| British Football Player Transfer Records from 1893 to 2016 | |||||||||
| Date | Player | From | To | Fee | |||||
| 1893 | Willie Groves | West Bromwich Albion | Aston Villa | £100 | |||||
| Jan-04 | Andy McCombie | Sunderland | Newcastle United | £700 | |||||
| Feb-05 | Alf Common | Sunderland | Middlesbrough | £1,000 | |||||
| Feb-11 | John Simpson | Falkirk | Blackburn Rovers | £1,800 | |||||
| Nov-13 | George Utley | Barnsley | Sheffield United | £2,000 | |||||
| Feb-14 | Percy Dawson | Heart of Midlothian | Blackburn Rovers | £2,500 | |||||
| Feb-22 | Syd Puddefoot | West Ham United | Falkirk | £5,000 | |||||
| Mar-22 | Warney Cresswell | South Shields | Sunderland | £5,500 | |||||
| Dec-25 | Bob Kelly | Burnley | Sunderland | £6,500 | |||||
| Oct-28 | David Jack | Bolton Wanderers | Arsenal | £10,890 | |||||
| Mar-38 | Bryn Jones | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Arsenal | £14,500 | |||||
| Sep-47 | Billy Steel | Morton | Derby County | £15,500 | |||||
| Nov-47 | Tommy Lawton | Chelsea | Notts County | £20,000 | |||||
| Feb-48 | Len Shackleton | Newcastle United | Sunderland | £20,500 | |||||
| Feb-49 | Johnny Morris | Manchester United | Derby County | £24,000 | |||||
| Dec-49 | Eddie Quigley | Sheffield Wednesday | Preston North End | £26,500 | |||||
| Oct-50 | Trevor Ford | Aston Villa | Sunderland | £30,000 | |||||
| Mar-51 | Jackie Sewell | Notts County | Sheffield Wednesday | £34,500 | |||||
| Jul-55 | Eddie Firmani | Charlton Athletic | Sampdoria | £35,000 | |||||
| Apr-57 | John Charles | Leeds United | Juventus | £65,000 | |||||
| Jun-61 | Denis Law | Manchester City | Torino | £100,000 | |||||
| Jul-62 | Denis Law | Torino | Manchester United | £115,000 | |||||
| Jan-68 | Martin Chivers | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | £125,000 | |||||
| Jun-68 | Allan Clarke | Fulham | Leicester City | £150,000 | |||||
| Jun-69 | Allan Clarke | Leicester City | Leeds United | £165,000 | |||||
| Mar-70 | Martin Peters | West Ham United | Tottenham Hotspur | £200,000 | |||||
| Dec-71 | Alan Ball | Everton | Arsenal | £220,000 | |||||
| Aug-72 | David Nish | Leicester City | Derby County | £225,000 | |||||
| Feb-74 | Bob Latchford | Birmingham City | Everton | £350,000 | |||||
| Jun-77 | Kevin Keegan | Liverpool | SV Hamburg | £500,000 | |||||
| Jan-79 | David Mills | Middlesbrough | West Bromwich Albion | £516,000 | |||||
| Feb-79 | Trevor Francis | Birmingham City | Nottingham Forest | £1,180,000 | |||||
| Sep-79 | Steve Daley | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester City | £1,450,000 | |||||
| Sep-79 | Andy Gray | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,469,000 | |||||
| Oct-81 | Bryan Robson | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester United | £1,500,000 | |||||
| May-84 | Ray Wilkins | Manchester United | Milan | £1,500,000 | |||||
| May-86 | Mark Hughes | Manchester United | Barcelona | £2,300,000 | |||||
| Jun-87 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | Juventus | £3,200,000 | |||||
| Jul-89 | Chris Waddle | Tottenham Hotspur | Olympique de Marseille | £4,250,000 | |||||
| Jul-91 | David Platt | Aston Villa | Bari | £5,500,000 | |||||
| Aug-91 | Trevor Steven | Rangers | Olympique de Marseille | £5,500,000 | |||||
| Jun-92 | Paul Gascoigne | Tottenham Hotspur | Lazio | £5,500,000 | |||||
| Jan-95 | Andy Cole | Newcastle United | Manchester United | £7,000,000 | |||||
| Jun-95 | Dennis Bergkamp | Internazionale | Arsenal | £7,500,000 | |||||
| Jun-95 | Stan Collymore | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool | £8,500,000 | |||||
| Jul-96 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United | £15,000,000 | |||||
| Aug-99 | Nicolas Anelka | Arsenal | Real Madrid | £22,500,000 | |||||
| Jul-01 | Juan Sebastián Verón | Lazio | Manchester United | £28,100,000 | |||||
| Jul-02 | Rio Ferdinand | Leeds United | Manchester United | £29,100,000 | |||||
| Jul-06 | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | Chelsea | £30,800,000 | |||||
| Sep-08 | Robinho | Real Madrid | Manchester City | £32,500,000 | |||||
| Jul-09 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Real Madrid | £80,000,000 | |||||
| Sep-13 | Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | Real Madrid | £85,300,000 | |||||
| Aug-16 | Paul Pogba | Juventus | Manchester United | £89,000,000 | |||||
| Selling Clubs | Buying Clubs | ||||||||
| 4 | Manchester United | 6 | Manchester United | ||||||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 4 | Arsenal | ||||||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | Sunderland | ||||||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 3 | Derby County | ||||||
| 2 | Leeds United | 3 | Real Madrid | ||||||
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 2 | Juventus | ||||||
| 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | Manchester City | ||||||
| 2 | Sunderland | 2 | Newcastle United | ||||||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | Olympique de Marseille | ||||||
| 2 | West Ham United | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 1 | Barcelona | ||||||
| 1 | Barnsley | 1 | Bari | ||||||
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | Chelsea | ||||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | Everton | ||||||
| 1 | Burnley | 1 | Falkirk | ||||||
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | Lazio | ||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 1 | Leeds United | ||||||
| 1 | Everton | 1 | Leicester City | ||||||
| 1 | Falkirk | 1 | Liverpool | ||||||
| 1 | Fulham | 1 | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | Milan | ||||||
| 1 | Internazionale | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||||
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | Notts County | ||||||
| 1 | Lazio | 1 | Preston North End | ||||||
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | Sampdoria | ||||||
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 1 | Sheffield United | ||||||
| 1 | Milan | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||
| 1 | Morton | 1 | SV Hamburg | ||||||
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | Torino | ||||||
| 1 | Notts County | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| 1 | Rangers | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | ||||||||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||||
| 1 | Southampton | ||||||||
| 1 | South Shields | ||||||||
| 1 | Torino | ||||||||