Cambridge United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Rushian Hepburn-Murphy on £2,700 per week · see the current Cambridge United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 48 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cambridge United pay £58,310 a week in 2026/27 — 75% higher than the £33,339 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Alex Jones | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| David Forde | £2,400 | £124,800 | 38 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Jabo Ibehre | £2,100 | £109,200 | 35 | ST | England | ||
| Bradley Halliday | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D/WB R | England | ||
| David Amoo | £1,400 | £72,800 | 27 | AM R | England | ||
| Emmanuel Osadebe | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | M RC | Ireland | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Harrison Dunk | £1,200 | £62,400 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| George Maris | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | M C | England | ||
| Greg Taylor | £1,200 | £62,400 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Gary Deegan | £1,200 | £62,400 | 30 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Jake Carroll | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Jevani Brown | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Jamaica | ||
| Liam O'Neil | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | D R, DM, M RC | England | ||
| Kevin Pilkington | £899 | £46,748 | 44 | GK | England | ||
| George Taft | £840 | £43,680 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Paul Lewis | £800 | £41,600 | 23 | AM C | England | ||
| Louis John | £790 | £41,080 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Dimitar Mitov | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | GK | Bulgaria | ||
| Reggie Lambe | £700 | £36,400 | 27 | AM RL | Bermuda | ||
| Jordan Norville-Williams | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Harry Darling | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Squire | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Leon Davies | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Joe Neal | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Lee Watkins | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Matthew Foy | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Tom Knowles | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Finley Iron | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Lewis Simper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Dan Toyer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M R | England | ||
| Joshua Batten | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Inglian Hasani | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Harvey Steel | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Sam Bennett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Saeed Zamehran | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Tom Dickens | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Joe Dearman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Blake Darcy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Ben Worman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Sam Goode | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Charlie Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jake Battersby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Joshua Jeche | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, M C | Zimbabwe | ||
| Craig Foxall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Joshua Gray | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 48 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cambridge United wages, 2018/19
What was Cambridge United's wage bill in 2018/19?
Cambridge United paid £33,339 a week in 2018/19 - £1,733,628 across the year - spread over a squad of 48. We hold a wage for all 48 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cambridge United player in 2018/19?
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £2,700 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,290.
What was the average Cambridge United salary in 2018/19?
The average Cambridge United player aged 22 or over earned £1,290 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 48. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Cambridge United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Cambridge United pay £58,310 a week in 2026/27, 75% higher than the £33,339 of 2018/19. The current squad is 41 players against 48 then.