REVEALED: How much Blackpool, Fleetwood Town and AFC Fylde spent on agents’ fees

Blackpool spent just £98,848 in agents’ fees last year according to new figures released by the FA.
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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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League 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.

The FA has released latest figures for how much clubs spent on agents' feesThe FA has released latest figures for how much clubs spent on agents' fees
The FA has released latest figures for how much clubs spent on agents' fees
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Fleetwood, 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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The 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