10 most bizarre football transfer fees ever paid

4. Ernie Blenkinsop

Oh, the good old days. When some money in hand and lager were enough to keep one happy. There was no squabbling over agent fees and multi-million dollar signatures, as clubs prioritised on the better things in life.

So as Ernie Blenkinsop, a player who went on to make 26 appearances for England, was snapped up by Hull City from Cudworth, the selling club got in return not wads of cash that they could spend on a replacement, but about £100 and a barrel of beer, with the latter probably helping the team get over the loss of the left-back.