The year was 1994. The last time both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday were in the Premier League at the same time. Considering the size of each club, the passion bestowed on them by fans, it is far too long.
Both have had their spells at the top table but since that season they both featured in the top flight wages have risen steadily, dipped, increased some more and then exploded.
Click and scroll through to see theaverage first-team football wages including bonuses in the Premier League have changed across the past quarter of a century.
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