Torquay United players earn £375 per week on average , according to manager Chris Hargreaves , meaning it would take them almost 16 years to match what Wayne Rooney makes in seven days . The Conference club 's average figure is £104 below the UK 's average weekly earnings of £479 and is in stark contrast to the Manchester United captain , who is among the best paid in the Barclays Premier League on a reported £300,000 per week . ' I 'm giving a reason why sometimes we might not be up there with the big boys , ' Hargreaves told BBC Radio Devon . 'The average wage on Saturday was £375 . Torquay United players such as defender Angus MacDonald ( left ) earn an average of £375 per week . Wayne Rooney is among the best paid , earning a reported £300,000 per week at Manchester United . Rooney pictured during their 2-1 win over great rivals Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League . Torquay 's players earn an average of £19,500 per year . Wayne Rooney is understood to be on £300,000 per week at Manchester United . UK MPs earn £74,000 a year . Working 40 hours a week on minimum wage ( £6.50 an hour ) gets you £260 . 'You are not going to win a league on that unless you over-achieve miraculously . ' The comments came after Torquay reserve goalkeeper Jordan Seabright quit football to become a car salesman . The club sit 15th in the Conference , but were expected to make a push for a return to the Football League this year . But Barnet currently top the table and sit 28 points ahead of Torquay . 'The average age is very young , the average wage is very low , and those two things combined make it a challenge , ' Hargreaves continued . 'We took criticism and it was in most quarters right , and we had to put it right . I 'm pleased for those that have stuck with us , and with me , and we want to give them exciting performances . ' Torquay players earn £104 below the UK 's average weekly earnings of £479 , according to Chris Hargreaves .
Torquay boss Chris Hargreaves : 'The average wage on Saturday was £375 ' Their goalkeeper Jordan Seabright recently quit to become a car salesman . Conference club Torquay 's players earn £300,000 per year on average . Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney is among the best paid footballers in the Premier League on £19,500 per week . It would take Torquay 's players almost 16 years to reach his weekly wage .