Blackpool 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Nya Kirby on £6,900 per week · see the current Blackpool wage bill
Then and now
Blackpool pay £163,740 a week in 2026/27 — 143% higher than the £67,320 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nya Kirby | £6,900 | £358,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Joe Dodoo | £6,100 | £317,200 | 23 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Heneghan | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Max Clayton | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Donervon Daniels | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | Centre-back | Montserrat | JUN 2019 | ||
| Elias Sørensen | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jay Spearing | £3,100 | £161,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matty Virtue | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Armand Gnanduillet | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | Striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2019 | ||
| Antony Evans | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Chris Long | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Chris Taylor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Guy | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jimmy Ryan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Thompson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Left wing-back, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Feeney | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Delfouneso | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mark Howard | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Curtis Tilt | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Pritchard | £1,200 | £62,400 | 25 | Left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nick Anderton | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Nottingham | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | Centre-back | St Kitts & Nevis | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marc Bola | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christoffer Mafoumbi | £880 | £45,760 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Congo | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Turton | £760 | £39,520 | 25 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Myles Boney | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Finlay Sinclair-Smith | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rowan Roache | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yusifu Ceesay | £360 | £18,720 | 22 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Sims | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Fitzgerald | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nana Adarkwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ewan Bange | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Kellett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brendan O'Brien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Winstanley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryley Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Owen Watkinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Shaw | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sean Graham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| William McGladdery | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hayden Ravenscroft | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Liptrott | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Emil Jääskeläinen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Avon | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Maddox | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andy Kanga | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ellis Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackpool wages, 2018/19
What was Blackpool's wage bill in 2018/19?
Blackpool paid £67,320 a week in 2018/19 - £3,500,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackpool player in 2018/19?
Nya Kirby was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £6,900 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £2,242.
What was the average Blackpool salary in 2018/19?
The average Blackpool player aged 22 or over earned £2,242 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Blackpool's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Blackpool pay £163,740 a week in 2026/27, 143% higher than the £67,320 of 2018/19. The current squad is 46 players against 49 then.