EFL Squad Cost Ratio
How much can Burnley spend?
Burnley is a parachute-payment club. A large slice of this revenue is Premier League parachute money - and it falls away sharply once those payments end, which is exactly when SCR headroom can disappear.
Burnley: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £71.7m
- SCR limit - 85% of revenue £60.9m
- + Owner equity top-up (max / season) £15m
- Effective spending allowance £75.9m
- Estimated squad cost reported £82.3m
- Headroom −£6.4m
What this means
On these estimates, Burnley are spending above the 85% Green Threshold but within reach of it - the kind of position the owner top-up allowance is designed to cover. Manageable, but not unlimited.
Old rules vs new: PSR compared to SCR
Under the old PSR system, clubs were judged on total losses over three years, not on what they spent on the squad as a share of revenue. Here's how Burnley's position compares under both sets of rules.
| Old PSR (loss-based) | New SCR (revenue-based) |
|---|---|
|
3-year losses: −£20.8m
reported
Limit: £61m Headroom: +£40.2m 2021/22–2023/24 (mixed Champ/PL) |
Squad cost: £82.3m
Limit (85% + top-up): £75.9m Headroom: −£6.4m Based on £71.7m revenue |
£36m profit in 2021/22 Championship (massive player sales) cushioned subsequent losses of £27.9m and £28.9m. Mixed division limit ~£61m (2 Champ years + 1 PL year). Comfortably within rules despite structural wage pressure.
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