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Excluding Add-Ons| Player | Team | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Rouse | Chelsea | 19 October 1907 | £1,000 |
| George Wilson | Newcastle United | 12 November 1907 | £1,000 |
| Tommy Browell | Manchester City | 31 October 1913 | £1,400 |
| Jimmy Miller | Coventry City | 12 December 1919 | £1,500 |
| Frank Jefferis | Preston North End | 17 January 1920 | £1,500 |
| Joe Clennell | Cardiff City | 21 October 1921 | £1,500 |
| Stan Davies | West Bromwich Albion | 23 November 1921 | £3,300 |
| Tom Griffiths | Bolton Wanderers | 16 December 1931 | £6,500 |
| Albert Geldard | Bolton Wanderers | 27 June 1938 | £6,500 |
| Tommy Lawton | Chelsea | 8 November 1945 | £11,500 |
| George Cummins | Luton Town | 14 August 1953 | £12,000 |
| Dave Hickson | Aston Villa | 2 September 1955 | £20,000 |
| Jimmy Harris | Birmingham City | 6 December 1960 | £20,000 |
| Bobby Collins | Leeds United | 8 March 1962 | £25,000 |
| Roy Vernon | Stoke City | 16 March 1965 | £40,000 |
| Jimmy Gabriel | Southampton | 20 July 1967 | £42,500 |
| Ernie Hunt | Coventry City | 16 March 1968 | £65,000 |
| Alan Ball | Arsenal | 22 December 1971 | £220,000 |
| Dave Jones | Coventry City | 2 June 1979 | £250,000 |
| Mike Pejic | Aston Villa | 10 September 1979 | £250,000 |
| Colin Todd | Birmingham City | 18 September 1979 | £275,000 |
| Dave Thomas | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 October 1979 | £420,000 |
| Andy King | Queens Park Rangers | 12 September 1980 | £450,000 |
| Gary Lineker | Barcelona | 1 July 1986 | £2,800,000 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis | Fiorentina | 30 January 1997 | £8,000,000 |
| Duncan Ferguson | Newcastle United | 24 November 1998 | £8,000,000 |
| Francis Jeffers | Arsenal | 14 June 2001 | £8,000,000 |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 31 August 2004 | £20,000,000 |
| Joleon Lescott | Manchester City | 25 August 2009 | £22,000,000 |
| Marouane Fellaini | Manchester United | 2 September 2013 | £27,500,000 |
| John Stones | Manchester City | 5 August 2016 | £47,500,000 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Manchester United | 10 July 2017 | £75,000,000 |
Including Add-Ons
| Player | Team | Date | Initial Fee | Add-Ons | Total Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Rouse | Chelsea | 19 October 1907 | £1,000 | £0 | £1,000 |
| George Wilson | Newcastle United | 12 November 1907 | £1,000 | £0 | £1,000 |
| Tommy Browell | Manchester City | 31 October 1913 | £1,400 | £0 | £1,400 |
| Jimmy Miller | Coventry City | 12 December 1919 | £1,500 | £0 | £1,500 |
| Frank Jefferis | Preston North End | 17 January 1920 | £1,500 | £0 | £1,500 |
| Joe Clennell | Cardiff City | 21 October 1921 | £1,500 | £0 | £1,500 |
| Stan Davies | West Bromwich Albion | 23 November 1921 | £3,300 | £0 | £3,300 |
| Tom Griffiths | Bolton Wanderers | 16 December 1931 | £6,500 | £0 | £6,500 |
| Albert Geldard | Bolton Wanderers | 27 June 1938 | £6,500 | £0 | £6,500 |
| Tommy Lawton | Chelsea | 8 November 1945 | £11,500 | £0 | £11,500 |
| George Cummins | Luton Town | 14 August 1953 | £12,000 | £0 | £12,000 |
| Dave Hickson | Aston Villa | 2 September 1955 | £20,000 | £0 | £20,000 |
| Jimmy Harris | Birmingham City | 6 December 1960 | £20,000 | £0 | £20,000 |
| Bobby Collins | Leeds United | 8 March 1962 | £25,000 | £0 | £25,000 |
| Roy Vernon | Stoke City | 16 March 1965 | £40,000 | £0 | £40,000 |
| Jimmy Gabriel | Southampton | 20 July 1967 | £42,500 | £0 | £42,500 |
| Ernie Hunt | Coventry City | 16 March 1968 | £65,000 | £0 | £65,000 |
| Alan Ball | Arsenal | 22 December 1971 | £220,000 | £0 | £220,000 |
| Dave Jones | Coventry City | 2 June 1979 | £250,000 | £0 | £250,000 |
| Mike Pejic | Aston Villa | 10 September 1979 | £250,000 | £0 | £250,000 |
| Colin Todd | Birmingham City | 18 September 1979 | £275,000 | £0 | £275,000 |
| Dave Thomas | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 October 1979 | £420,000 | £0 | £420,000 |
| Andy King | Queens Park Rangers | 12 September 1980 | £450,000 | £0 | £450,000 |
| Gary Lineker | Barcelona | 1 July 1986 | £2,800,000 | £0 | £2,800,000 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis | Fiorentina | 30 January 1997 | £8,000,000 | £0 | £8,000,000 |
| Duncan Ferguson | Newcastle United | 24 November 1998 | £8,000,000 | £0 | £8,000,000 |
| Francis Jeffers | Arsenal | 14 June 2001 | £8,000,000 | £2,000,000 | £10,000,000 |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 31 August 2004 | £20,000,000 | £7,000,000 | £27,000,000 |
| Marouane Fellaini | Manchester United | 2 September 2013 | £27,500,000 | £0 | £27,500,000 |
| John Stones | Manchester City | 5 August 2016 | £47,500,000 | £0 | £47,500,000 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Manchester United | 10 July 2017 | £75,000,000 | £15,000,000 | £90,000,000 |