Football League clubs paid £21.7m in agents’ fees last season, more than £5m more than in the previous season. West Ham United were the biggest spenders, paying out £4.3m or nearly a fifth of the total spent.
Npower Championship clubs accounted for £18.7m of the total. Five clubs spent nothing on agents: Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barnet, Crewe Alexandria and Hartlepool United.
Football League clubs paid £21.7m in agents’ fees last season, more than £5m more than in the previous season. West Ham United were the biggest spenders, paying out £4.3m or nearly a fifth of the total spent.
Npower Championship clubs accounted for £18.7m of the total. Five clubs spent nothing on agents: Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barnet, Crewe Alexandria and Hartlepool United.