LEAGUE ONE · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid League One attackers
Bobby De Cordova-Reid is the best-paid attacker in League One, on £48,000 a week at Leicester City, or £2,496,000 a year. Tom Watson is next on £27,000 at Leicester City. We hold wages for 463 League One attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £48k
AVERAGE WAGE £5,492
SHARE OF WAGE BILL32%
TOP 10 A WEEK £210k
WAGES HELD463
The 50 best-paid League One attackers
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £2,496,000£2.5m | Leicester City | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Jamaica |
| 2 | Tom Watson | £27,000£27k | £1,404,000£1.4m | Leicester City | 19 | Winger, striker | England |
| 3 | Conor Chaplin | £22,000£22k | £1,144,000£1.1m | Leicester City | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 4 | Emil Riis | £21,000£21k | £1,092,000£1.1m | Leicester City | 27 | Striker | Denmark |
| 5 | Alfie May | £19,000£19k | £988,000£988k | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England |
| 6 | Wes Burns | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Leicester City | 30 | Right wing-back, right winger | Wales |
| 7 | Cameron Brannagan | £16,000£16k | £832,000£832k | Oxford United | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 8 | Jamal Lowe | £15,000£15k | £780,000£780k | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | Winger, striker | Jamaica |
| 9 | Kasey Palmer | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Luton Town | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Jamaica |
| 10 | Aaron Collins | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | Winger, striker | Wales |
| 11 | Ali Al-Hamadi | £13,000£13k | £676,000£676k | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | Winger, striker | Iraq |
| 12 | Jerry Yates | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Blackpool | 28 | Striker | England |
| 13 | Dion Charles | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Blackpool | 29 | Striker | Northern Ireland |
| 14 | Dane Scarlett | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Leyton Orient | 21 | Striker | England |
| 15 | Callum Marshall | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Luton Town | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Northern Ireland |
| 16 | Devante Cole | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Luton Town | 30 | Winger, striker | Jamaica |
| 17 | Siriki Dembélé | £12,000£12k | £624,000£624k | Oxford United | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 18 | Will Alves | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Leicester City | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 19 | Isaiah Jones | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Luton Town | 26 | Right wing-back, winger | Guyana |
| 20 | Jun Jin-Woo | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Oxford United | 25 | Winger | South Korea |
| 21 | Louis Page | £10,000£10k | £520,000£520k | Leicester City | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 22 | Bali Mumba | £9,500£10k | £494,000£494k | Huddersfield Town | 23 | Left-back, left winger | England |
| 23 | Aidomo Emakhu | £9,500£10k | £494,000£494k | Oxford United | 21 | Winger, striker | Ireland |
| 24 | George Honeyman | £9,200£9k | £478,400£478k | Blackpool | 30 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 25 | Nahki Wells | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Luton Town | 35 | Striker | Bermuda |
| 26 | Michael Smith | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Mansfield Town | 33 | Striker | England |
| 27 | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Guatemala |
| 28 | Niall Ennis | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Blackpool | 26 | Striker | England |
| 29 | Mark O'Mahony | £8,900£9k | £462,800£463k | Reading | 20 | Striker | Ireland |
| 30 | Ben Wiles | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 31 | Dale Taylor | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Blackpool | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Northern Ireland |
| 32 | Damola Ajayi | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Bromley | 19 | Winger, striker | England |
| 33 | Cameron Humphreys | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Huddersfield Town | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 34 | Callum Paterson | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | Right wing-back, right midfielder, striker | Scotland |
| 35 | Cauley Woodrow | £8,400£8k | £436,800£437k | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England |
| 36 | Harry Cornick | £8,200£8k | £426,400£426k | Stevenage | 30 | Winger, striker | England |
| 37 | Jordan Clark | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Luton Town | 31 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 38 | Jacob Brown | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Reading | 27 | Right winger, striker | Scotland |
| 39 | Liam Cullen | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Leicester City | 26 | Striker | Wales |
| 40 | Samuel Silvera | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | Winger | Australia |
| 41 | Kane Wilson | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | Right-back, right winger | England |
| 42 | Tyler Goodrham | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Oxford United | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 43 | Lewis Wing | £8,000£8k | £416,000£416k | Reading | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 44 | Mark Harris | £7,900£8k | £410,800£411k | Oxford United | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales |
| 45 | Mason Burstow | £7,900£8k | £410,800£411k | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | Winger, striker | England |
| 46 | Oliver Irow | £7,800£8k | £405,600£406k | Mansfield Town | 19 | Winger, striker | England |
| 47 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | £7,700£8k | £400,400£400k | Burton Albion | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Australia |
| 48 | Shandon Baptiste | £7,600£8k | £395,200£395k | Luton Town | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Grenada |
| 49 | Leighton Clarkson | £7,000£7k | £364,000£364k | Blackpool | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 50 | Lynden Gooch | £7,000£7k | £364,000£364k | Huddersfield Town | 29 | Right-back, right winger | United States |
What each position earns in League One
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 32% of what League One pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each League One club, added together, a week
Leicester City pay 28 attackers £187,535 a week between them, and Bobby De Cordova-Reid takes 26% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every League One club
24 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Alfie May | £19,000£19k | 5 |
| Oxford United | Cameron Brannagan | £16,000£16k | 7 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Jamal Lowe | £15,000£15k | 8 |
| Luton Town | Kasey Palmer | £13,000£13k | 9 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Aaron Collins | £13,000£13k | 10 |
| Blackpool | Jerry Yates | £12,000£12k | 12 |
| Leyton Orient | Dane Scarlett | £12,000£12k | 14 |
| Huddersfield Town | Bali Mumba | £9,500£10k | 22 |
| Mansfield Town | Michael Smith | £9,000£9k | 26 |
| Reading | Mark O'Mahony | £8,900£9k | 29 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Cauley Woodrow | £8,400£8k | 35 |
| Bromley | Damola Ajayi | £8,400£8k | 32 |
| Stevenage | Harry Cornick | £8,200£8k | 36 |
| Burton Albion | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | £7,700£8k | 47 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Xavier Amaechi | £6,400£6k | 58 |
| Cambridge United | Gassan Ahadme | £6,200£6k | 61 |
| Stockport County | Adama Sidibeh | £5,500£6k | 70 |
| Wigan Athletic | Dara Costelloe | £5,400£5k | 74 |
| Peterborough United | Ethan Williams | £5,300£5k | 77 |
| Bradford City | Kayden Jackson | £5,000£5k | 81 |
| Barnsley | Cameron McGeehan | £4,400£4k | 99 |
| AFC Wimbledon | Jayden Stockley | £4,100£4k | 108 |
| Notts County | Oliver Cooper | £3,800£4k | 124 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. League One ranks 24th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in League One?
Bobby De Cordova-Reid of Leicester City, on £48,000 a week in 2026/27, or £2,496,000 a year. Tom Watson of Leicester City is second on £27,000 a week.
How much do League One attackers earn?
The average League One attacker aged 22 or over earns £5,492 a week, and the median one £4,100. Attackers take 32% of what League One pays its players of that age.
Which League One club pays its attackers the most?
Leicester City, £187,535 a week across the 28 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Bobby De Cordova-Reid on £48,000.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in League One ranks 24th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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