League One SCMP
How much can Huddersfield Town spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Huddersfield Town have a
guaranteed spending limit of £5.3m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £10.6m.
Against their estimated squad cost that is £2.4m short.
Huddersfield Town: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £10.6m
- 50% SCR limit £5.3m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £7.7m
- Headroom vs 50% limit −£2.4m
Restricted
- squad cost is 72.9% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Huddersfield Town 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 headline turnover of £10.6m from the filed 2024/25 accounts (year to 30 June 2025, Huddersfield's first League One season, finished 10th), down 41% from £18.2m in the 2023/24 Championship accounts; figures per Football Lowdown and The Stacey West (staceywest.net, 10 Apr 2026), both reporting Kieran Maguire's summary of the Companies House filing. Same accounts: total employee costs £16.9m (159% of revenue, down from £23m), underlying loss £21.5m, pre-tax loss £22.4m, profit on player sales £1.6m, net debt £82.6m after £15.9m new owner borrowing. 2025/26 accounts not yet filed. The 2026/27 wage bill of £7,722,520 (£148,510/week) is SalarySport's 2026/27 squad estimate (56 players, methodology undisclosed) and is flagged estimated; it is materially lower than Capology's 2025/26 estimate of £12.35m (£237,500/week, third-highest in League One per Football League World, March 2026), consistent with the club shedding high earners over summer 2026 (Alfie May and Dion Charles loaned out, Lee Nicholls released) to meet the tighter 50% SCMP limit. Neither estimate is accounts-based and the true player-wage figure may sit between them. Ratio = 7,722,520 / 10,600,000 = 0.73, well above 0.50 on turnover alone; the club remains reliant on Kevin Nagle's equity injections (counted at 50p per £1 under SCMP) to stay within the protocol, which is why the status is breach_risk_mitigated_by_equity rather than a certain breach. No parachute payments, no points deductions, no administration.
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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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