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There may be discrepancies and differences on the size of fees received for various players transfers.
Wherever possible a number of sources have been looked at and the most reliable figure taken.
Record Fees Received
| Player | Transfer Date | Club To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Meehan | Jan 1897 | Everton | £250 |
| Tommy Morrison | Feb 1897 | Burnley | £300 |
| Jimmy Drummond | Feb 1902 | Manchester City | £600 |
| Jimmy Hay | Jul 1911 | Newcastle United | £1,250 |
| John Brown | Feb 1913 | Chelsea | £1,600 |
| Jock Gilchrist | Jan 1923 | Preston North End | £4,500 |
| Joe Cassidy | Aug 1924 | Bolton Wanderers | £4,500 |
| Bertie Thomson | Aug 1933 | Blackpool | £5,000 |
| Charlie Napier | Jun 1935 | Derby County | £5,000 |
| Willie Buchan | Nov 1937 | Blackpool | £10,000 |
| Bobby Collins | Sep 1958 | Everton | £23,500 |
| Paddy Crerand | Feb 1963 | Manchester United | £56,000 |
| Lou Macari | Jan 1973 | Manchester United | £200,000 |
| Davie Hay | Jul 1974 | Chelsea | £250,000 |
| Kenny Dalglish | Aug 1977 | Liverpool | £440,000 |
| Charlie Nicholas | Jun 1983 | Arsenal | £750,000 |
| Brian McClair | Jul 1987 | Manchester United | £850,000 |
| Frank McAvennie | Mar 1989 | West Ham United | £1.25m |
| Paul Elliott | Jul 1991 | Chelsea | £1.4m |
| Pierre Van Hooijdonk | Mar 1997 | Nottingham Forest | £4.5m |
| Mark Viduka | Jun 2000 | Leeds United | £6m |
| Stilian Petrov | Aug 2006 | Aston Villa | £6.5m |
| Aiden McGeady | Jul 2010 | Spartak Moscow | £9.5m |
| Victor Wanyama | Jul 2013 | Southampton | £12.5m |
| Virgil Van Dijk | Aug 2015 | Southampton | £13m |
| Moussa Dembele | Aug 2018 | Lyon | £19.7m |
| Kieran Tierney | Aug 2019 | Arsenal | £25m |
| Jota | Jul 2023 | Al-Ittihad | £25m |
| Matt O’Riley | Aug 2024 | Brighton | £30m* |
* (note – Matt O’Riley’s transfer to Brighton broke the previous transfer fee received record set by Kieran Tierney’s £25 move to Arsenal. Jota’s £25m move to Al-Ittihad included a 30% sell-on clause – approximately £7.5m – to his previous club, Benfica. O’Riley’s £25m up-front transfer fee was reported to include up to £5m in additional ‘add-ons’ meaning he surpasses the total fee received for Tierney)