Blackpool 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Daníel Leó Grétarsson on £5,400 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 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27 — 103% higher than the £74,250 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daníel Leó Grétarsson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | D (LC) | Iceland | ||
| Gary Madine | £4,200 | £218,400 | 29 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Jordan Thorniley | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Joe Nuttall | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | ST (C) | England | ||
| James Husband | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | D/WB/M (L) | England | ||
| Sullay Kaikai | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Chris Maxwell | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | GK | Wales | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | D (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Keshi Anderson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Luke Garbutt | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | D/WB/M (L) | England | ||
| Kenny Dougall | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | Australia | ||
| Matty Virtue | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Beryly Lubala | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | M (R), AM (RLC) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| CJ Hamilton | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Demetri Mitchell | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Grant Ward | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | M (RLC), AM (R) | England | ||
| Jordan Gabriel | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Jerry Yates | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Kevin Stewart | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Oliver Turton | £1,800 | £93,600 | 27 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Ellis Simms | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Ethan Robson | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Marvin Ekpiteta | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | D (C) | England | ||
| Alex Fojticek | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | GK | Slovakia | ||
| Stuart Moore | £520 | £27,040 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Sims | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Ewan Bange | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Brad Holmes | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Cameron Antwi | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | M (C) | England | ||
| Nathan Shaw | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D/M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Luke Mariette | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Cameron Hill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Prince Yelegon | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | AM (RL) | England | ||
| Alec McClachlan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Joseph Strawn | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Arnold Matshazi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (R) | England | ||
| Nathan Tshola | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tayt Trusty | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (LC) | England | ||
| Sebastian Wylie | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (L) | England | ||
| Will Squires | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jak Wood | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (L) | England | ||
| Rob Apter | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Charlie Monks | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Perez Goumou | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Sky Sinclair | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D/WB/M (R) | England | ||
| Aaron Turner | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackpool wages, 2020/21
What was Blackpool's wage bill in 2020/21?
Blackpool paid £74,250 a week in 2020/21 - £3,861,000 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 2020/21?
Daníel Leó Grétarsson was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £5,400 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £2,806.
What was the average Blackpool salary in 2020/21?
The average Blackpool player aged 22 or over earned £2,806 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Blackpool's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27, 103% higher than the £74,250 of 2020/21. The current squad is 46 players against 47 then.