Notts County 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Kevin Nolan on £8,000 per week · see the current Notts County wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Notts County pay £100,370 a week in 2026/27 — 140% higher than the £41,740 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Nolan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 34 | AM C | England | ||
| Jon Stead | £4,100 | £213,200 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Adam Collin | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Carl Dickinson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Elliott Hewitt | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | D/WB/M R | Wales | ||
| Jonathan Forte | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | AM L, ST | Barbados | ||
| Mark Yeates | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Michael O'Connor | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | DM, AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Shola Ameobi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 34 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Scott Loach | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Alan Smith | £1,500 | £78,000 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| Mike Edwards | £900 | £46,800 | 36 | D C | England | ||
| Adam Campbell | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marc Bola | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D LC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Curtis Thompson | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | D/WB R, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Matt Tootle | £880 | £45,760 | 25 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Josh Clackstone | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Haydn Hollis | £730 | £37,960 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Rob Milsom | £700 | £36,400 | 29 | D L, M C | England | ||
| Richard Duffy | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | D C | Wales | ||
| Tahvon Campbell | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jorge Grant | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| Thierry Audel | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | D RLC | France | ||
| Wes Atkinson | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | D RC, DM, M R | England | ||
| Jordan Richards | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Montel Gibson | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Jack McMillan | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Yohan Rutty-Smith | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Harry Gibbons | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RC | England | ||
| Peter Dearle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Dominic Brown-Hill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| George Collett-McCartney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/M L | England | ||
| Nathan Cobain | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tamar Clayton-Naute | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joe Searson-Smithard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Osborne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Notts County wages, 2016/17
What was Notts County's wage bill in 2016/17?
Notts County paid £41,740 a week in 2016/17 - £2,170,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Notts County player in 2016/17?
Kevin Nolan was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £8,000 a week, 4.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,961.
What was the average Notts County salary in 2016/17?
The average Notts County player aged 22 or over earned £1,961 a week in 2016/17, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Notts County's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Notts County pay £100,370 a week in 2026/27, 140% higher than the £41,740 of 2016/17. The current squad is 65 players against 36 then.