League One SCMP
How much can Doncaster Rovers spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Doncaster Rovers have a
guaranteed spending limit of £3.3m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £6.6m.
Against their estimated squad cost that is £197k short.
Doncaster Rovers: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) estimated £6.6m
- 50% SCR limit £3.3m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £3.5m
- Headroom vs 50% limit −£197k
Balanced
- squad cost is 53% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Doncaster Rovers 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 a LEAGUE TWO basis: latest filed accounts are Doncaster Rovers Limited (Companies House 03739676) for the year to 30 June 2025, the League Two title season, filed 31 Mar 2026 as small-company accounts with the P&L omitted, so no turnover line is on the public record (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03739676/filing-history). The club's own accounts release (31 Mar 2026) and Insider Media (2 Apr 2026, https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/doncaster-rovers-revealed-financial-result-for-promotion-season-ticketing-revenues-at-highest-level-since-time-in-the-championship) state turnover rose by GBP 1m year on year (gains: Club Doncaster +32%, ticketing +18%, prize money +17%, commercial +8%) with trading losses of GBP 3.2m before post-balance-sheet adjustments and salaries up GBP 1.3m. The prior-year (June 2024) turnover was reported as GBP 5.6m by the Doncaster Free Press (31 Mar 2025), so 2024/25 turnover is derived as 5.6m + 1.0m = approx GBP 6.6m; derived, hence estimated. 2025/26 (first League One season) accounts are not filed yet; League One central distributions should lift revenue further. Wage bill: Capology's 2026/27 estimate for the League One squad is GBP 3,497,000 fixed gross per year (GBP 67,250/week, bonuses excluded), but Capology prices only 18 of 29 squad players, so this likely understates the true bill; Capology's 2025/26 figure was GBP 4,123,600 (GBP 79,300/week). Ratio = 3,497,000 / 6,600,000 = 0.53, marginally above the 50% cap on a League Two revenue base; on the 2025/26 Capology wage figure it would be ~0.62. Against actual League One revenue the ratio is likely to fall towards or below 50%. Owner Terry Bramall's equity funding counts at 50p per GBP 1 under SCMP. Caveats: revenue derivation is arithmetic from two press figures, not a filed line; wage figures are third-party estimates.
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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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