Barnsley 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Gary Gardner on £21,000 per week · see the current Barnsley wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Barnsley pay £76,243 a week in 2026/27 — 43% lower than the £134,050 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gardner | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | M C | England | ||
| Connor Mahoney | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Matt Mills | £7,900 | £410,800 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Adam Hammill | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | AM RL | England | ||
| Mamadou Thiam | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Oli McBurnie | £4,800 | £249,600 | 21 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Adam Davies | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | GK | Wales | ||
| Dimitri Cavaré | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Christoph Knasmüllner | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | AM LC | Austria | ||
| Dani Pinillos | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Kieffer Moore | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Zeki Fryers | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | D LC | England | ||
| Lloyd Isgrove | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Tom Bradshaw | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | ST | Wales | ||
| Brad Potts | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | AM RC | England | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | D/WB RL | Ghana | ||
| Adam Jackson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Ethan Pinnock | £3,300 | £171,600 | 24 | D LC | England | ||
| George Moncur | £3,200 | £166,400 | 23 | AM C | England | ||
| Jason McCarthy | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Liam Lindsay | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Matty Pearson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | D RLC | England | ||
| Ryan Hedges | £2,700 | £140,400 | 21 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Stevie Mallan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Nick Townsend | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Williams | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Victor Adeboyejo | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Ben Williams | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Jack Walton | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Sang | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Brad Ash | £440 | £22,880 | 21 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Adam Lund | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Sam Lomax | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Louis Rowe | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Louis Wardle | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Matty Wolfe | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Rhys Dolan | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Romal Palmer | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Sam Fielding | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Will Smith | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Tommy Willard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Will Alderton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jasper Moon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Cameron Simpson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Clare | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Robbie Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Kane Swinburn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jake Greatorex | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Tingle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RL | England | ||
| Amir Berkovits | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L, ST | Israel | ||
| Danny Greenfield | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Jaydan Sandhu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Chris Thorpe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| João Rangel | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Harry Gagen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Henry Kendrick | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Wilberforce Ocran | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barnsley wages, 2017/18
What was Barnsley's wage bill in 2017/18?
Barnsley paid £134,050 a week in 2017/18 - £6,970,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barnsley player in 2017/18?
Gary Gardner was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £21,000 a week, 4.1x the 22+ squad average of £5,074.
What was the average Barnsley salary in 2017/18?
The average Barnsley player aged 22 or over earned £5,074 a week in 2017/18, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Barnsley's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Barnsley pay £76,243 a week in 2026/27, 43% lower than the £134,050 of 2017/18. The current squad is 53 players against 57 then.