AGENTS' FEES REPORT SUMMARY

Posted on: Thu 14 Feb 2008

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;

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.