Coventry City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Gaël Bigirimana on £6,200 per week · see the current Coventry City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 14 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Coventry City pay £453,700 a week in 2026/27 — 799% higher than the £50,450 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaël Bigirimana | £6,200 | £322,400 | 22 | M C | Burundi | ||
| Jordan Turnbull | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | D LC | England | ||
| Kyel Reid | £4,000 | £208,000 | 28 | AM L | England | ||
| Kevin Foley | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | D/WB R, DM | Ireland | ||
| Marcus Tudgay | £2,900 | £150,800 | 33 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Reice Charles-Cook | £2,700 | £140,400 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Clarke | £1,900 | £98,800 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Michael Folivi | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Rúben Lameiras | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Stuart Beavon | £1,600 | £83,200 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| Sam Ricketts | £1,600 | £83,200 | 34 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Vladimir Gadzhev | £1,500 | £78,000 | 28 | DM | Bulgaria | ||
| Ben Stevenson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | M RC | England | ||
| Chris Stokes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Callum Reilly | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | DM, M RC | Ireland | ||
| Jordan Willis | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Cian Harries | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | D LC | Wales | ||
| Jodi Jones | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Farrend Rawson | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Jack Finch | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Lee Burge | £690 | £35,880 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Andy Rose | £680 | £35,360 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Haynes | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Kwame Thomas | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Charles Vernam | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Dion Kelly-Evans | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Devon Kelly-Evans | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | AM RC | England | ||
| George Thomas | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Kyle Spence | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Bilal Sayoud | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | AM L | England | ||
| Corey Addai | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | GK | Ghana | ||
| Callum Maycock | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Darragh Leahy | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Jake Whitmore | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Jordan Shipley | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Yakubu | £300 | £15,600 | 33 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Josh Eccles | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Ronee Hendricks | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Reece Ford | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Dagry Mantsounga | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jordan Ponticelli | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jordon Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Chris Camwell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Tyler Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Dan Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Konrad Skuza | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Liam Doyle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Billy Stedman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Ross McMahon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Sam Naylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Kyle Finn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tom Bayliss | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jak Hickman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | 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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Coventry City wages, 2016/17
What was Coventry City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Coventry City paid £50,450 a week in 2016/17 - £2,623,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Coventry City player in 2016/17?
Gaël Bigirimana was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £6,200 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £2,134.
What was the average Coventry City salary in 2016/17?
The average Coventry City player aged 22 or over earned £2,134 a week in 2016/17, across the 14 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Coventry City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Coventry City pay £453,700 a week in 2026/27, 799% higher than the £50,450 of 2016/17. The current squad is 54 players against 53 then.