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Explore the people, payroll and history behind the team.

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Squad players26Primary and secondary team assignments
Average age25.926 recorded birth dates
Team honours2Distinct recorded honour / season pairs
Recent managers3Since 2016, including current managers

THE SQUAD

Who makes up the team?

5 staff records excluded from player metrics.

Recorded ethnicity

26 of 26 players have a recorded value. No values are inferred.

Recorded ethnicity distributionWhite: 17 (65.4%)Black: 8 (30.8%)Mixed: 1 (3.8%)26PLAYERS
  • White1765%
  • Black831%
  • Mixed14%

Nationality

Recorded nationalities across the current squad.

Nationality distributionEngland: 14 (53.8%)United Kingdom: 2 (7.7%)Northern Ireland: 2 (7.7%)Ireland: 2 (7.7%)Zimbabwe: 1 (3.8%)Germany: 1 (3.8%)Scotland: 1 (3.8%)Montserrat: 1 (3.8%)Other: 2 (7.7%)26PLAYERS
  • England1454%
  • United Kingdom28%
  • Northern Ireland28%
  • Ireland28%
  • Zimbabwe14%
  • Germany14%
  • Scotland14%
  • Montserrat14%
  • Other28%

Age profile

Age today, grouped into career stages.

Under 212
21–249
25–286
29–329
33+0
Unknown0

Positions

The 12 most common recorded positions.

Defender8
Midfielder8
Forward2
Goalkeeper2
Attacker2
Central Midfield1
Centre-Forward1
Centre-Back1
Winger1

THE PAYROLL

Wages at a glance

26 of 26 players have a recognised wage.

Annual wages as recorded on player profiles. Totals cover known wages only; currencies are kept separate, with no exchange-rate conversion. Contract-table wages are not included.

Known annual payroll · GBP£6,264,440 GBP
Average annual wage£240,940 GBP
Median annual wage£260,000 GBP

Highest individual wages · GBP

Top 15 of 26 players with a recorded GBP wage.

Josh Knight£520,000 GBP
Haydon Roberts£426,400 GBP
Jacob Brown£421,200 GBP
Lewis Wing£416,000 GBP
George Earthy£390,000 GBP
Paddy Lane£353,600 GBP
Paudie O'Connor£353,600 GBP
Udoka Godwin-Malife£338,000 GBP
Jack Marriott£317,200 GBP
Andy Rinomhota£286,000 GBP
Daniel Kyerewaa£280,800 GBP
Joel Pereira£265,200 GBP
Liam Fraser£260,000 GBP
Randell Williams£260,000 GBP
Jamie Reid£208,000 GBP

Payroll by position · GBP

Total annual wages by recorded position; 12 largest groups.

Defender£2,063,880 GBP
Midfielder£1,943,760 GBP
Forward£525,200 GBP
Goalkeeper£426,400 GBP
Centre-Forward£421,200 GBP
Winger£353,600 GBP
Central Midfield£286,000 GBP
Attacker£135,200 GBP
Centre-Back£109,200 GBP
View all squad wages 26 players
Current squad wages, exactly as recorded
PlayerPositionAnnual wage
Andy RinomhotaCentral Midfield£286,000
Ashqar AhmedDefender£36,400
Benn WardDefender£182,000
Boyd BeacroftDefender£30,680
Charlie SavageMidfielder£124,800
Conor MastersonDefender£176,800
Daniel KyerewaaMidfielder£280,800
George EarthyMidfielder£390,000
Haydon RobertsDefender£426,400
Jack MarriottForward£317,200
Jack StevensGoalkeeper£161,200
Jacob BrownCentre-Forward£421,200
Jamie ReidForward£208,000
Jeriel DorsettCentre-Back£109,200
Joel PereiraGoalkeeper£265,200
Josh KnightDefender£520,000
Josh StokesMidfielder£182,000
Kyreece LisbieAttacker£104,000
Lewis WingMidfielder£416,000
Liam FraserMidfielder£260,000
Matt RowleyMidfielder£30,160
Paddy LaneWinger£353,600
Paudie O'ConnorDefender£353,600
Randell WilliamsMidfielder£260,000
Sean PattonAttacker£31,200
Udoka Godwin-MalifeDefender£338,000

THE TROPHY CABINET

Honours & experience

Based on recorded honours; coverage may be incomplete.

Team honours by competition

Top 12 honours recorded for the club itself, without counting player medals again.

English Championship2

Honours through the seasons

The latest 15 seasons with recorded team honours.

2005-20061
2011-20121

Most decorated squad members

Top 12 players by recorded career honours, including honours won at other clubs and individual awards.

Paddy Lane2
Jacob Brown1
Josh Knight1
Udoka Godwin-Malife1
Liam Fraser1
George Earthy1

THE DUGOUT

Manager history

Recorded head managers, interim managers and head coaches since 2016.

Recorded manager arrivals

Start years from team-history records. Current managers without a recorded start year are excluded from this chart.

20161
20170
20180
20190
20200
20210
20221
20230
20240
20250
20260

Current & recent managers

Leam RichardsonCurrent manager

Recorded historical tenures overlapping this period
ManagerJoinedLeft
Paul InceManager20222023
Jaap StamManager20162018

Snapshot of currently assigned players, including secondary team assignments. Missing values are shown as unknown; charts reflect contributed records, not a complete audited squad or financial statement. Ages calculated on 12 November 2026.