Colchester United 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Dean Gerken on £3,400 per week · see the current Colchester United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27 — 25% higher than the £47,510 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Gerken | £3,400 | £176,800 | 34 | GK | England | ||
| Harry Pell | £3,200 | £166,400 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Luke Norris | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Stevenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | M C | England | ||
| Callum Harriott | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | AM RL | Guyana | ||
| Frank Nouble | £2,300 | £119,600 | 27 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Luke Gambin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Malta | ||
| Luke Prosser | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Omar Sowunmi | £1,800 | £93,600 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Paris Cowan-Hall | £1,800 | £93,600 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ryan Jackson | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Tom Eastman | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Lapslie | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Theo Robinson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | ST | Jamaica | ||
| Brandon Comley | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Cohen Bramall | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Courtney Senior | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Miles Welch-Hayes | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | D RLC, M R | England | ||
| Kwame Poku | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Diaz Wright | £670 | £34,840 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Tafari Moore | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Cameron James | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ethan Ross | £560 | £29,120 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Danny Collinge | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | D RLC | England | ||
| Bailey Vose | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Louis Dunne | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Tariq Issa | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Jamal Campbell-Ryce | £410 | £21,320 | 36 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Andre Hasanally | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Callum Jones | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Dean Ager | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ollie Kensdale | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Michael Fernandes | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Miquel Scarlett | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ryan Clampin | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Sammie McLeod | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Ollie Sims | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Tyrique Hyde | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Callum Anderson | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D/WB R, DM | England | ||
| Luke Ige | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Matthew Weaire | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Coulter | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Lordon Akolbire | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jake Hutchinson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Donell Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | AM LC | England | ||
| Harvey Sayer | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Diogo Freitas-Gouveia | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Tom Stagg | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Matthew Tricker | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Fouche | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | South Africa | ||
| Gene Kennedy | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Marley Marshall Miranda | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | Spain | ||
| Sam Cornish | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Ted Collins | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Chandler Hallett | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
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 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colchester United wages, 2019/20
What was Colchester United's wage bill in 2019/20?
Colchester United paid £47,510 a week in 2019/20 - £2,470,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colchester United player in 2019/20?
Dean Gerken was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £3,400 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £1,854.
What was the average Colchester United salary in 2019/20?
The average Colchester United player aged 22 or over earned £1,854 a week in 2019/20, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Colchester United's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27, 25% higher than the £47,510 of 2019/20. The current squad is 53 players against 55 then.