Tranmere Rovers 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jack Dunn on £3,100 per week · see the current Tranmere Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Tranmere Rovers pay £57,740 a week in 2026/27 — 94% higher than the £29,740 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dunn | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Adam Buxton | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| James Wallace | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Adam Dawson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | AM R | England | ||
| Cole Stockton | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Jeff Hughes | £1,100 | £57,200 | 31 | AM LC | N.Ireland | ||
| James Norwood | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Andy Cook | £1,050 | £54,600 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Liam Ridehalgh | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Andy Mangan | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Tollitt | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Connor Jennings | £880 | £45,760 | 24 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Michael Ihiekwe | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | D RC | England | ||
| Jake Kirby | £810 | £42,120 | 22 | AM RL | England | ||
| Darren Stephenson | £770 | £40,040 | 23 | AM L, ST | Jamaica | ||
| Lee Vaughan | £740 | £38,480 | 29 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jay Harris | £710 | £36,920 | 29 | M C | England | ||
| Adam Mekki | £700 | £36,400 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Iain Turner | £620 | £32,240 | 32 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Steve McNulty | £600 | £31,200 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Steve Jennings | £600 | £31,200 | 31 | DM | England | ||
| Louis Almond | £590 | £30,680 | 24 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Michael Vernon | £580 | £30,160 | 30 | AM R | England | ||
| Scott Davies | £570 | £29,640 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Ritchie Sutton | £530 | £27,560 | 30 | D RC | England | ||
| Lois Maynard | £490 | £25,480 | 27 | M C | St Kitts & Nevis | ||
| Luke Pilling | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | GK | Wales | ||
| Mitchell Duggan | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Evan Gumbs | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Darren Askew | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Sam Ilesanmi | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Lucy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Brett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Ethan Devine | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| James Devine | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Paddy Wharton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Eddie Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Solomon-Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | St Lucia | ||
| Jamie Heron | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
| James Galloway | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jack Fleming | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Thomas Croughan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Kevin Cringle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| James Ellison | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Declan Drysdale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | 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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 45 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Tranmere Rovers wages, 2016/17
What was Tranmere Rovers' wage bill in 2016/17?
Tranmere Rovers paid £29,740 a week in 2016/17 - £1,546,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 45. We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Tranmere Rovers player in 2016/17?
Jack Dunn was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £3,100 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £947.
What was the average Tranmere Rovers salary in 2016/17?
The average Tranmere Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £947 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 45. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Tranmere Rovers' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Tranmere Rovers pay £57,740 a week in 2026/27, 94% higher than the £29,740 of 2016/17. The current squad is 28 players against 45 then.