Blackpool 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Neil Danns on £2,900 per week · see the current Blackpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 46 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
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27 — 322% higher than the £35,740 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Danns | £2,900 | £150,800 | 33 | M C | Guyana | ||
| Sanmi Odelusi | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Andy Taylor | £2,500 | £130,000 | 30 | D LC | England | ||
| Danny Philliskirk | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ian Black | £2,100 | £109,200 | 31 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Jack Payne | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Jamille Matt | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | ST | Jamaica | ||
| Armand Gnanduillet | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Brad Potts | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Colin Daniel | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jim McAlister | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | DM, M RLC | Scotland | ||
| Kyle Vassell | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Clark Robertson | £980 | £50,960 | 22 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Kelvin Mellor | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Mark Cullen | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Nathan Delfouneso | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Flores | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | AM LC | England | ||
| Eddie Nolan | £760 | £39,520 | 27 | D RL, DM | Ireland | ||
| Dean Lyness | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | AM RL | Nigeria | ||
| Will Aimson | £680 | £35,360 | 22 | D C, DM | Wales | ||
| Henry Cameron | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | AM RL | New Zealand | ||
| Tom Aldred | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Sam Slocombe | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Luke Higham | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | D L | England | ||
| Raul Correia | £430 | £22,360 | 22 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Myles Boney | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Sebastien Des Pres | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jack Sims | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ralph Chea | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Alwyn Flynn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Tyler Rufus | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
| Jack Steele | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M L | England | ||
| Caleb Richards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Finlay Sinclair-Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M L | England | ||
| Christian N'Guessan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| William Dunne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Wainwright | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Newton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Liam Robinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Jacobson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Dylan Sumner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
| Rowan Roache | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Craig Thordarson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Denzel Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Benjamin Agyeman-Badu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackpool wages, 2016/17
What was Blackpool's wage bill in 2016/17?
Blackpool paid £35,740 a week in 2016/17 - £1,858,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackpool player in 2016/17?
Neil Danns was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £2,900 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,389.
What was the average Blackpool salary in 2016/17?
The average Blackpool player aged 22 or over earned £1,389 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Blackpool's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27, 322% higher than the £35,740 of 2016/17. The current squad is 46 players against 46 then.