Walsall FC help to push social change in the local area with their gender pay gap
- kamcavanagh1
- Apr 16, 2025
- 2 min read
Walsall FC have less than a three percent difference in median hourly pay between their male and female employees, new data reveals.
The data, revealed by the Gender Pay Gap Service, measures the difference in pay between men and women across a whole organisation. It does not look at individual salaries.
Any employer in the UK with 250 or more employees is legally required to report their gender pay gap at the beginning of every April. Of course, this includes football clubs.
This is a slight growth compared to last year, but they still outperformed most major employers in the area (with a Walsall postcode) when it comes to equal pay.
They said: “Due to the nature of the Club’s core business, the variance in pay is likely to always continue due to the salaries paid to professional players, all of whom are male.
“However, we will continue to develop and fully promote our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policies and efforts, to ensure that those individuals with protected characteristics are not marginalised or treated any differently.
“We are fully committed to the EFL Equality Code of Practice.”
What more are they doing?
Maintaining a slight gender pay gap is not the only measure that the League Two promotion contenders are taking to promote gender equality and give the women at the club a platform.
As well as running soccer schools that help young girls, as well as boys, get into football, they also host occasional Walsall FC Women’s matches at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.
This initiative first started in 2023 and has continued since, most recently beating Lichfield City 3-2 in March this year.
Winger Aaliyah Shearer says the squad have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play at the 11,000+ seater stadium.
She said: “Playing football at the Poundland Bescot Stadium as part of Walsall Women has been a truly great experience, offering excitement every time we step onto the pitch.
“It’s opened up more opportunities for us as players, not just in terms of facilities, but also in the attention and support we receive.
“The atmosphere is a lot more inclusive, with a growing number of fans turning up to cheer us on, which really boosts our confidence and drives us to perform at our best.
“We feel more motivated knowing that women’s football is being taken seriously and supported at all levels.”
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