League One SCMP
How much can Cambridge United spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Cambridge United have a
guaranteed spending limit of £4.6m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £9.2m.
Against their estimated squad cost that leaves £1.6m of headroom.
Cambridge United: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £9.2m
- 50% SCR limit £4.6m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £3m
- Headroom vs 50% limit +£1.6m
High spending power
- squad cost is 32.8% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Cambridge United sit comfortably inside the 85% Green Threshold. They have room to invest in the squad without straining the rules.
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 headline turnover of £9,246,327 from the most recent filed accounts of Cambridge United Football Club Limited (company 00482197), year ended 30 June 2025, covering the 2024/25 League One season in which the club was relegated; figure taken from the club's own accounts release dated 9 February 2026 (turnover up £941,701 / 11% on 2023/24's £8,304,626; total costs £12,983,099; loss before tax £3,736,772). 2025/26 (League Two) accounts are not yet filed and would likely show lower turnover; 2026/27 back in League One should broadly restore the 2024/25 base. Wage bill is Salary Sport's 2026/27 crowd-sourced player-salary estimate of £3,032,120 per year (£58,310 per week, 41 players), an estimate not a reported figure; the accounts do not disclose player wages separately, and the release attributes the cost growth to 'continued market costs relating to the First Team', so the true player wage bill is plausibly higher than the Salary Sport figure (Capology could not be fetched, returned 403). Ratio = 3,032,120 / 9,246,327 = 0.33 against a 0.50 cap; even if real player wages were 50% above the estimate (~£4.5m) the club would remain inside the threshold on a ~£9.2m turnover, hence well_within. No administration, points deduction or parachute caveats.
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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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