Blackpool 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jay Spearing on £5,100 per week · see the current Blackpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27 — 224% higher than the £46,600 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Spearing | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Max Clayton | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ben Williams | £2,500 | £130,000 | 34 | GK | England | ||
| Andy Taylor | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | D LC | England | ||
| Danny Philliskirk | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dolly Menga | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | D L, AM RL | Angola | ||
| Jimmy Ryan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Joe Lumley | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Kelvin Mellor | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Mark Cullen | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Sessi D'Almeida | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | DM | Benin | ||
| Armand Gnanduillet | £1,500 | £78,000 | 25 | ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Curtis Tilt | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Clark Robertson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Colin Daniel | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jim McAlister | £1,100 | £57,200 | 31 | DM, M LC | Scotland | ||
| Kyle Vassell | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Nathan Delfouneso | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Nick Anderton | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | D L | England | ||
| Christoffer Mafoumbi | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | GK | Congo | ||
| Daniel Agyei | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Oliver Turton | £760 | £39,520 | 24 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Will Aimson | £680 | £35,360 | 23 | D C, DM | Wales | ||
| Callum Cooke | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Sean Longstaff | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Viv Solomon-Otabor | £540 | £28,080 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Caleb Richards | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Rowan Roache | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Myles Boney | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Denzel Williams | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Jack Sims | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Dylan Sumner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
| Jack Steele | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M L | England | ||
| Emil Jääskeläinen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Finland | ||
| Finlay Sinclair-Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Owen Watkinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Brendan O'Brien | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Nathan Shaw | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M R | England | ||
| Alwyn Flynn | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Will Avon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Newton | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Maddox | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Ben Jacobson | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| William Dunne | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Wainwright | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Craig Thordarson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | 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 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackpool wages, 2017/18
What was Blackpool's wage bill in 2017/18?
Blackpool paid £46,600 a week in 2017/18 - £2,423,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackpool player in 2017/18?
Jay Spearing was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £5,100 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £1,896.
What was the average Blackpool salary in 2017/18?
The average Blackpool player aged 22 or over earned £1,896 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Blackpool's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27, 224% higher than the £46,600 of 2017/18. The current squad is 46 players against 47 then.