The highest earners in the history of Bolton Wanderers
Marcus Forss has earned £2.1m 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 £21m between them, 66% of everything Bolton Wanderers has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Bolton Wanderers player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Bolton Wanderers 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 | Marcus Forss Current squad | £2.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Amario Cozier-Duberry | £1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Jon Flanagan | £1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 4 | Darren Pratley | £1.5m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 5 | George Johnston | £1.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 6 | Kyle Dempsey | £1.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Josh Sheehan Current squad | £1.2m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 8 | Ethan Erhahon Current squad | £1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 9 | John McAtee Current squad | £941k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 10 | Declan John | £894k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 11 | Dion Charles | £894k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 12 | Calvin Ramsay | £884k | 1 | 2024 |
| 13 | Mason Burstow | £879k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 14 | Sammy Ameobi | £832k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 15 | Zach Clough | £780k | 1 | 2018 |
| 16 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | £722k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 17 | Xavier Simons Current squad | £697k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 18 | Eoin Toal Current squad | £686k | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | Dan Nlundulu | £666k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 20 | George Thomason | £597k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 21 | James Trafford | £582k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie | £562k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Jack Bonham Current squad | £530k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 24 | Paweł Olkowski | £468k | 1 | 2019 |
| 25 | Elias Kachunga | £447k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 26 | Aaron Collins | £442k | 1 | 2024 |
| 27 | Jay Spearing | £421k | 1 | 2017 |
| 28 | Luke Mbete | £416k | 1 | 2023 |
| 29 | Shola Shoretire | £416k | 1 | 2023 |
| 30 | Paris Maghoma | £406k | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Victor Adeboyejo | £364k | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Nathanael Ogbeta | £359k | 1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Erhun Öztümer | £328k | 1 | 2019 |
| 34 | Gary Madine | £322k | 1 | 2017 |
| 35 | Joe Williams | £317k | 1 | 2019 |
| 36 | Jonathan Grounds | £317k | 1 | 2019 |
| 37 | Josh Magennis | £317k | 1 | 2019 |
| 38 | Remi Matthews | £281k | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 39 | Thierry Gale Current squad | £270k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Mark Howard | £250k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 41 | Antonee Robinson | £234k | 1 | 2018 |
| 42 | Oladapo Afolayan | £218k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 43 | Marcus Maddison | £203k | 1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Antoni Sarcevic | £182k | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Conor Bradley | £177k | 1 | 2023 |
| 46 | Ryan Delaney | £177k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 47 | Will Forrester | £177k | 1 | 2024 |
| 48 | Josh Dacres-Cogley | £161k | 1 | 2024 |
| 49 | Kean Bryan | £156k | 1 | 2020 |
| 50 | Reece Burke | £140k | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Nathan Broome Current squad | £140k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Anthony Georgiou | £130k | 1 | 2020 |
| 53 | Zac Ashworth | £104k | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Finlay Hurford-Lockett | £92k | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 55 | Tyler Walker | £83k | 1 | 2018 |
| 56 | Caleb Taylor | £73k | 1 | 2024 |
| 57 | Joel Coleman | £57k | 1 | 2024 |
| 58 | Matthew Alexander | £54k | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 59 | Luke Matheson | £52k | 1 | 2024 |
| 60 | Marlon Fossey | £47k | 1 | 2022 |
| 61 | Conor Carty | £46k | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Brandon Fleming | £41k | 1 | 2020 |
| 63 | Lukas Jensen | £36k | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Alex Perry | £31k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 65 | Ben Jackson | £31k | 1 | 2021 |
| 66 | Connor Stanley | £30k | 1 | 2023 |
| 67 | James Aspinall | £27k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 68 | Lynford Sackey | £25k | 1 | 2023 |
| 69 | Stephen Duke-McKenna | £22k | 1 | 2019 |
| 70 | Mitchell Henry | £15k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Luca Connell | £10k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Bolton Wanderers?
Marcus Forss, with £2.1m across 2 seasons at Bolton Wanderers.
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 71 players we hold a Bolton Wanderers wage for, from 2017 to 2026.