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The transfer was completed on 1 July 2009, setting not only a new British transfer record, but also a new world record (either in pounds or euros). [4] In turn, that record was broken on 1 September 2013 when Real announced that their £85.3 million (€100 million) purchase of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur had been completed. [5]
The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [ 1 ] (equivalent to £14,000 in ...
Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier. [ 1 ] They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]
This list encompasses all honours won by Wolverhampton Wanderers and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions, as well as transfer fee records paid and received by the club.
Alf Common becomes the first £1,000 transfer when he moves from Sunderland to Middlesbrough. Chelsea Football Club is founded at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), Fulham Road, London, on 14 March and, like Bradford City in 1903, are immediately elected to the league. Aston Villa win the FA Cup.
After kicking off on Friday, UEFA Euro 2024 has already presented one of the most chaotic moments of the tournament: a surprise goal from Albania over Italy in the first minute of play. Just 23 ...
While recognised as the first British million-pound player, [18] the actual transfer fee for the player was £1,150,000, including 15% commission to the Football League. Clough wrote in his autobiography that the fee was £999,999, as he wanted to ensure the million-pound milestone did not go to the player's head; although Francis says that was ...