REVEALED: How much Blackpool, Fleetwood Town and AFC Fylde spent on agents’ fees
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The figures, which apply for the period between February 1, 2019 and January 31, 2020, show that Fleetwood Town paid £178,535.
By comparison Sunderland, League One’s biggest spenders by some margin, paid a staggering £1,346,373.
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Hide AdLeague One champions Coventry City came second in the list, spending £353,632.
Ipswich Town and Portsmouth come third and fourth in the table respectively.
Bolton Wanderers didn’t spend a penny on agents’ fees, the only club in England’s top five tiers to do so, while the likes of Gillingham, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers were among the lowest spenders.
During this period, the Seasiders paid fees for the likes of Ryan Hardie, Joe Nuttall, Jordan Thorniley, Teddy Howe and Ben Garrity.
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Hide AdFleetwood, meanwhile, spent cash on James Cottam, Ched Evans and Lewie Coyle.
AFC Fylde, meanwhile, paid just £9,550 - although clubs at that level rarely spend big on intermediaries.
Notts County were the biggest spenders in the National League, paying £69,028, followed by Harrogate Town (£29,417), Hartlepool (£24,562) and Wrexham (£22,080).
Premier League clubs paid a total of £263,368,860 to agents during this period, while the 24 sides in the Championship spent £49,299,123.
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Hide AdThe figure was £3,921,805 for League One, £1,170,220 in League Two and £319,634 in the National League.
The full list of League One sides and the net total paid to agents/intermediaries:
Sunderland - £1,346,373
Coventry City - £353,632
Ipswich Town - £325,262
Portsmouth - £220,367
Peterborough United - £186,744
Fleetwood Town - £178,535
MK Dons - £142,200
Bristol Rovers - £141,006
Oxford United - £135,075
Rotherham United - £128,501
Southend United - £126,273
Shrewsbury Town - £99,463
Blackpool - £90,848
Burton Albion - £87,251
Lincoln City - £67,357
Tranmere Rovers - £65,709
Doncaster Rovers - £62,072
AFC Wimbledon - £57,755
Accrington Stanley - £30,035
Gillingham - £28,089
Wycombe Wanderers - £25,868
Rochdale - £15,390
Bolton Wanderers - £0