Bolton Wanderers 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Declan John on £8,400 per week · see the current Bolton Wanderers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bolton Wanderers pay £266,025 a week in 2026/27 — 379% higher than the £55,480 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan John | £8,400 | £436,800 | 25 | D/WB (L) | Wales | ||
| Marcus Maddison | £3,900 | £202,800 | 26 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Antoni Sarcevic | £3,500 | £182,000 | 28 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Eoin Doyle | £3,300 | £171,600 | 32 | ST (C) | Ireland | ||
| Kieran Lee | £3,000 | £156,000 | 32 | M (C) | England | ||
| Brandon Comley | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Arthur Gnahoua | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | AM (LC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Alex Baptiste | £2,500 | £130,000 | 34 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Lloyd Isgrove | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | M/AM (RL) | Wales | ||
| Nathan Delfouneso | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | AM (R), ST (C) | England | ||
| MJ Williams | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Wales | ||
| Ryan Delaney | £1,700 | £88,400 | 23 | D (C) | Ireland | ||
| Andrew Tutte | £1,500 | £78,000 | 29 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Dennis Politic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM (RLC) | Romania | ||
| Gethin Jones | £940 | £48,880 | 24 | D/WB (RL) | Wales | ||
| Zack Elbouzedi | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Ireland | ||
| George Thomason | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | M (C) | England | ||
| Liam Edwards | £840 | £43,680 | 23 | D (C) | England | ||
| Billy Crellin | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Matt Gilks | £830 | £43,160 | 38 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Oladapo Afolayan | £800 | £41,600 | 22 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Ricardo Almeida Santos | £780 | £40,560 | 25 | D (C) | Portugal | ||
| Harry Brockbank | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | D (C) | England | ||
| Reiss Greenidge | £730 | £37,960 | 23 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Jak Hickman | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | D/WB/M (R) | England | ||
| Lukas Jensen | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Tom White | £660 | £34,320 | 23 | M (C) | England | ||
| Shaun Miller | £600 | £31,200 | 32 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Ben Jackson | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | D/WB (L), M (LC) | England | ||
| Ronan Darcy | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Adam Senior | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Matthew Alexander | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Sonny Graham | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Arran Pettifer | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (L) | England | ||
| Luke Hutchinson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Markus Assarsson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | Sweden | ||
| Jay Fitzmartin | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RL) | England | ||
| Nathan Whalley | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Jack Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (R) | England | ||
| Ryan Colvin | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Lamine Toure | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Finlay Hurford-Lockett | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RL) | England | ||
| Joseph Brown | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (L) | England | ||
| Ellis Litherland | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Mitchell Henry | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Maxwell Conway | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (RC) | England | ||
| Matthew Tweedley | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Bright Amoateng | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Max Wilcox | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | 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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bolton Wanderers wages, 2020/21
What was Bolton Wanderers' wage bill in 2020/21?
Bolton Wanderers paid £55,480 a week in 2020/21 - £2,884,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bolton Wanderers player in 2020/21?
Declan John was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £8,400 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £2,076.
What was the average Bolton Wanderers salary in 2020/21?
The average Bolton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £2,076 a week in 2020/21, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Bolton Wanderers' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Bolton Wanderers pay £266,025 a week in 2026/27, 379% higher than the £55,480 of 2020/21. The current squad is 61 players against 49 then.