How much money Plymouth Argyle will earn from Sky Sports TV deal in 2025/26 | OneFootball

Plymouth Argyle's relegation to League One is going to cost the club when it comes to broadcast revenue.

Plymouth Argyle endured a miserable season last time out that resulted in relegation back to League One.

The bold decision to appoint Wayne Rooney backfired, and whilst Miron Muslic brought improvements, it wasn’t enough for the Pilgrims, who are preparing for life in the third tier under another new manager, with Tom Cleverley in charge.

As is always the case, relegation comes at a financial cost, and Plymouth will feel that when it comes to the broadcast revenue they receive next season.

Plymouth Argyle TV revenue for 2025/26 season

The latest EFL deal was signed in 2024, and it will run until the end of the 2028/29 campaign, and it was worth £935m, with hundreds of games from each division televised every season.

As you would expect, the bulk of that revenue goes to Championship clubs, whilst clubs in the second tier are paid more each time they are televised.

The exact breakdown of figures isn’t shared, but Wales Online has estimated that League One clubs will receive £800k to £900k from the TV rights deal, with a further £300k to £500k from international rights.

Then, each club will earn around £200k every time they are selected to be broadcast on TV, although it’s worth noting that there are fewer League One games shown throughout the season. All in all, they guess that clubs in the third tier will receive between £2-4m.

That is substantially lower than the £9.5m to £12.5m that the update estimates that clubs in the Championship will earn over the season.

Those figures are higher due to a bigger slice of the initial TV rights (£3m to £4m) and more international rights (£1m to £2m). Plus, whenever a Championship side is on TV, they will be paid between £500k to £1.5m.

Plymouth know the importance of winning promotion under Tom Cleverley

Argyle’s finances have taken a hit, but that was to be expected, and that’s why clubs who do go down often have to balance the books by selling players.

That has happened at Plymouth already, with Ryan Hardie a high-profile departure to Wrexham, and the reality is that more will follow.

But, there are reasons for optimism for the Green Army, as they have owners who are ambitious, and the appointment of Cleverley was a statement of intent. It’s also worth noting that he wouldn’t have taken on the challenge without assurances that he would be backed.

So, it’s now about building a team that can win promotion as they strive to get back to the Championship at the first opportunity.