Peter Crouch is Pompey's most expensive signing.Peter Crouch is Pompey's most expensive signing.
Peter Crouch is Pompey's most expensive signing.

How Portsmouth's record purchase compares to Derby, Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich & Co’s most expensive signings

Danny Cowley will be looking to splash some cash this summer as Pompey bid for a Championship return.

Yet he won’t have the same luxury as Harry Redknapp did in 2008 when the Blues signed Peter Crouch from Liverpool for a record £11m.

During the Fratton Park outfit’s Premier League years, stars like Jermain Defoe, Sulley Muntari and John Utaka all arrived at PO4 for big money – not just Crouchy!

But how does Pompey’s £11m purchase of the former England international compare to each League One’s clubs most expensive signing?

We’ve taken a look at the highest purchases each third-tier side has made in their history.

Here’s what we found.