From £20 to £33,868 per week: a quick history of English football's top-flight wages
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By Nick Harris 20 January 2011 The average footballer's wage in England's top division has climbed from £20 per week in 1961 to £33,868 per week or thereabouts 50 years later. This week marks half a century since the abolition of the maximum wage in English football, as has been noted by a variety of media coverage, including
From £20 to £33,868 per week: a quick history of English football's top-flight wages
From £20 to £33,868 per week: a quick history…
From £20 to £33,868 per week: a quick history of English football's top-flight wages
By Nick Harris 20 January 2011 The average footballer's wage in England's top division has climbed from £20 per week in 1961 to £33,868 per week or thereabouts 50 years later. This week marks half a century since the abolition of the maximum wage in English football, as has been noted by a variety of media coverage, including