Newcastle United have come a long way since paying £100 for St. Bernard’s Bob Foyers in 1895 and, arguably, just as far since shedding Mike Ashley’s austerity during an era when transfer fees exploded across Europe. Eight of Newcastle’s top 10 transfer fees have been paid since January 2022.
Newcastle’s record transfer fees
The history of Newcastle’s transfer fee record
Newcastle have set a new transfer fee record 36 times beginning with Bob Foyers £100 move in 1895 and, most recently, Alexander Isak’s £63 million transfer from Spain in 2022. This includes British record fees for George Wilson in 1907 and Billy Hibbert in 1911, as well as world record fees for Andy McCombie in 1904 and Alan Shearer in 1996.
1895 – Bob Foyers for £100 from Scotland’s St. Bernard’s
January 1897 – Jock Peddie for £135 from Scotland’s Third Lanark
1898 – Jimmy Stevenson for £225 from Derby County
1903 – Bobby Templeton for £400 from Aston Villa
February 1904 – Andy McCombie for a world record fee of £700 from Sunderland
November 1907 – George Wilson for a British record fee of £1,600 from Everton
October 1911 – Billy Hibbert for a British record fee of £1,950 from Bury
May 1920 – Neil Harris for £3,300 from Scotland’s Partick Thistle
December 1925 – Hughie Gallacher for £6,500 from Scotland’s Airdrieonians.
October 1928 – Jack Hill for £8,100 from Burnley
August 1938 – Harry Clifton for £8,500 from Chesterfield
October 1946 – Len Shackleton for £13,000 from Bradford Park Avenue
March 1948 – George Lowrie for £18,500 from Coventry City
January 1949 – George Robledo for £23,000 from Barnsley
June 1953 – Jimmy Scoular for £22,500 from Portsmouth
October 1958 – Ivor Allchurch for £28,000 from Swansea Town
January 1962 – Barrie Thomas for £45,000 from Scunthorpe United
October 1965 – Wyn Davies for £80,000 from Bolton Wanderers
May 1971 – Malcolm Macdonald for £180,000 from Luton Town.
August 1978 – Peter Withe for £200,000 from Nottingham Forest
July 1980 – John Trewick for £250,000 from West Bromwich Albion
October 1986 – Paul Goddard for £415,000 from West Ham United
August 1987 – Mirandinha for £575,000 from Brazil’s Palmeiras
April 1988 – John Robertson for £750,000 from Scotland’s Hearts
July 1988 – Dave Beasant for £850,000 from Wimbledon
February 1993 – Andy Cole for £1.75m from Bristol City
February 1994 – Ruel Fox for £2.25m from Norwich City
March 1994 – Darren Peacock for £2.7m from QPR
June 1995 – Warren Barton for £4.5m from Wimbledon
June 1995 – Les Ferdinand for £6m from QPR
February 1996 – Faustino Asprilla for £6.7m from Italy’s Parma
July 1996 – Alan Shearer for a world record fee of £15m from Blackburn Rovers
August 2005 – Michael Owen for £16.8m from Real Madrid
January 2019 – Miguel Almiron for £21m from MLS’ Atlanta United
July 2019 – Joelinton for £40m from Germany’s 1860 Hoffenheim
August 2022 – Alexander Isak for £63m from Spain’s Real Sociedad
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