Alf Common
English soccer player
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Alfred Common 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. Wikipedia
Born: May 25, 1880, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Died: April 3, 1946 (age 65 years), Darlington, United Kingdom
1900–1901: Sunderland
1901–1904: Sheffield United
1904–1906: England
1905–1910: Middlesbrough
1910–1912: Woolwich Arsenal