CHAMPIONSHIP · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £56m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £37k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 69% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Deeney | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gerard Deulofeu | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andre Gray | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ismaïla Sarr | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daryl Janmaat | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Roberto Pereyra | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Craig Dawson | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathaniel Chalobah | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Foster | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ignacio Pussetto | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaac Success | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Masina | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | Left-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| José Holebas | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 35 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Hughes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Heurelho Gomes | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Right-back, winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Pedro | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 17 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrian Mariappa | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Domingos Quina | £8,400 | £436,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kaylen Hinds | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jorge Segura | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Williams Velásquez | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Centre-back | Venezuela | - | ||
| Michael Folivi | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Whelan | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Henry Wise | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harvey White | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamal Balogun | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Defender | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Teddy Perkins | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JAN 2020 | ||
| Joseph Hungbo | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kane Crichlow | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Bermuda | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mason Barrett | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Defender | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Dalby | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Myles Roberts | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Cassidy | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Phillips | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Hoskins | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Matthews | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Hudson | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kamil Conteh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sonny Lo-Everton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andi Janjeva | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | Kosovo | JUN 2021 | ||
| JJ McKiernan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas Horsewood | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Imaad Sankoh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Langston | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Adebiyi | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Burchell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Broome | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Harrison | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominic Hutchinson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dante Baptiste | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Maclean | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bosun Lawal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jayden Bennetts | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
4 £10k-£25k 7%
21 £25k-£100k 89%
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 £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 69% lower than the £1,079,930 of 2019/20. The current squad is 70 players against 65 then.