The average wages paid to Premier League players has skyrocketed since 1996. Picture: GettyThe average wages paid to Premier League players has skyrocketed since 1996. Picture: Getty
The average wages paid to Premier League players has skyrocketed since 1996. Picture: Getty

The STAGGERING change in wages during Newcastle United's time in the Premier League

A look at the average wage from each Premier League season

The season 1995/1996 was a special one for Newcastle United. And it was so close to being an extra special one as the club came close to winning the Premier League title, duking it out with Manchester United.

David Ginola, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Faustino Asprila et al. It was a squad which would be worth huge amounts now. Across the past 25 years wages in the Premier League have skyrocketed. It was at first a steady rise before big leaps until the current season where on average, including bonuses, Premier League stars are making huge amounts.

Click and scroll through to see how the average first-team football wages including bonuses in the Premier League have changed across the past quarter of a century.