League One SCMP
How much can Bradford City spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Bradford City have a
guaranteed spending limit of £4.3m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £8.7m.
Against their estimated squad cost that is £336k short.
Bradford City: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £8.7m
- 50% SCR limit £4.3m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £4.7m
- Headroom vs 50% limit −£336k
Balanced
- squad cost is 53.9% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Bradford City are spending above the 50% Green Threshold but within reach of it - the kind of position the owner top-up allowance is designed to cover. Manageable, but not unlimited.
League One clubs are governed by SCMP, a wage-to-turnover cap, not SCR. The figures above run the club through the same calculator at the 50% SCMP threshold for comparability; the League One page shows the club's SCMP ratio and threshold directly.
Note on this club's figures. Revenue is turnover of £8,694,724 from the filed (unaudited, small-companies) accounts of Bradford City Football Club Limited (co. 05102915) for the year ended 30 June 2025, received by Companies House 24 March 2026 and filed 3 April 2026 — read from the Companies House PDF. That is a LEAGUE TWO basis (their promotion season, finished 3rd, average attendance 17,760); 2024 comparative was £8,635,278 (+0.7%). League One revenue for 2025/26 and 2026/27 will be higher (larger EFL distribution, stronger matchday/commercial), so the ratio here overstates the real SCMP position. Accounts show loss for the year of £2,992,958 (vs £996,814), cost of sales £9,517,508, net transfer income £366,257, net liabilities £5,476,411, and 'other creditors' of £4,056,276 (<1yr, largely deferred 2025/26 season-ticket/commercial income) plus £5,399,982 (>1yr) — i.e. owner funding by loan, not equity, so no evidence of equity that would count at 50p/£ under SCMP. The small-company accounts carry no staff-costs note, so no reported wage bill exists. Wage bill of £4,683,120 (£90,060/week, 38 players, 2026/27) is SalarySport's estimate; cross-check: FootballLeagueWorld (10 April 2025, citing Capology) put the 2024/25 League Two wage bill at £93,012/week (~£4.8m), third-highest in League Two, so the SalarySport figure is if anything a floor for a League One squad (Capology's own pages returned 403 and were not read). Ratio = 4,683,120 / 8,694,724 = 0.54 — nominally above 0.50, but on the stale League Two denominator; on a plausible League One turnover of £10m+ it would fall to roughly 0.45-0.47, hence 'within_but_tight' rather than breach_risk. Caveat: the club's own directors' report describes the League One SMCP limit as '60% overall'; the 0.50 threshold here follows this dataset's rules context. 2025/26 accounts are not yet filed.
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Figures are illustrative estimates from published accounts, named analyst estimates and
public reporting, not official SCR submissions.
SCR uses adjusted football revenue, which differs from headline turnover. Last reviewed 2026-09-03.
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