Watford 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Troy Deeney on £77,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Watford pay £322,200 a week in 2026/27 — 70% lower than the £1,079,930 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Deeney | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | ST | England | ||
| Gerard Deulofeu | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Andre Gray | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 28 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Ismaïla Sarr | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Daryl Janmaat | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | D/WB R | Holland | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | AM C | England | ||
| Roberto Pereyra | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Craig Dawson | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 30 | DM | France | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Venezuela | ||
| Nathaniel Chalobah | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Ben Foster | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Adam Masina | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Italy | ||
| Ignacio Pussetto | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Isaac Success | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Nigeria | ||
| José Holebas | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 35 | D/WB/M L | Greece | ||
| Will Hughes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 24 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | D RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Heurelho Gomes | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 38 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | D/WB R, AM RL | Spain | ||
| João Pedro | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Adrian Mariappa | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | D RC | Jamaica | ||
| Domingos Quina | £8,400 | £436,800 | 19 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Kaylen Hinds | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | GK | Austria | ||
| Jorge Segura | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Williams Velásquez | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | D C | Venezuela | ||
| Michael Folivi | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Whelan | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Harvey White | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Henry Wise | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Teddy Perkins | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Jamal Balogun | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | D RLC | England | ||
| Joseph Hungbo | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Kane Crichlow | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM C | Bermuda | ||
| Mason Barrett | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | D RLC | England | ||
| Sam Dalby | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Myles Roberts | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan Cassidy | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Daniel Phillips | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| James Hoskins | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Max Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| James Matthews | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Dominic Hutchinson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ryan Maclean | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Bosun Lawal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Thomas Horsewood | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Dante Baptiste | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Burchell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| JJ McKiernan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Sonny Lo-Everton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Jack Broome | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | D R | England | ||
| George Langston | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Harry Hudson | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Emmanuel Adebiyi | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Jordan Harrison | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RC | Australia | ||
| Andi Janjeva | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Kosovo | ||
| Jayden Bennetts | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Kamil Conteh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Imaad Sankoh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R, DM, M R | 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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2019/20
What was Watford's wage bill in 2019/20?
Watford paid £1,079,930 a week in 2019/20 - £56,156,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2019/20?
Troy Deeney was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £77,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £36,842.
What was the average Watford salary in 2019/20?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £36,842 a week in 2019/20, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £322,200 a week in 2026/27, 70% lower than the £1,079,930 of 2019/20. The current squad is 70 players against 65 then.