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Alf Common
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Common
Date of birth
(1880-05-25)25 May 1880
Place of birth
Sunderland, County Durham, England
Date of death
3 April 1946(1946-04-03) (aged 65)
Place of death
Darlington, County Durham, England
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1900–1901
Sunderland
18
(6)
1901–1904
Sheffield United
67
(22)
1904–1905
Sunderland
20
(6)
1905–1910
Middlesbrough
168
(58)
1910–1912
Woolwich Arsenal
77
(23)
1912–1914
Preston North End
35
(9)
Total
385
(124)
International career
1904–1906
England
3
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Alfred Common (25 May 1880 in Millfield (Sunderland) – 3 April 1946 in Darlington) was an English footballer who played at inside forward or centre forward. He is most famous for being the first player to be transferred for a fee of £1,000 on his transfer to Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905.[1]
^Proud, Keith (18 August 2008). "The player with the Common touch". The Northern Echo. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
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