Chesterfield 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner David Buchanan on £2,400 per week · see the current Chesterfield wage bill
Then and now
Chesterfield pay £52,315 a week in 2026/27 — 130% higher than the £22,730 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Buchanan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | Left-back, left midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Tootle | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | Right-back | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Curtis Weston | £1,400 | £72,800 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Haydn Hollis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Smith | £1,100 | £57,200 | 32 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josef Yarney | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Coddington | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Tyson | £900 | £46,800 | 37 | Winger, striker | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Liam Mandeville | £890 | £46,280 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Denton | £810 | £42,120 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Laurence Maguire | £790 | £41,080 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mike Fondop | £780 | £40,560 | 25 | Striker | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Rowley | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ross Fitzsimons | £730 | £37,960 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Jack McKay | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Robbie Weir | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Wedgbury | £620 | £32,240 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Shwan Jalal | £520 | £27,040 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Iraq | JUN 2020 | ||
| Scott Boden | £520 | £27,040 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie Wakefield | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Sharman | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jay Sheridan | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Evans | £400 | £20,800 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Rawson | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Cropper | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Right-back | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Regan Hutchinson | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Wharton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joshua Turner | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Holmes | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jared Wild | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Emery | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Render | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Chandler Gibson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Bradbury | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Javanne Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Feurtado | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chesterfield wages, 2019/20
What was Chesterfield's wage bill in 2019/20?
Chesterfield paid £22,730 a week in 2019/20 - £1,181,960 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 Chesterfield player in 2019/20?
David Buchanan was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £2,400 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £965.
What was the average Chesterfield salary in 2019/20?
The average Chesterfield player aged 22 or over earned £965 a week in 2019/20, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Chesterfield's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Chesterfield pay £52,315 a week in 2026/27, 130% higher than the £22,730 of 2019/20. The current squad is 35 players against 36 then.