Chesterfield 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner David Faupala on £8,400 per week · see the current Chesterfield wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 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
Chesterfield pay £58,815 a week in 2026/27 — 21% higher than the £48,420 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Faupala | £8,400 | £436,800 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Conor Wilkinson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Ched Evans | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | ST | Wales | ||
| Dan Jones | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | D/M L | England | ||
| Dan Gardner | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ian Evatt | £2,100 | £109,200 | 34 | D C | England | ||
| Liam Grimshaw | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ángel | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | DM | Spain | ||
| Paul McGinn | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Ryan Fulton | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Reece Mitchell | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sam Hird | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Tommy Lee | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Tom Anderson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Jon Nolan | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | M RC | England | ||
| Kristian Dennis | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Osman Kakay | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Dion Donohue | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | D L, DM, M LC | Wales | ||
| Reece Brown | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Connor Dimaio | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Thorsten Stuckmann | £600 | £31,200 | 35 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ritchie Humphreys | £580 | £30,160 | 38 | D L, M LC | England | ||
| Ricky German | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Sadiq El-Fitouri | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | Libya | ||
| Curtis Morrison | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Derek Daly | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | ||
| Jake Beesley | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Laurence Maguire | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Liam Graham | £390 | £20,280 | 23 | D RC | New Zealand | ||
| Lloyd Allinson | £340 | £17,680 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Rai Simons | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | AM RC, F C | Bermuda | ||
| Marc McKenna | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Josh Tipping | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Ify Ofoegbu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RC | England | ||
| Dylan Parkin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jay Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Harry Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Owen Darwent | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| George Lynam | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RL | England | ||
| Daniel Thistlethwaite | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Brownell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Bradley Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Conor Fowler | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Dylan Hand | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Joel Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Sennett-Neilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Charlie Wakefield | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Joe Rowley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | 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 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chesterfield wages, 2016/17
What was Chesterfield's wage bill in 2016/17?
Chesterfield paid £48,420 a week in 2016/17 - £2,517,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chesterfield player in 2016/17?
David Faupala was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £8,400 a week, 5.9x the 22+ squad average of £1,422.
What was the average Chesterfield salary in 2016/17?
The average Chesterfield player aged 22 or over earned £1,422 a week in 2016/17, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Chesterfield's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Chesterfield pay £58,815 a week in 2026/27, 21% higher than the £48,420 of 2016/17. The current squad is 38 players against 49 then.