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LEAGUE TWO · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27

Highest paid League Two goalkeepers

Matthew Cox is the best-paid goalkeeper in League Two, on £7,900 a week at Shrewsbury Town, or £410,800 a year. Julian Eyestone is next on £5,100 at Rotherham United. We hold wages for 86 League Two goalkeepers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £8k
AVERAGE WAGE £2,048
SHARE OF WAGE BILL7%
TOP 10 A WEEK £42k
WAGES HELD86

The 50 best-paid League Two goalkeepers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid goalkeepers in League Two in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Matthew Cox £7,900£8k £410,800£411k Shrewsbury Town 22 Goalkeeper England
2 Julian Eyestone £5,100£5k £265,200£265k Rotherham United 19 Goalkeeper United States
3 Will Norris £4,400£4k £228,800£229k Salford City 31 Goalkeeper England
4 Louie Moulden £4,000£4k £208,000£208k Accrington Stanley 23 Goalkeeper England
5 Marko Maroši £3,900£4k £202,800£203k Port Vale 31 Goalkeeper Slovakia
6 Ashley Maynard-Brewer £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Gillingham 26 Goalkeeper Australia
7 Christy Pym £3,400£3k £176,800£177k Grimsby Town 30 Goalkeeper Northern Ireland
8 Joe Whitworth £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Exeter City 21 Goalkeeper England
9 Jackson Smith £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Port Vale 23 Goalkeeper England
10 Jack Barrett £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Tranmere Rovers 23 Goalkeeper England
11 Zach Hemming £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Chesterfield 25 Goalkeeper England
12 Nicholas Michalski £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Crawley Town 18 Goalkeeper England
13 Matthew Young £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Salford City 18 Goalkeeper England
14 Brad Young £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Bristol Rovers 23 Goalkeeper England
15 Connor Ripley £2,400£2k £124,800£125k Swindon Town 32 Goalkeeper England
16 Ian Lawlor £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Crewe Alexandra 30 Goalkeeper Ireland
17 Jay Lynch £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Fleetwood Town 32 Goalkeeper England
18 Jordan Wright £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Newport County 26 Goalkeeper England
19 Luke McGee £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Tranmere Rovers 29 Goalkeeper England
20 Owen Evans £1,800£2k £93,600£94k Barnet 28 Goalkeeper Wales
21 Ross Fitzsimons £1,700£2k £88,400£88k Northampton Town 31 Goalkeeper Ireland
22 Thimothée Lo-Tutala £1,600£2k £83,200£83k Colchester United 22 Goalkeeper France
23 Ted Cann £1,600£2k £83,200£83k Rotherham United 24 Goalkeeper England
24 Harvey Cartwright £1,200£1k £62,400£62k Grimsby Town 23 Goalkeeper England
25 Harrison Male £1,200£1k £62,400£62k Tranmere Rovers 24 Goalkeeper England
26 Joe Day £1,100£1k £57,200£57k Cheltenham Town 34 Goalkeeper England
27 Jack Bycroft £1,100£1k £57,200£57k Exeter City 23 Goalkeeper England
28 Jed Ward £1,100£1k £57,200£57k Walsall 22 Goalkeeper England
29 Zach Jeacock £1,000£1k £52,000£52k Northampton Town 24 Goalkeeper England
30 Lewis Ward £1,000£1k £52,000£52k Swindon Town 28 Goalkeeper England
31 Mathew Hudson £900£900 £46,800£47k Oldham Athletic 26 Goalkeeper England
32 George Sykes-Kenworthy £840£840 £43,680£44k York City 25 Goalkeeper England
33 Sam Long £820£820 £42,640£43k Salford City 22 Goalkeeper Scotland
34 Jackson Izquierdo £760£760 £39,520£40k Crawley Town 20 Goalkeeper England
35 Ryan Boot £700£700 £36,400£36k Chesterfield 30 Goalkeeper England
36 Wyll Stanway £680£680 £35,360£35k Cheltenham Town 24 Goalkeeper England
37 Shaun MacDonald £670£670 £34,840£35k Newport County 28 Goalkeeper England
38 Sam Waller £670£670 £34,840£35k Rochdale 21 Goalkeeper England
39 Tom Smith £660£660 £34,320£34k Colchester United 23 Goalkeeper England
40 Tom Booth £600£600 £31,200£31k Crewe Alexandra 20 Goalkeeper England
41 James Pradic £510£510 £26,520£27k Fleetwood Town 20 Goalkeeper Wales
42 James Dadge £510£510 £26,520£27k Northampton Town 20 Goalkeeper England
43 Ollie Wright £460£460 £23,920£24k Accrington Stanley 22 Goalkeeper England
44 James Rogerson £460£460 £23,920£24k Accrington Stanley 18 Goalkeeper England
45 Harrison Chamberlain £430£430 £22,360£22k Colchester United 19 Goalkeeper England
46 Seb Auton £420£420 £21,840£22k Grimsby Town 18 Goalkeeper England
47 Jake Spaven £410£410 £21,320£21k Rochdale 18 Goalkeeper England
48 Tom Myles £410£410 £21,320£21k Salford City 19 Goalkeeper England
49 Alfie Wright £405£405 £21,060£21k Fleetwood Town 16 Goalkeeper England
50 Aston Wilson £405£405 £21,060£21k Oldham Athletic 17 Goalkeeper England

What each position earns in League Two

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £2,048 Defenders £2,352 Midfielders £2,560 Attackers £2,954

Goalkeepers take 7% of what League Two 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 goalkeepers the most

Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each League Two club, added together, a week

Salford City £9,160 Shrewsbury Town £8,595 Rotherham United £7,725 Port Vale £7,680 Tranmere Rovers £6,300 Grimsby Town £5,355 Accrington Stanley £4,920 Exeter City £4,710 Swindon Town £4,485 Chesterfield £4,390

Salford City pay 6 goalkeepers £9,160 a week between them, and Will Norris takes 48% of it.

