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Aces worth a pretty penny

From the dawn of the Conference to the epic title tussles of recent years, the National League has always been dominated by lavish owners ready to splash the cash.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 June 2026

CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE NON-LEAGUE SIGNINGS
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

FROM the dawn of the Conference to the epic title tussles of recent years, the National League has always been dominated by lavish owners ready to splash the cash.
Quite how much is open to debate. Records are sketchy and a murky history of (ahem) service station deals means nobody can be exactly sure how many times the transfer record has actually been broken.
Here, though, are a selection of the most eye-catching, headline-making and record-breaking transfers of the last 40 years.
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