Portsmouth 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Brett Pitman on £6,500 per week · see the current Portsmouth wage bill
We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27 — 198% higher than the £80,040 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Pitman | £6,500 | £338,000 | 31 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Cameron McGeehan | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Ross McCrorie | £5,700 | £296,400 | 21 | D R, DM | Scotland | ||
| John Marquis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Sean Raggett | £4,600 | £239,200 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Ellis Harrison | £4,300 | £223,600 | 25 | AM L, ST | Wales | ||
| Ronan Curtis | £3,700 | £192,400 | 23 | AM LC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Christian Burgess | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| James Bolton | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | D R | England | ||
| Jack Whatmough | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Lee Brown | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Marcus Harness | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Paul Downing | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Ryan Williams | £2,700 | £140,400 | 25 | AM RLC | Australia | ||
| Bryn Morris | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Close | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Alex Bass | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Craig MacGillivray | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Gareth Evans | £2,200 | £114,400 | 31 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ollie Hawkins | £1,800 | £93,600 | 27 | D C, ST | England | ||
| Tom Naylor | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Brandon Haunstrup | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D RL | England | ||
| Andy Cannon | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Haji Mnoga | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Steve Seddon | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Joe Hancott | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Matt Casey | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Harry Kavanagh | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Eoin Teggart | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Harvey Rew | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC, DM | Wales | ||
| Tom Bruce | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Stan Bridgman | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Gerard Storey | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Lee Seok-Jae | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | ST | South Korea | ||
| Alfie Stanley | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Leon Pitman | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Brook | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Liam Kelly | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Charlie Bell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Harry Anderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Ethan Robb | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | M C | 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 35% 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
Portsmouth wages, 2019/20
What was Portsmouth's wage bill in 2019/20?
Portsmouth paid £80,040 a week in 2019/20 - £4,162,080 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 Portsmouth player in 2019/20?
Brett Pitman was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £6,500 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £3,219.
What was the average Portsmouth salary in 2019/20?
The average Portsmouth player aged 22 or over earned £3,219 a week in 2019/20, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 42. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Portsmouth's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27, 198% higher than the £80,040 of 2019/20. The current squad is 45 players against 42 then.