Tuesday, August 17 – 1982
What the top man get – an estimate of managers’ salaries in the First Division.
| Club | Manager | Salary | Contract remaining |
| Arsenal | Terry Neill | £35,000 | 3 years |
| Aston Villa | Tony Barton | £25,000 | 3 years |
| Birmingham | Ron Saunders | £40,000 | 3 year “roll on” |
| Brighton | Mike Bailey | £25,000 | No contract |
| Coventry | Dave Sexton | £30,000 | 2 year “roll on” |
| Everton | Howard Kendall | £35,000 | 4 years |
| Ipswich | Bobby Ferguson | £25,000 | 2 years |
| Liverpool | Bob Paisley | £50,000 | 7 years |
| Luton Town | David Pleat | £20,000 | 3 years |
| Manchester City | John Bond | £45,000 | 3 years |
| Manchester United | Ron Atkinson | £40,000 | 3 years |
| Norwich City | Ken Brown | £20,000 | 2 year “roll on” |
| Nottingham Forest | Brian Clough | £60,000 | 3 years |
| Notts County | Jimmy Sirrel | £20,000 | No contract |
| Southampton | Lawrie McMenemy | £50,000 | 10 years |
| Stoke City | Richie Barker | £20,000 | 2 years |
| Sunderland | Alan Durban | £25,000 | unsigned 5 year contract |
| Swansea | John Toshack | £30,000 | 5 years |
| Tottenham | Keith Burkinshaw | £30,000 | 3 years (unsigned) |
| Watford | Graham Taylor | £30,000 | 3 years |
| West Bromwich | Ron Wylie | £20,000 | 3 years |
| West Ham | John Lyall | £30,000 | 5 years |
(Daily Express, 17-08-1982)
Brian Clough
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