Thursday 23 Jun
Updated Friday 15 Feb 18:51
Records and Honours

Record Transfer Fee Paid |
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Undisclosed |
Felipe Anderson from Lazio, July 2018 |
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Undisclosed |
Issa Diop from Toulouse, June 2018 |
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Undisclosed |
Marko Arnautovic from Stoke City, July 2017 |
£20.5m |
Andre Ayew from Swansea City, August 2016 |
Undisclosed |
Andriy Yarmolenko from Borussia Dortmund, July 2018 |
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Record Transfer Fee Received |
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£25m |
Dimitri Payet to Marseille, January 2017 |
£18m |
Rio Ferdinand to Leeds United, November 2001 |
£14m |
Craig Bellamy to Manchester City, January 2009 |
£11m |
Frank Lampard Jr to Chelsea, June 2001 |
Undisclosed |
James Tomkins to Crystal Palace, July 2016 |
Record League Attendance |
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59,946 |
v Arsenal, Premier League, 12 January 2019 |
Record FA Cup Attendance |
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56,975 |
v Manchester City, Third round, 6 January 2017 |
Record League Cup Attendance |
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50,270 |
v Tottenham Hotspur, League Cup fourth round, 31 October 2018 |
Youngest Debutant |
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16 years 198 days |
Reece Oxford |
v FC Lusitans (H), UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg, 2 July 2015 |
16 years 221 days |
Billy Williams |
v Blackpool (A), Division Two, 6 May 1922 |
Oldest Player |
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41 years 226 days |
Billy Bonds |
v Southampton (A), Division One, 20 April 1988 |
Longest Period Between First-Team Appearances |
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Period |
Player |
From |
To |
8 years, 4 months, 8 days |
Reg Attwell |
23 April 1938 |
31 August 1946 |
7 years, 9 months, 19 days |
Steve Forde |
28 January 1939 |
16 November 1946 |
7 years, 4 months, 30 days |
Norman Corbett |
1 April 1939 |
31 August 1946 |
7 years, 4 months, 16 days |
Arthur Banner |
22 April 1939 |
7 September 1946 |
7 years, 4 months, 16 days |
Sam Small |
15 April 1939 |
31 August 1946 |