Championship SCR
How much can West Bromwich Albion spend?
West Bromwich Albion: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £30.4m
- 85% SCR limit (no owner top-up) £25.8m
- Estimated squad cost reported £37.1m
- Headroom vs 85% limit −£11.3m
- + Max owner equity top-up (if used) £16m
- Max spending allowance (with top-up) £41.8m
- Headroom vs max allowance +£4.7m
What this means
On these estimates, West Bromwich Albion 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.
Summer 2026 window vs SCR headroom
- Window spend (gross) £7.6m
- Window sales £0
- Net spend estimated £7.6m
- Pre-window effective SCR headroom (85% limit plus any top-up or allowance) £4.7m
- Against the 85% line alone −£11.3m
A net spend of £7.6m is £2.9m beyond the £4.7m of effective headroom West Brom had before the window opened — the 85% limit plus any owner top-up or allowance, minus estimated squad cost, the same basis as the transfer-window table.
Against the 85% line alone, with no top-up, West Brom's pre-window headroom was −£11.3m (already over the line).
Two disclosed fees drive the £7.6m total: Jimmy-Jay Morgan from Chelsea (~£4m, though outlets range from 'undisclosed' to €1.5m) and Felix Horn Myhre from Brann (~£2.5-3.1m), plus Brayann Pereira £1m. All outgoing deals had no disclosed fee. Given disagreement between outlets, treat as a rough estimated floor.
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Spending beyond calculated headroom is not automatically a breach: transfer fees are amortised over the contract, sales offset signings, and none of it reaches SCR squad cost until the next accounts are filed. Every club's window spend vs headroom →
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 West Brom's position compares under both sets of rules.
| Old PSR (loss-based) | New SCR (revenue-based) |
|---|---|
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3-year losses: £43.2m
reported
Limit: £39m Headroom: −£4.2m 2021/22–2023/24 (Championship) |
Squad cost: £37.1m
85% limit: £25.8m · Max (with top-up): £41.8m Headroom: −£11.3m Based on £30.4m revenue |
Breached £39m limit by £4.2m (losses of £5.4m profit, £11m loss, £37.6m loss). Received a 2-point deduction in April 2025 - the smallest breach in EFL/PL history. Dispute centred on £5m interest on a loan from a former owner that the EFL ruled must be included in PSR calculations.
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