Rugby league transfer record

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The Rugby league transfer record is the highest-ever sum of money paid by a club to purchase the contract, and therefore the playing services, of another club's player. It has been re-set almost every decade since the sport became professional around the start of the 20th century. Between the 1930s and 1980s international transfer bans were imposed, removed and renewed at different times due to the sport's governing bodies' fears of excessive talent drain overseas. In 1998, the sport's transfer system was changed to allow any player aged 24 or over to move between clubs at the end of their contract without a fee being paid.[1][2] As a result, transfer fees in rugby league became much more uncommon. The current transfer record is held by Sam Tomkins, for whom the New Zealand Warriors paid £700,000 to the Wigan Warriors in 2013.[3]

Record progression

Year Player From To Fee (£) Notes
19011901 James Lomas Bramley Redscolours.svg Salford 100[4]
19011911 James Lomas Redscolours.svg Salford Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 300
19131913 Billy Batten Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hullcolours.svg Hull 600[5]
1921 1921 Harold Buck Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 1,000[4]
1930 1930 Stan Smith File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 1,075
1934 1934 Stan Brogden File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 1,200
19371937 Vic Hey Australia Ipswitch File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 1,400[6] [lower-alpha 1]
1937 1937 Billy Belshaw Liverpool File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 1,450
19471947 Bill Davies File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 1,650[7]
19471947 Bill Hudson Batley colours.svg Batley File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 2,000
1948 1948 Jimmy Ledgard Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Leigh colours.svg Leigh 2,650
1948 1948 Ike Owens File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Castleford colours.svg Castleford 2,750
1949 1949 Stan McCormick Belle Vue Rangers File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 4,000[8]
1949 1949 Albert Naughton File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 4,600[9]
1950 1950 Bruce Ryan Hullcolours.svg Hull File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 4,750
1950 1950 Joe Egan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Leigh colours.svg Leigh 5,000[10]
19521952 Lewis Jones Wales Llanelli File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 6,000[11]
1957 1957 Mick Sullivan File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 9,500[11]
1959 1959 Ike Southward Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 10,650[12]
1961 1961 Mick Sullivan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 11,000[11]
1961 1961 Ike Southward Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 11,002 10s[12]
1961 1961 Brian Shaw Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 13,250[13] [lower-alpha 2]
1968 1968 Colin Dixon Faxcolours.svg Halifax Redscolours.svg Salford 15,000 [lower-alpha 3]
1969 1969 Paul Charlton Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town Redscolours.svg Salford 12,500[14]
19711971 Mal Reilly Castleford colours.svg Castleford Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 15,000[15]
1973 1973 Bill Ashurst File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Panthers colours.svg Penrith 15,000
19731973 Mike Stephenson Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Panthers colours.svg Penrith 20,000
1978 1978 Steve Norton Castleford colours.svg Castleford Hullcolours.svg Hull 25,000 [lower-alpha 4]
1978 1978 Phil Hogan Barrowcolours.svg Barrow HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 33,000
1980 1980 Len Casey Bullscolours.svg Bradford HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 38,000[16]
1980 1980 Trevor Skerrett File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Hullcolours.svg Hull 40,000
1981 1981 George Fairbairn File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 72,500
1985 1985 Ellery Hanley Bullscolours.svg Bradford File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 150,000 [lower-alpha 5]
1986 1986 Joe Lydon File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 100,000
1987 1987 Andy Gregory File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 130,000
1987 1987 Lee Crooks Hullcolours.svg Hull File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 150,000[17]
1987 1987 Garry Schofield Hullcolours.svg Hull File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 155,000[18]
19891989 Graham Steadman Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Castleford colours.svg Castleford 170,000 [lower-alpha 6]
1991 1991 Ellery Hanley File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 250,000
1992 1992 Martin Offiah File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 440,000[11]
1995 1995 Paul Newlove Bullscolours.svg Bradford File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 500,000[19] [lower-alpha 7]
2006 2006 Stuart Fielden Bullscolours.svg Bradford File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 450,000[20]
2013 2013 Sam Tomkins File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand 700,000[3]

Notes

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