Norwich City are in the bottom three in the Premier League – but only in the fees paid to agents over the past year.

Official figures show that the Canaries spent �710,251 on agents between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011, a period covering two transfer windows.

Only two top-flight clubs spent less, with fellow promoted club Swansea paying out �248,633 and Wigan �659,800.

Fulham were the only other club out of the 20 in the division who paid agents less than �1m, with a total of �951,245.

The Premier League list shows that nearly �72m went to agents in the 12 months under scrutiny.

Manchester City spent most at �9.66m, followed by Tottenham on �7.57m and Liverpool on �7m. Queens Park Rangers, promoted with City and Swansea, had an agents' bill of �2.49m.

The amounts shown include payments made by clubs on behalf of players. There were 765 transactions during the specified period, though not all attracted an agent's fee.

The Football League also publishes spending on agents, but their figures cover a different 12-month period.

Figures released in August showed City paid a total of �683,200 to agents in 2010-11, the seventh highest total in the League, but that figure related to the period from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.