Alf Common
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Common
Date of birth	May 25, 1880(1880-05-25)
Place of birth	Millfield, Tyne and Wear, England
Date of death	April 3, 1946 (aged 65)
Place of death	Darlington, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1900-1901 1901-1904 1904-1905 1905-1910 1910-1912 1912-1914	Sunderland Sheffield United Sunderland Middlesbrough Woolwich Arsenal Preston North End	018 00(6) 067 0(21) 020 00(6) 168 0(58) 077 0(23) 035 00(9)
National team
1904-1906	England	003 00(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alf Common (born May 25, 1880 in Millfield, Tyne and Wear, died April 3, 1946) 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.

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