Forest Green Rovers 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Kaiyne Woolery on £5,000 per week · see the current Forest Green Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Forest Green Rovers pay £38,215 a week in 2026/27 — 27% higher than the £30,100 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiyne Woolery | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dan Wishart | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Jake Gosling | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | M RL | Gibraltar | ||
| Liam Noble | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Keanu Marsh-Brown | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | AM RC | England | ||
| Sam Wedgbury | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Darren Carter | £1,400 | £72,800 | 32 | AM C | England | ||
| Drissa Traoré | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Dale Bennett | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Christian Doidge | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | ST | Wales | ||
| Ethan Pinnock | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Marcus Kelly | £930 | £48,360 | 30 | D L, AM LC | England | ||
| Mark Ellis | £900 | £46,800 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Fabien Robert | £850 | £44,200 | 27 | AM C | France | ||
| Manny Monthé | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | D LC | Cameroon | ||
| Shamir Mullings | £720 | £37,440 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Rob Sinclair | £700 | £36,400 | 26 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Sam Russell | £600 | £31,200 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Jon Moran | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Blake Davies | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Simon Lefebvre | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Louis McGrory | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | AM RC | England | ||
| Charlie Cooper | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Oliver Mehew | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Giancarlo Gabbiadini | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Omar Bugiel | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
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 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Forest Green Rovers wages, 2016/17
What was Forest Green Rovers' wage bill in 2016/17?
Forest Green Rovers paid £30,100 a week in 2016/17 - £1,565,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Forest Green Rovers player in 2016/17?
Kaiyne Woolery was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £5,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £1,356.
What was the average Forest Green Rovers salary in 2016/17?
The average Forest Green Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £1,356 a week in 2016/17, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Forest Green Rovers' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Forest Green Rovers pay £38,215 a week in 2026/27, 27% higher than the £30,100 of 2016/17. The current squad is 34 players against 26 then.