PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Nottingham Forest 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Arijanet Muric on £27,000 per week · see the current Nottingham Forest wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £377k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £20m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27 — 391% higher than the £377,170 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arijanet Muric | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Kosovo | MAY 2020 | ||
| Carl Jenkinson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yohan Benalouane | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Tunisia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Grabban | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adama Diakhaby | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | France | MAY 2020 | ||
| Ben Watson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gaëtan Bong | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Left-back | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samba Sow | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| João Carvalho | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Hefele | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Dawson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Lolley | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tendayi Darikwa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Right-back | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| John Bostock | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nuno Da Costa | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Cape Verde | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matty Cash | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Worrall | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zach Clough | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sammy Ameobi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Yates | £7,700 | £400,400 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tobias Figueiredo | £7,600 | £395,200 | 25 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Silva | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yuri Ribeiro | £7,300 | £379,600 | 22 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brice Samba | £6,500 | £338,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tyler Walker | £5,600 | £291,200 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alfa Semedo | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Smith | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Mighten | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Brennan Johnson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrian Galliani | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Louis Walsh | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Preston | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Julian Larsson | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rezart Rama | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Albania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Toby Edser | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keith Asare | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Max Ram | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ethan Stewart | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Wright | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kieran Hayes | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Virgil Gomis | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Barnes | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Victor Sodeinde | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Shelvey | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marios Siabanis | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Sole | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Right winger | England | JAN 2020 | ||
| Yassine En-Neyah | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Swan | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Gallacher | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Riley Harbottle | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gabriel Ogunseri | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Silvio Bello | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luca Doorbar-Baptist | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jovel Jackson-Davis | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Boland | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Statham | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Sadler | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Malique Spooner | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oli Hammond | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nykah Liburd-Hines | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elliott Andrew | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Dekel-Daks | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tawanda Mutoti | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Zimbabwe | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Sanders | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Fankwe | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Donnelly | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fin Back | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Gibson-Hammond | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
39 Under £1k 3%
£1k-£2k
4 £2k-£5k 3%
7 £5k-£10k 13%
14 £10k-£25k 52%
4 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Nottingham Forest wages, 2019/20
What was Nottingham Forest's wage bill in 2019/20?
Nottingham Forest paid £377,170 a week in 2019/20 - £19,612,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Nottingham Forest player in 2019/20?
Arijanet Muric was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £27,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £13,509.
What was the average Nottingham Forest salary in 2019/20?
The average Nottingham Forest player aged 22 or over earned £13,509 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Nottingham Forest's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27, 391% higher than the £377,170 of 2019/20. The current squad is 68 players against 68 then.