Macclesfield 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Danny Whitehead on £1,400 per week · see the current Macclesfield wage bill
We hold a wage for all 20 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 15 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Macclesfield pay £690 a week in 2026/27 — 94% lower than the £11,720 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Whitehead | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Andy Haworth | £1,020 | £53,040 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| George Pilkington | £790 | £41,080 | 34 | D C | England | ||
| Mitch Hancox | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | D L, M C | England | ||
| John McCombe | £710 | £36,920 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Kingsley James | £700 | £36,400 | 24 | M C | England | ||
| Danny Whitaker | £670 | £34,840 | 35 | AM LC | England | ||
| Rhys Browne | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Antigua & Barbuda | ||
| Ollie Norburn | £610 | £31,720 | 23 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Chris Holroyd | £580 | £30,160 | 29 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Anthony Dudley | £550 | £28,600 | 19 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Andy Halls | £500 | £26,000 | 24 | D R | England | ||
| Craig Ross | £480 | £24,960 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Scott Flinders | £420 | £21,840 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Sutherland | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | AM R | England | ||
| David Fitzpatrick | £370 | £19,240 | 26 | D L | England | ||
| Neill Byrne | £320 | £16,640 | 23 | D C | Ireland | ||
| John Roberts | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Dan Cowan | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Omri Perel | £250 | £13,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Israel | ||
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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 20 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Macclesfield wages, 2016/17
What was Macclesfield's wage bill in 2016/17?
Macclesfield paid £11,720 a week in 2016/17 - £609,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 20. We hold a wage for all 20 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Macclesfield player in 2016/17?
Danny Whitehead was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £1,400 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £640.
What was the average Macclesfield salary in 2016/17?
The average Macclesfield player aged 22 or over earned £640 a week in 2016/17, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 20. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Macclesfield's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Macclesfield pay £690 a week in 2026/27, 94% lower than the £11,720 of 2016/17. The current squad is 1 players against 20 then.