Motherwell 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Nadir Çiftçi on £7,900 per week · see the current Motherwell wage bill
We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Motherwell pay £53,360 a week in 2026/27 — 41% higher than the £37,879 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadir Çiftçi | £7,900 | £410,800 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Stephen Hendrie | £3,600 | £187,200 | 22 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Gaël Bigirimana | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | M C | Burundi | ||
| Tom Aldred | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Andy Rose | £1,500 | £78,000 | 27 | WB R, AM RC | England | ||
| Craig Tanner | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Cédric Kipré | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Curtis Main | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Charles Dunne | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Carl McHugh | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | D C, DM | Ireland | ||
| Ellis Plummer | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Liam Grimshaw | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Chris Cadden | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | WB R, AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Elliott Frear | £860 | £44,720 | 26 | AM L | England | ||
| Peter Hartley | £850 | £44,200 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Stevie Hammell | £719 | £37,388 | 35 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Russ Griffiths | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Allan Campbell | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Ryan Bowman | £700 | £36,400 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Richard Tait | £630 | £32,760 | 27 | D/WB RL | Scotland | ||
| Trevor Carson | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Deimantas Petravicius | £560 | £29,120 | 21 | AM RL | Lithuania | ||
| George Newell | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Dylan King | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Jake Hastie | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Shea Gordon | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | D R, M C | N.Ireland | ||
| David Turnbull | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Ross MacLean | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | AM R | Scotland | ||
| Dylan Falconer | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | Scotland | ||
| James Scott | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| PJ Morrison | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Jordan Armstrong | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Scotland | ||
| Barry Maguire | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Kyle MacDonald | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Semple | £200 | £10,400 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Liam Brown | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Shaun Bowers | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Stevenson | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Alfie Agyeman | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST | Ghana | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 39 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Motherwell wages, 2017/18
What was Motherwell's wage bill in 2017/18?
Motherwell paid £37,879 a week in 2017/18 - £1,969,708 across the year - spread over a squad of 39. We hold a wage for all 39 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Motherwell player in 2017/18?
Nadir Çiftçi was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £7,900 a week, 4.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,709.
What was the average Motherwell salary in 2017/18?
The average Motherwell player aged 22 or over earned £1,709 a week in 2017/18, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 39. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Motherwell's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Motherwell pay £53,360 a week in 2026/27, 41% higher than the £37,879 of 2017/18. The current squad is 38 players against 39 then.