was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £9,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £3,196.
What was the average Bolton Wanderers salary in 2019/20?
The average Bolton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £3,196 a week in 2019/20, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 42. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Bolton Wanderers' 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Bolton Wanderers pay £266,025 a week in 2026/27, 320% higher than the £63,400 of 2019/20. The current squad is 61 players against 42 then.