Blackpool 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Josh Bowler on £30,000 per week · see the current Blackpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £203,810 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bowler | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Charlie Goode | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Morgan Rogers | £19,000 | £988,000 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ian Poveda | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Curtis Nelson | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Connolly | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Gary Madine | £6,200 | £322,400 | 31 | ST | England | ||
| Jerry Yates | £6,100 | £317,200 | 25 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Kevin Stewart | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Marvin Ekpiteta | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Trybull | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Daniel Grimshaw | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Maxwell | £5,400 | £280,800 | 31 | GK | Wales | ||
| Dominic Thompson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jordan Gabriel | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Lewis Fiorini | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Charlie Patiño | £4,400 | £228,800 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Jordan Thorniley | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| James Husband | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Jake Beesley | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Liam Bridcutt | £4,000 | £208,000 | 33 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Kenny Dougall | £4,000 | £208,000 | 29 | DM | Australia | ||
| Luke Garbutt | £4,000 | £208,000 | 29 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Andy Lyons | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | D/WB RL | Ireland | ||
| CJ Hamilton | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Keshi Anderson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | AM LC | England | ||
| Beryly Lubala | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Sonny Carey | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| Shayne Lavery | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | AM L, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Zak Emmerson | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Owen Moffat | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | AM L, ST | Scotland | ||
| Stuart Moore | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Donovan Lescott | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jack Moore | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Alex Lankshear | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D L, M C | England | ||
| Jake Daniels | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Mariette | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Brad Holmes | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Harvey Hughes | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Joseph Strawn | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Will Squires | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Rob Apter | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Tyler Hill | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Taylor Bowen | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Ezra Emina | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Danai Hassan | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Findlow | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Toby Oliver | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Josh King-Phillips | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Johnson Opawole | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Matteo Spinelli | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Archie Cunningham | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kobe Sinclair | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Zak Littler | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Josh Nyame | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Kron Abdiu | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C, DM | Kosovo | ||
| Kwaku Donkor | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Dannen Francis | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| Bobby Bjork | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Luke Byron | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | M C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackpool wages, 2022/23
What was Blackpool's wage bill in 2022/23?
Blackpool paid £203,810 a week in 2022/23 - £10,598,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackpool player in 2022/23?
Josh Bowler was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £30,000 a week, 4.6x the 22+ squad average of £6,496.
What was the average Blackpool salary in 2022/23?
The average Blackpool player aged 22 or over earned £6,496 a week in 2022/23, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Blackpool's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Blackpool pay £150,855 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £203,810 of 2022/23. The current squad is 46 players against 60 then.