League One SCMP
How much can Burton Albion spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Burton Albion have a
guaranteed spending limit of £3.2m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £6.4m.
Against their estimated squad cost that is £2.4m short.
Burton Albion: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £6.4m
- 50% SCR limit £3.2m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £5.6m
- Headroom vs 50% limit −£2.4m
Restricted
- squad cost is 87.5% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Burton Albion are spending well above what SCMP allows. Closing that gap usually means selling players or growing revenue before they can strengthen further.
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 £6,414,470 from the filed full accounts of The Albion Football Club (Burton on Trent) Limited (co. 00488096) for the year to 30 June 2025 (League One, 2024/25 season), filed at Companies House 17 Feb 2026 (note 4: EFL distributions £2,859,480, commercial £2,652,423, gate £902,567; 2024: £6,384,146). 2025/26 accounts are not yet filed. Same accounts (note 8) show TOTAL staff costs of £8,227,175 (wages and salaries £7,443,700 across 315 average heads, of which 50 players and coaching staff) — that is all employees including conferencing/stewarding, so it is NOT the SCMP player-wage figure and is not used as squad_cost. Loss for the year £8,343,981 (2024: £1,293,741) incl. a new £1,325,007 management charge from parent Nordic Football Group UK Ltd; auditors flag a material going-concern uncertainty dependent on investor support. 2026/27 wage bill is ESTIMATED: £5,610,000 (£108,050/wk) is the Capology-based estimate for 2025/26 as cited by Football League World (updated 25 Dec 2025), carried forward as no 2026/27 Capology figure could be read (site blocked); SalarySport's 2026/27 page gives a much lower £3,091,660 (£59,455/wk, 39 players) which looks inconsistent with the filed staff costs, so it is treated as a lower bound only. Ratio = 5,610,000 / 6,414,470 = 0.87 vs 0.50 threshold. Mitigation: note 27 (post balance sheet events) confirms the parent irrevocably released the club from £8.7m of loans, treated as a capital contribution — SCMP counts owner equity at 50p per £1, so ~£4.35m could be added to the SCMP denominator, bringing the ratio to roughly 0.52 — still marginal, and further equity is expected (directors' forecasts run to Jan 2027 and rely on continued investor funding). Weekly figure = annual / 52.
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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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