paul moy 235 Posted October 30, 2011 Interesting figures in the Daily Mail today :Prem £ 22,353Champs £ 4,059League 1 £ 1,410League 2 £ 747These are figures prior to any bonuses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted October 30, 2011 Per week of course !!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splutcho 173 Posted October 30, 2011 I doubt we have one player anywhere near the average! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted October 30, 2011 I''d happily be a league 2 player! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarino 0 Posted October 30, 2011 I would expect that we would have players near the average, why not? They are playing in the Prem and deserve the same as anyone else (with the exception of the couple of dozen players who are paid as "superstars", of course). I always understood that "wages" are fairly meaningless as a measure of the payments professional footballers receive, as most of it is paid as expenses and is invested by many of the top players in property portfolios, to give them something to fall back on when they have to retire and are of course still young men. Anyone else heard this? And then of course there is the personal sponsorship ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splutcho 173 Posted October 30, 2011 I just can''t see it. The average is dragged up dramatically by Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea. I bet our highest paid player is on about £15,000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sjb 11 Posted October 30, 2011 That works both ways though, the average can be dragged down by players that have come through the youth ranks and will be on smaller wages because of this and the 2nd string players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curly_whirly_tipz 0 Posted October 30, 2011 Makes me so envious - A championship player earns in 1 week what I earn in a year!! I am a nursing student and when on placement work 7am-730pm. Footballers... oh the life! Train for a few hours and jobs a goodun! Perhaps I should become a footballers wife.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted October 30, 2011 [quote user="curly_whirly_tipz"]Makes me so envious - A championship player earns in 1 week what I earn in a year!! I am a nursing student and when on placement work 7am-730pm. Footballers... oh the life! Train for a few hours and jobs a goodun! Perhaps I should become a footballers wife....[/quote]Being a WAG is a ''job''!Click ME!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tangible Fixed Assets anyone? 0 Posted October 30, 2011 [quote user="splutcho"]I doubt we have one player anywhere near the average![/quote]Agreed, I should think our average for an experienced player is more like £500k per year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G 0 Posted October 31, 2011 Cheers for making me even more depressed knowing that footballers in LEAGUE 2 will probably earn more a week than will ever earn a week... To play Football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Juler 148 Posted October 31, 2011 I''m somewhat surprised by how low the League 2 average is, would certainly need a career post football earning that amount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bovril 219 Posted October 31, 2011 It''s really not that much if you put it into perspective. The average league two player (based on the OP''s figures) earns around £36k a year pre-tax. Compared to those that ''practice'' football, to be a league two standard player you have to be in the top 1% in the country to make it at that level and your career at the absolute maximum runs from 16-40. Compare this to any other profession (accounting, solicitors, engineers, teachers, doctors etc.) and the top 1% in their field will earn alot more then 36k gross and for a longer time period, e.g. 25-65 years of age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 754 Posted October 31, 2011 Agreed Bovril. Surely this is taking into account reserve/youth players as well? I can''t believe that an average League 1 player is only earning 70k a year. I mean I know that is a lot by "real life" standards, but when you think that 70k is an average, and therefore a fair proportion are going to be earning under that, it doesn''t really seem like as much as I would have expected them to be on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted October 31, 2011 "I''m somewhat surprised by how low the League 2 average is, would certainly need a career post football earning that amount."Probably, but only if they lived a £100k a year plus lifestyle whilst they earned that money. If they lived carefully and budgeted, they''d be fine.With that average, their annual salary would be in the region of £150,000. If the average footballer''s professional career is 16 year, their total earnings would be close to £2.5 million. It would take the majority of us.The average salary for us mere mortals is £26,000. On that, you would need to work for over 96 years to earn what a League Two player earns in his career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted October 31, 2011 [quote user="canarydan23"]"I''m somewhat surprised by how low the League 2 average is, would certainly need a career post football earning that amount." Probably, but only if they lived a £100k a year plus lifestyle whilst they earned that money. If they lived carefully and budgeted, they''d be fine. With that average, their annual salary would be in the region of £150,000. If the average footballer''s professional career is 16 year, their total earnings would be close to £2.5 million. It would take the majority of us. The average salary for us mere mortals is £26,000. On that, you would need to work for over 96 years to earn what a League Two player earns in his career.[/quote] £747 x 52 (weeks in a year) = £38,844 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted October 31, 2011 Don''t forget that Tax, National Insurance and Pension payments wipe out probably around 60% of gross salary of a player earning 100K. If they then have family to raise, mortgage, WAG to support, potential divorce taking half of their assets/earnings, things are not necessarily that rosy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Juler 148 Posted October 31, 2011 [quote user="canarydan23"]"I''m somewhat surprised by how low the League 2 average is, would certainly need a career post football earning that amount."Probably, but only if they lived a £100k a year plus lifestyle whilst they earned that money. If they lived carefully and budgeted, they''d be fine.With that average, their annual salary would be in the region of £150,000. If the average footballer''s professional career is 16 year, their total earnings would be close to £2.5 million. It would take the majority of us.The average salary for us mere mortals is £26,000. On that, you would need to work for over 96 years to earn what a League Two player earns in his career.[/quote]Please can you come and work in the Payrol department at my company? I''d be very happy for you to turn £747 a week into £150,000 p/a. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted October 31, 2011 No idea how I managed to get to those figures. I blame Monday morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted October 31, 2011 First thing I do when starting a ''Football Manager'' game on my PC is to look at the wages of each club. I''m not sure how they get their info but it''s usually spot on or very close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul moy 235 Posted October 31, 2011 [quote user="swindoncanary"]First thing I do when starting a ''Football Manager'' game on my PC is to look at the wages of each club. I''m not sure how they get their info but it''s usually spot on or very close.[/quote]Daily Mail figures are ascertained from latest company accounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
