REPORT SUMMARY:

(Figures for July to December 2006 in brackets)

Overall Football League Figures

  • Between July 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 Football League clubs engaged in 1,913 (1,795) player transactions (new registrations/player transfers, contract updates, contract cancellations and loans);
  • Clubs committed to pay an agent in 283 (258) of these transactions;
  • League clubs committed to spend £7,930,378 (£6,214,969) during the period of this report;
  • 19 (21) clubs did not commit any money to agents during the last six months;

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Championship

  • In the Championship there were 635 (590) player transactions, 151 (156) involving payment to an agent;
  • Clubs committed to spend a total of £6,684,759 (£5,489,599) on agents' fees during this period;
  • 23 (23) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
  • 1 (1) club did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Blackpool.

League 1

  • In League 1 there were 607 (581) player transactions, 99 (62) involving payment to an agent;
  • Clubs committed to spend a total of £1,039,484 (£505,305) on agents' fees during this period;
  • 21 (19) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
  • 3 (5) clubs did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United and HuddersfieldTown.

League 2

  • In League 2 there were 671 (624) player transactions, 33 (40) involving payment to an agent;
  • Clubs committed to spend a total of £206,136 (£220,065) on agents' fees during this period;
  • 9 (9) clubs committed to pay for the services of a licensed agent;
  • 15 (15) clubs did not pay for the services of a licensed agent - Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Brentford, Bury, ChesterCity, Chesterfield, Dagenham & Redbridge, GrimsbyTown, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Peterborough United, Rochdale and Stockport County.

 

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