Estimated Total Players' Earnings English Football Leagues - 1995/96 to 2003/04

Season	Premier	Championship	League 1	League 2
1995/96	110	50	22	13
1996/97	135	59	26	14
1997/98	190	80	33	17
1998/99	285	82	42	20
1999/00	319	113	42	23
2000/01	396	138	42	24
2001/02	475	150	51	27
2002/03	548	149	48	26
2003/04	583	138	40	25

Notes: All figures in £ million. Estimates include National Insurance contributions but exclude 'salary sacrifices' (amounts paid to players' pension funds) and so do not represent the total players' wage bill borne by clubs.

Source: Deloitte