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Premier League wages moved close to £1bn in the 2006/7 season, research by Deloitte has found.
And while the usual suspects topped the spending, several smaller clubs began paying big wages to try and gain ground.
THE PAYROLL: WHAT PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS PAY STAFF
|
Club
|
Wage rank 2006/07
|
League position 2006/07
|
|
Total wages 2006/07 £m
|
Total wages 2005/06 £m
|
% increase
|
|
Chelsea
|
1
|
2
|
|
132.8
|
114.0
|
17%
|
|
Manchester United
|
2
|
1
|
|
92.3
|
85.4
|
8%
|
|
Arsenal
|
3
|
4
|
|
89.7
|
83.0
|
8%
|
|
Liverpool
|
4
|
3
|
|
77.6
|
68.9
|
13%
|
|
Newcastle United
|
5
|
13
|
|
62.5
|
52.2
|
20%
|
|
Premier League average
|
5.5
|
10.5
|
|
48.5
|
42.7
|
13%
|
|
West Ham United
|
6
|
15
|
|
44.2
|
31.2
|
41%
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
7
|
5
|
|
43.8
|
40.7
|
8%
|
|
Aston Villa
|
8
|
11
|
|
43.2
|
38.3
|
13%
|
|
Everton
|
9
|
6
|
|
38.4
|
37.0
|
4%
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
10
|
12
|
|
38.3
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Portsmouth
|
11
|
9
|
|
36.9
|
24.8
|
49%
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
12
|
10
|
|
36.7
|
33.4
|
10%
|
|
Manchester City
|
13
|
14
|
|
36.4
|
34.3
|
6%
|
|
Fulham
|
14
|
16
|
|
35.2
|
30.1
|
17%
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
15
|
19
|
|
34.3
|
34.2
|
0%
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
16
|
7
|
|
30.7
|
28.5
|
8%
|
|
Reading
|
17
|
8
|
|
29.8
|
14.2
|
109%
|
|
Wigan Athletic
|
18
|
17
|
|
27.5
|
20.6
|
34%
|
|
Sheffield United
|
19
|
18
|
|
22.4
|
15.2
|
48%
|
|
Watford
|
20
|
20
|
|
17.6
|
10.0
|
76%
|
Note: The table excludes Middlesbrough's wage costs for 2005/06 as the accounts represent a six month
period ending 31 December 2005.
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