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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Common | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1946 (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.