Motherwell 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Ross McCormack on £38,000 per week · see the current Motherwell wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 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 — 23% lower than the £69,370 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross McCormack | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 31 | AM LC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Gboly Ariyibi | £5,200 | £270,400 | 23 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Tom Aldred | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Conor Sammon | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Carl McHugh | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D C, DM | Ireland | ||
| Curtis Main | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Charles Dunne | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Craig Tanner | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Elliott Frear | £1,010 | £52,520 | 27 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Liam Donnelly | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D RC, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Liam Grimshaw | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | D/WB R, DM | England | ||
| Danny Johnson | £920 | £47,840 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Mark Gillespie | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Cadden | £880 | £45,760 | 21 | WB R, AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Richard Tait | £830 | £43,160 | 28 | D/WB RL | Scotland | ||
| Peter Hartley | £800 | £41,600 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Rohan Ferguson | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Allan Campbell | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín | £700 | £36,400 | 24 | M C | Spain | ||
| Trevor Carson | £600 | £31,200 | 30 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Christian Mbulu | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| David Turnbull | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Jake Hastie | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Adam Kettings | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Adam Livingstone | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Cole Starrs | £430 | £22,360 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Dean Cornelius | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | M RLC | Scotland | ||
| James Scott | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Semple | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Liam Brown | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Reece McAlear | £280 | £14,560 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Shaun Bowers | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Robbie Hemfrey | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Kyle MacDonald | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D RLC, DM | Scotland | ||
| Yusuf Hussain | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jack Brown | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | D RC | Scotland | ||
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 72% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Motherwell wages, 2018/19
What was Motherwell's wage bill in 2018/19?
Motherwell paid £69,370 a week in 2018/19 - £3,607,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Motherwell player in 2018/19?
Ross McCormack was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £38,000 a week, 10.5x the 22+ squad average of £3,621.
What was the average Motherwell salary in 2018/19?
The average Motherwell player aged 22 or over earned £3,621 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 72% of the bill between them.
How do Motherwell's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Motherwell pay £53,360 a week in 2026/27, 23% lower than the £69,370 of 2018/19. The current squad is 38 players against 36 then.