Agent fees revealed in League One

ATHLETIC paid out a total of £11,320 in agents' fees last season.

The annual Football League report shows that the club were among the lowest such spenders in npower League One — with Sheffield Wednesday splashing out a massive £415,000 in fees over the year.

Brighton weren’t far behind on £303,000, Huddersfield spent £252,000 and Charlton £216,000.

The only club in the division not to pay money to agents was Hartlepool.

The total figure spent by the 72 clubs in the Football League was £16.7million, up from £12.7m the previous season.

Seven other clubs — Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Macclesfield Town, Stevenage and Stockport County — didn't hand over a penny to agents.



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