Port Vale 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Antony Kay on £2,500 per week · see the current Port Vale wage bill
We hold a wage for all 44 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
Port Vale pay £109,310 a week in 2026/27 — 215% higher than the £34,699 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony Kay | £2,500 | £130,000 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| David Worrall | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | AM RC | England | ||
| Cristian Montaño | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D/AM L | Colombia | ||
| Leon Legge | £2,000 | £104,000 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Smith | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Mark Harris | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Ricky Miller | £1,700 | £88,400 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Scott Brown | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Tom Pope | £1,600 | £83,200 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Whitfield | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Joe Davis | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D RC | England | ||
| Kyle Howkins | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Manny Oyeleke | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Luke Joyce | £890 | £46,280 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Luke Hannant | £890 | £46,280 | 24 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Michael Tonge | £880 | £45,760 | 35 | M C | England | ||
| Adam Crookes | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Connell Rawlinson | £780 | £40,560 | 26 | D C | Wales | ||
| Tom Conlon | £760 | £39,520 | 22 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Hornby | £720 | £37,440 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Callum Whelan | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Mitch Clark | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Dan Turner | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Theo Vassell | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | D RLC | England | ||
| Danny Pugh | £569 | £29,588 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| James Gibbons | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Danny Elliott | £470 | £24,440 | 22 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Toby Edser | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Harry Benns | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Joe Berks | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Kyle Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Max Beeston | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Liam Hickson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Stevens | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jack Wakefield | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RC | England | ||
| Alex Hallchurch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Hayden Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Finley Jackson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Mawgan Blight | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Lucas Green-Birch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Joshua Ede | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Maxwell Chimenes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Tom Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Ryan Campbell-Gordon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Port Vale wages, 2018/19
What was Port Vale's wage bill in 2018/19?
Port Vale paid £34,699 a week in 2018/19 - £1,804,348 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Port Vale player in 2018/19?
Antony Kay was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £2,500 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £1,328.
What was the average Port Vale salary in 2018/19?
The average Port Vale player aged 22 or over earned £1,328 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Port Vale's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Port Vale pay £109,310 a week in 2026/27, 215% higher than the £34,699 of 2018/19. The current squad is 52 players against 44 then.