Motherwell 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Liam Kelly on £4,000 per week · see the current Motherwell wage bill
Then and now
Motherwell pay £60,360 a week in 2026/27 — 45% higher than the £41,510 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Kelly | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Liam Shaw | £4,000 | £208,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Callum Slattery | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan Roberts | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | Left winger, striker | England | MAY 2022 | ||
| Juhani Ojala | £2,100 | £109,200 | 32 | Centre-back | Finland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Kevin van Veen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Holland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Kaiyne Woolery | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Mark O'Hara | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Sean Goss | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sondre Solholm Johansen | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Centre-back | Norway | MAY 2024 | ||
| Stephen O'Donnell | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | Right-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Bevis Mugabi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Uganda | MAY 2022 | ||
| Jake Carroll | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | Centre-back | Ireland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Liam Donnelly | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Liam Grimshaw | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2022 | ||
| Barry Maguire | £990 | £51,480 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Dean Cornelius | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | Midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| David Devine | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Nathan McGinley | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2022 | ||
| Connor Shields | £870 | £45,240 | 23 | Right winger, striker | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Joseph Efford | £870 | £45,240 | 24 | Winger, striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Justin Amaluzor | £760 | £39,520 | 24 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricki Lamie | £700 | £36,400 | 28 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Ross Tierney | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Victor Nirennold | £640 | £33,280 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | France | MAY 2022 | ||
| Scott Fox | £600 | £31,200 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2022 | ||
| Matthew Connelly | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Muhammad Adam | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | MAY 2023 | ||
| Logan Dunachie | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Sam Campbell | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Richard Tambwe | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Daniel Hunter | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Corey O'Donnell | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Striker | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Kian Spiers | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Lawton Green | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | New Zealand | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ewan Wilson | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | Left-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Adam MacDonald | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | Central midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ali Gould | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 38 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Motherwell wages, 2021/22
What was Motherwell's wage bill in 2021/22?
Motherwell paid £41,510 a week in 2021/22 - £2,158,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 38. We hold a wage for all 38 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Motherwell player in 2021/22?
Liam Kelly was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £4,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £1,465.
What was the average Motherwell salary in 2021/22?
The average Motherwell player aged 22 or over earned £1,465 a week in 2021/22, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 38. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Motherwell's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Motherwell pay £60,360 a week in 2026/27, 45% higher than the £41,510 of 2021/22. The current squad is 40 players against 38 then.