Due to the riches of the Premier League, those in the top-flight continually set new benchmarks year on year.
As a result, the price for new players inflates as clubs desperately try to keep their assets.
But what would each club in League One have paid in today’s market for their record signings?
Thanks to the estimated transfer values displayed by soccerbase.com and transfermarkt.com, alongside sbnation’s inflation calculator, we’ve run the numbers. – here’s what we found out.
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But what would each club in League One have paid in today’s market for their record signings?
5. Ian Craney - Accrington (20th) - £350k
Signed: 08-09 Transfer fee: £144k Picture: Pete Norton/Getty Images
Photo: Pete Norton
6. Kieran Agard - MK Dons (20th) - £400k
Signed: 2016-17 Transfer fee: £250k Picture: Pete Norton/Getty Images
Photo: Pete Norton
7. Neil Sorvel - Morecambe (18th) - £400k
Signed: 2007-08 Transfer fee: £175k Picture: Naomi Baker/Getty Images
Photo: Naomi Baker
8. Darren Currie - Wycombe (17th) - £500k
Signed: 2001-02 Transfer fee: £200k Picture: Pete Norton / Allsport
Photo: Pete Norton