May 5, 1914
Some of the most notable of the deals in players since the four-figure transfer fee became the fashion, when Middlesbrough paid £1,000 to Sunderland for Alf. Common, now with Preston North End, are: –
| George | Utley | Barnsley | to | Sheffield United | £2,000 |
| Tommy | Barber | Bolton Wanderers | to | Aston Villa | £2,000 |
| Danny | Shea | West Ham United | to | Blackburn Rovers | £2,000 |
| Billy | Hibbert | Bury | to | Newcastle United | £1,850 |
| Jock | Simpson | Falkirk | to | Blackburn Rovers | £1,800 |
| Harold | Halse | Aston Villa | to | Chelsea | £1,800 |
| Albert | Shepherd | Bolton Wanderers | to | Newcastle United | £1,600 |
| Jimmy | Cantrell | Notts County | to | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,600 |
| George | Hunter | Oldham Athletic | to | Chelsea | £1,500 |
| Charlie | Roberts | Manchester United | to | Oldham Athletic | £1,500 |
| George | Wilson | Everton | to | Newcastle United | £1,500 |
| George | Lillycrop | Barnsley | to | Bolton Wanderers | £1,500 |
| Bob | Glendenning | Barnsley | to | Bolton Wanderers | £1,500 |
| Jim | Moore | Glossop North End | to | Derby County | £1,500 |
| Tom | Buchan | Leyton | to | Sunderland | £1,400 |
| Jimmy | Speirs | Bradford City | to | Leeds City | £1,400 |
| Tommy | Browell | Hull City | to | Everton | £1,200 |
| Frank | Bradshaw | Northampton | to | Everton | £1,200 |
| George | Hunter | Aston Villa | to | Oldham Athletic | £1,200 |
| Robert | Young | Middlesbrough | to | Everton | £1,200 |
| John | Walker | Swindon | to | Middlesbrough | £1,200 |
| George | Reeves | Barnsley | to | Aston Villa | £1,200 |
| Fanny | Walden | Northampton | to | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,200 |
| Bob | Whittingham | Bradford City | to | Chelsea | £1,200 |
| Harold | Halse | Manchester United | to | Aston Villa | £1,100 |
| Jimmy | Windridge | Chelsea | to | Middlesbrough | £1,050 |
| Sam | Hardy | Liverpool | to | Aston Villa | £1,000 |
| Jimmy | Harrop | Liverpool | to | Aston Villa | £1,000 |
| Andy | Ducat | Woolwich Arsenal | to | Aston Villa | £1,000 |
| Joe | Hodkinson | Glossop | to | Blackburn Rovers | £1,000 |
| Billy | Henry | Leicester Fosse | to | Manchester City | £1,000 |
| Billy | Wareing | Preston North End | to | Everton | £1,000 |
| Alf | Common | Sunderland | to | Middlesbrough | £1,000 |
| Bob | Turner | Leicester Fosse | to | Everton | £1,000 |
| Jimmy | Sharp | Fulham | to | Chelsea | £1,000 |
| John | Brown | Celtic | to | Chelsea | £1,000 |
| Jack | Peart | Stoke | to | Newcastle United | £1,000 |
| David | McLean | Preston North End | to | Sheffield Wednesday | £1,000 |
| Stan | Fazackerley | Hull City | to | Sheffield United | £1,000 |
(Source: Nottingham Evening Post: May 5, 1914)
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