BR - Liverpool made their first signing for a total fee of only £35 when they signed 23-year-old Scottish left back William Dunlop in January of 1895 from Paisley Abercorn.
Andy Carroll's signing 116 years later in January of 2011 would make their record fee £35,000,000 in a stark reality, a reminder of the inflated world market we live in everyday of our lives.