Coventry City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner David Meyler on £12,000 per week · see the current Coventry City wage bill
Then and now
Coventry City pay £538,100 a week in 2026/27 — 670% higher than the £69,840 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Meyler | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Dujon Sterling | £7,400 | £384,800 | 18 | Centre-back, right winger | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jordy Hiwula | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Amadou Bakayoko | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | Striker | Sierra Leone | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Mason | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Conor Chaplin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam Kelly | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Thomas | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Bright Enobakhare | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jack Grimmer | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Junior Brown | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Willis | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maxime Biamou | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Bayliss | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Wakefield | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Right-back, winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dominic Hyam | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lee Burge | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zain Westbrooke | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reise Allassani | £830 | £43,160 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Shipley | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam O'Brien | £790 | £41,080 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jodi Jones | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bouwe Bosma | £690 | £35,880 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dexter Walters | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Declan Drysdale | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Callum Maycock | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Ponticelli | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Stedman | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Chris Camwell | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Corey Addai | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jak Hickman | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordon Thompson | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Eccles | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Bremang | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Green | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Morgan Williams | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reece Ford | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cian Tyler | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam McCallum | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Hunt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Endall | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Lafferty | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dylan Fixter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Whitmore | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Billson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Costelus Lautaru | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Morgan Crowther | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis White | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonny Ngandu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Burroughs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Blaine Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Martin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Membrillera | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Coventry City wages, 2018/19
What was Coventry City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Coventry City paid £69,840 a week in 2018/19 - £3,631,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Coventry City player in 2018/19?
David Meyler was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £12,000 a week, 4.5x the 22+ squad average of £2,651.
What was the average Coventry City salary in 2018/19?
The average Coventry City player aged 22 or over earned £2,651 a week in 2018/19, across the 14 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Coventry City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Coventry City pay £538,100 a week in 2026/27, 670% higher than the £69,840 of 2018/19. The current squad is 53 players against 55 then.