Barnsley 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Conor Hourihane on £9,400 per week · see the current Barnsley wage bill
Then and now
Barnsley pay £67,243 a week in 2026/27 — 19% lower than the £83,065 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Hourihane | £9,400 | £488,800 | 33 | DM, AM C | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Georgie Gent | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kelechi Nwakali | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | AM C | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Connell | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | DM | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Bradshaw | £4,600 | £239,200 | 32 | AM LC, F C | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Phillips | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Corey O'Keeffe | £4,400 | £228,800 | 27 | D/WB/AM R | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Eoghan O'Connell | £4,300 | £223,600 | 29 | D C, DM | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Earl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | D LC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mael de Gevigney | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | D C | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reyes Cleary | £3,700 | £192,400 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| David McGoldrick | £3,400 | £176,800 | 37 | AM/F C | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Roberts | £2,900 | £150,800 | 34 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrick Kelly | £2,800 | £145,600 | 20 | M LC | Northern Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jackson Smith | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | GK | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Owen Goodman | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | GK | Canada | JUN 2027 | ||
| Scott Banks | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | AM RL | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tennai Watson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Lennon | £999 | £51,948 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tawanda Chirewa | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | AM C | Zimbabwe | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jack Shepherd | £510 | £26,520 | 24 | D LC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Atkinson | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kieren Flavell | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | GK | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kingston Simbai | £492 | £25,584 | 17 | D R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Bland | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D C, DM | Wales | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jack Woodcock | £327 | £17,004 | 17 | M C | JUN 2025 | |||
| Leo Farrell | £312 | £16,224 | 19 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Xu Bin | £296 | £15,392 | 21 | DM | China PR | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vimal Yoganathan | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | M C | Wales | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kieran Graham | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ziggy Kozluk | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sandis Blumbergs | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | M C | JUN 2026 | |||
| Ben Jordison | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D L | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathan Willis | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Voldi Mbaya | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Robson Woodcock | £199 | £10,348 | 17 | D L | JUN 2026 | |||
| Luke Alker | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Senior | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 39 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barnsley wages, 2024/25
What was Barnsley's wage bill in 2024/25?
Barnsley paid £83,065 a week in 2024/25 - £4,319,380 across the year - spread over a squad of 39. We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barnsley player in 2024/25?
Conor Hourihane was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £9,400 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £3,888.
What was the average Barnsley salary in 2024/25?
The average Barnsley player aged 22 or over earned £3,888 a week in 2024/25, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 39. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Barnsley's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Barnsley pay £67,243 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £83,065 of 2024/25. The current squad is 51 players against 39 then.