Prices in FPL have varied over the years. FPL has seen some expensive players over the years & in this blog let’s take a look at the most expensive FPL players since the 2002/03 season.
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Most Expensive Players in FPL History
Thiery Henry- £14.0 million(2005/06, 2006/07)
FPL started in the 2002/03 season and Thiery Henry was the Highest Scoring FPL Forward for four consecutive seasons- 271, 242, 231, and 239 points. There was simply no competition for him. Henry started at the 14 million price tag for 2 consecutive seasons- 2005/06, 2006/07. In the 2005/06 season, Henry finished with 230 points while the 2006/07 season proved to be a disaster with just 102 points before his eventual transfer to Barcelona.
Who reached the Highest ever price in FPL History?
Henry reached his peak price of 14.9 million(The highest ever price in FPL History) in the 2005/06 season in which he scored 27 goals, and 8 assists from just 32 games– Getting more than one goal return per game. After this phenomenal season, Henry once again started at 14.0 million price in the 2006/07 season.
What led to Henry’s price being 14.0 Million in the 2005/06 season?
Henry is the only player from the first season of FPL to be still in the All-Time FPL Dream Team.
Ronaldo £14.0 million, 2008/09
Cristiano Ronaldo started the 2008/09 season at £14.0 million, thanks to his heroics in the 2007/08 season in which he amassed 31 goals, and 6 assists to get 283 FPL Points which was the Highest point tally at that time. Ronaldo was the man to beat Henry’s 271 points record from 2002/03. Ronaldo was also a midfielder back in those FPL days which meant he got 5 points for a goal.
Ronaldo however finished the season with only 206 points(18 goals, and 7 assists), a big drop from the previous season. This was also his last season before he left for Real Madrid!
Fun Fact: As seen in the screenshot, Ashley Young was a Forward in FPL back in those days. In fact, he was the only player(as per our research) to feature as a Defender, Midfielder, or Forward in FPL History.
Van Persie £14.0 Million, 2013/14
RVP started the 2013/14 season for Manchester United at the 14.0 million price bracket after scoring two back-to-back 260+ points in the 2011/12(269 points), and 2012/13(262 points) seasons. As we know, both these seasons came at Different clubs- Arsenal and then Manchester United. Van Persie registered 84 goal contributions(56G+ 28 assists) from 78 games averaging 6.98 points/ game across those two seasons.
However, RVP was not able to live up to his price tag and reputation for the third consecutive season as he ended up the season with just 112 points.
Forwards have always taken the maximum price points in FPL over the years as the Top spot is shared by Henry, RVP, and Ronaldo- All at 14.0 million. Aguero was the next costliest FPL Forward- Being priced at £13.0 million in the 2015/16, 2016/17 seasons. He did end up with 184 and 175 points on these seasons which didn’t justify his price tag.
| Season | Player | Pts in previous season | Pts at £14.0m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | Henry | 231 | 239 |
| 2008/09 | Ronaldo | 283 | 206 |
| 2013/14 | Van Persie | 262 | 112 |
Who was the most expensive midfielder in FPL History?
Frank Lampard(2010/11) and Mohammed Salah(2018/19, 2022/23)
Lampard finished the 2009/10 season with 284 points courtesy of 22 goals, and 14 assists which helped him land the 13.0 million price tag. The 284 points was the Highest ever Points tally scored by a player in a single season in FPL History before Suarez broke it later.
The Egyptian King Mo Salah(2018/19 and 2022/23) was priced at 13.0 million as he continues to deliver points season after season. Salah was priced at £13.0 million in the 2018/19 as he got a record-breaking 303 points(Most FPL points in a single season) in the previous season starting the season as a £9.0 midfielder.
Salah’s FPL Price and FPL Points since 2017/18
| Season | Start Price | End Price | FPL Points |
| 2017/18 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 303 |
| 2018/19 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 259 |
| 2019/20 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 233 |
| 2020/21 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 231 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 265 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 239 |
Most Expensive Defenders in FPL History:
Defenders is the most difficult one to guess. The first name that comes to our mind is Trent Alexander Arnold. Surprisingly, he does not even feature in the Top 5 Costliest Defenders list. TAA has only started at 7.5 million in the last 3 seasons, but there were defenders who started the season at 8.5 and 8.0 million. Let’s take a look at the Most Expensive Defenders(at the start of the season) since FPL began in 2002/03.
John Terry-£8.5 million(2004/05)
John Terry back in those days was one of the most own defenders in FPL. Terry started the 2004/05 season at 8.5 million, but he was a hot prospect and soon his price began to shoot up. He did reach the peak price of 9.0 million during the season.
Terry ended the season at 196 points, conceding just 13 goals conceded keeping 24 clean sheets in the process. That 196 points was the Highest score by an FPL defender for 14 consecutive years. The record was finally broken by Robertson in the 2018/19 season when he amassed 213 points.
John Arne Riise-£8.5 million(2003/04)
Not the Liverpool defender you were expecting for, But John Arne Riise is the man. He was an attacking full-back who took up good attacking positions and also delivered good set pieces. Riise had 21 goals, and 30 assists during his time at Liverpool.
Riise also had a mega haul in that season- Getting 27 points in a Single Gameweek. He got 2 goals, 2 assists, a clean sheet, and 3 bonus points against West Brom. This remains the Most Points scored by a Defender in a Single Gameweek to date.
There were plenty of defenders who started the season at the 8.0 million bracket over the years.
Defenders who started the season at £8.0 million:
- Leighton Baines– 2011/12
- Nemanja Vidic– 2011/12
- Silvestre– 2003/04
- John Terry– 2006/07
- Ashley Cole– 2002/03
- Hypia– 2003/04
- Ashley Cole– 2003/04
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