Morecambe 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Antony Evans on £1,500 per week · see the current Morecambe wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 12 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Morecambe pay £35,040 a week in 2026/27 — 117% higher than the £16,120 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony Evans | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Barry Roche | £1,500 | £78,000 | 34 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Michael Rose | £900 | £46,800 | 33 | D L, DM | England | ||
| Alex Kenyon | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Duckworth | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Aaron Wildig | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Peter Murphy | £800 | £41,600 | 26 | D R, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Andrew Fleming | £800 | £41,600 | 28 | M C | England | ||
| Dean Winnard | £770 | £40,040 | 26 | D RLC | England | ||
| Kevin Ellison | £700 | £36,400 | 37 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Lee Molyneux | £690 | £35,880 | 27 | D/WB L, AM RLC | England | ||
| Ryan Edwards | £630 | £32,760 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Alex Whitmore | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Conlan | £590 | £30,680 | 21 | D/WB L | N.Ireland | ||
| Aaron McGowan | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D/WB RL, M R | England | ||
| Paul Mullin | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Liam Wakefield | £440 | £22,880 | 22 | D RLC | England | ||
| Rhys Turner | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Danijel Nizic | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | GK | Australia | ||
| Ben Ingham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Cameron Armstrong | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Nelligan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Nathan Dutton-Kay | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Niall Maher | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Kyle Hawley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Paul Dawson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Olly Box | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Robbie Jenkinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Fletcher | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Steven Yawson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Alex Webb | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Tyler Brownsword | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Jordan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ben Hedley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Leif Davis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/AM L | 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 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Morecambe wages, 2016/17
What was Morecambe's wage bill in 2016/17?
Morecambe paid £16,120 a week in 2016/17 - £838,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Morecambe player in 2016/17?
Antony Evans was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £1,500 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £828.
What was the average Morecambe salary in 2016/17?
The average Morecambe player aged 22 or over earned £828 a week in 2016/17, across the 12 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Morecambe's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Morecambe pay £35,040 a week in 2026/27, 117% higher than the £16,120 of 2016/17. The current squad is 40 players against 36 then.