Between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 Football League clubs engaged in 3,328 (3,284) player transactions (new registrations/player transfers, contract updates, contract cancellations and loans);

Clubs committed to pay a fee to an agent in 378 (356) of these transactions;

Therefore, no agent was used in 2,950 (2,928) transactions;

League clubs committed to spend £8,584,321 (£7,660,028) on agents' fees during the period of this report;-

Of this total, £8,272,444 was committed by the signing club and £311,877 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;

19 clubs (16) did not commit any money to agents during the 12 months covered by this report;

27 clubs (26) committed to pay less than £10,000 to agents in the same period.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP

In The Championship there were 1,110 (1,212) player transactions, 240 (210) involved the use of agents;

Clubs committed to spend a total of £7,528,501 (£6,311,853) on agents' fees during this period;

Of this total £7,233,125 was committed by the signing club and £295,376 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;

23 clubs (24) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent.

1 club did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Colchester United)

LEAGUE 1

In League 1 there were 1,044 (1,033) player transactions, 85 (97) involved the use of an agent;

Clubs committed to spend a total of £717,368 (£955,059) on agents' fees during this period;

Of this total £715, 368 was committed by the signing club and £2,000 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;

19 clubs (16) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent;

5 clubs (8) did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Blackpool, Cheltenham Town, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Port Vale).

LEAGUE 2

In League 2 there were 1,174 (1,039) player transactions, 53 (49) involved the use of an agent;

Clubs committed to spend a total of £338,452 (£183,866) on agents' fees during this period;

Of this total £323,952 was committed by the signing club and £14,500 was committed by the player's previous club for the agent's involvement in severance arrangements;

11 clubs (16) committed to paying for the services of a licensed agent;

13 clubs (8) did not pay for the services of a licensed agent (Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Chester City, Hartlepool United, Hereford United, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Rochdale, Stockport County, Walsall, Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers).

NB: Clubs highlighted have committed no monies to agents in any of the last three Football League season

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