Port Vale 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Leo Fasan on £3,000 per week · see the current Port Vale wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 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
Port Vale pay £109,310 a week in 2026/27 — 187% higher than the £38,060 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Fasan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | GK | Italy | ||
| Danny Pugh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | England | ||
| Jerome Thomas | £2,100 | £109,200 | 33 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kjell Knops | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Michael Brown | £1,900 | £98,800 | 39 | DM | England | ||
| Nathan Smith | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Paulo Tavares | £1,800 | £93,600 | 30 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Olamide Shodipo | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Sam Foley | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Anton Forrester | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Anthony De Freitas | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM LC | France | ||
| Chris Eagles | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Kiko | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | D/WB/M L | Portugal | ||
| Ben Purkiss | £990 | £51,480 | 32 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Gezim Shalaj | £940 | £48,880 | 25 | AM RL | Switzerland | ||
| JJ Hooper | £910 | £47,320 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Adam Yates | £900 | £46,800 | 33 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Christopher Mbamba | £880 | £45,760 | 24 | AM R | Zimbabwe | ||
| Axel Prohouly | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Quentin Pereira | £840 | £43,680 | 24 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Remie Streete | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Rigino Cicilia | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | ST | Curaçao | ||
| Scott Tanser | £620 | £32,240 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Sébastien Amoros | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | DM | France | ||
| Tyler Walker | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Billy Reeves | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Callum Guy | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Kelly | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Dan Turner | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Harry Pickering | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| James Gibbons | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Ryan Boot | £330 | £17,160 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Zak Hill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Brian Barton | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Harry Benns | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Michael Conlon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Joshua Ryder | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Dennis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| James Steele | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Ben Fraser | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Liam Mottram | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Charlie Walford | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Matthew Ward | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Mike Calveley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Thomas Daulby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Slinn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Grimshaw | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Dequan Crockwell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jake Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D 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 30% 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
Port Vale wages, 2016/17
What was Port Vale's wage bill in 2016/17?
Port Vale paid £38,060 a week in 2016/17 - £1,979,120 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 Port Vale player in 2016/17?
Leo Fasan was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £3,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £1,452.
What was the average Port Vale salary in 2016/17?
The average Port Vale player aged 22 or over earned £1,452 a week in 2016/17, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Port Vale's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Port Vale pay £109,310 a week in 2026/27, 187% higher than the £38,060 of 2016/17. The current squad is 52 players against 49 then.