The best-paid goalkeeper at every League Two club

24 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers

Each League Two club's best-paid goalkeeper in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every goalkeeper in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Shrewsbury Town Matthew Cox £7,900£8k 1
Rotherham United Julian Eyestone £5,100£5k 2
Salford City Will Norris £4,400£4k 3
Accrington Stanley Louie Moulden £4,000£4k 4
Port Vale Marko Maroši £3,900£4k 5
Gillingham Ashley Maynard-Brewer £3,500£4k 6
Grimsby Town Christy Pym £3,400£3k 7
Tranmere Rovers Jack Barrett £3,100£3k 10
Exeter City Joe Whitworth £3,100£3k 8
Chesterfield Zach Hemming £3,000£3k 11
Crawley Town Nicholas Michalski £2,900£3k 12
Bristol Rovers Brad Young £2,500£3k 14
Swindon Town Connor Ripley £2,400£2k 15
Fleetwood Town Jay Lynch £2,100£2k 17
Crewe Alexandra Ian Lawlor £2,100£2k 16
Newport County Jordan Wright £2,100£2k 18
Barnet Owen Evans £1,800£2k 20
Northampton Town Ross Fitzsimons £1,700£2k 21
Colchester United Thimothée Lo-Tutala £1,600£2k 22
Walsall Jed Ward £1,100£1k 28
Cheltenham Town Joe Day £1,100£1k 26
Oldham Athletic Mathew Hudson £900£900 31
York City George Sykes-Kenworthy £840£840 32
Rochdale Sam Waller £670£670 38

The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league

42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. League Two ranks 31st.

The best-paid goalkeeper in each men's league we rank goalkeepers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average goalkeeper wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
La Liga Jan Oblak £308,000£308k £33,550£34k
Bundesliga Manuel Neuer £298,000£298k £26,779£27k
Premier League Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000£250k £49,479£49k
Eredivisie Marc-André ter Stegen £232,000£232k £9,671£10k
Süper Lig Ederson £229,000£229k £19,950£20k
Saudi Pro League Édouard Mendy £170,000£170k £40,756£41k
Championship Alphonse Areola £120,000£120k £13,758£14k
Serie A Mike Maignan £109,000£109k £24,594£25k
Ligue 1 Brice Samba £102,000£102k £20,578£21k
Primeira Liga Diogo Costa £82,000£82k £7,355£7k
Scottish Premiership Sam Johnstone £78,000£78k £7,256£7k
Superleague Greece Stefan Ortega £58,000£58k £6,841£7k
Belgian Pro League Yann Sommer £49,000£49k £6,044£6k
Serie B Mattia Perin £45,000£45k £6,094£6k
Danish Superliga Diant Ramaj £43,000£43k £5,493£5k
Croatian First League Dominik Livaković £35,000£35k £2,378£2k
Liga MX Keylor Navas £29,000£29k £7,296£7k
La Liga 2 Paulo Gazzaniga £29,000£29k £4,582£5k
Major League Soccer Angus Gunn £28,000£28k £5,216£5k
Russian Premier League Igor Akinfeev £28,000£28k £10,471£10k
League One Alex McCarthy £27,000£27k £5,034£5k
Brasileirão Série A Cássio £24,000£24k £5,729£6k
J1 League Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) £20,000£20k £2,645£3k
Ekstraklasa Bartlomiej Dragowski £20,000£20k £2,314£2k
Super Liga Fernando Muslera £17,000£17k £3,207£3k
Chinese Super League Bao Yaxiong £13,000£13k £3,606£4k
Austrian Bundesliga Christian Früchtl £9,400£9k £2,221£2k
Categoría Primera A Jean £9,100£9k £3,699£4k
2. Bundesliga Marcel Schuhen £9,000£9k £4,703£5k
Ligue 2 Gautier Larsonneur £8,200£8k £2,571£3k
League Two Matthew Cox £7,900£8k £2,048£2k
Czech First League Ondřej Kolář £6,800£7k £1,182£1k
National League Ted Curd £6,600£7k £932£932
Thai League Neil Etheridge £5,900£6k £1,122£1k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Emile Doucouré £3,300£3k £1,148£1k
Indian Super League Gurpreet Singh Sandhu £3,200£3k £427£427
Eliteserien Ľubomír Belko £3,000£3k £1,145£1k
Scottish Championship Aston Oxborough £2,500£3k £787£787
A-League Filip Kurto £2,300£2k £1,190£1k
Veikkausliiga Matej Marković £1,900£2k £564£564
I-League Ryan Fulton £830£830 £191£191
Meistriliiga Marko Meerits £427£427 £160£160

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in League Two?

Matthew Cox of Shrewsbury Town, on £7,900 a week in 2026/27, or £410,800 a year. Julian Eyestone of Rotherham United is second on £5,100 a week.

How much do League Two goalkeepers earn?

The average League Two goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £2,048 a week, and the median one £1,650. Goalkeepers take 7% of what League Two pays its players of that age.

Which League Two club pays its goalkeepers the most?

Salford City, £9,160 a week across the 6 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Will Norris on £4,400.

Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?

Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in League Two ranks 31st of the 42 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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