Sunday, 1 July 2007
First £1000 Football Transfer
Alfred Common was born 25 May 1880 and played as a forward for Sunderland, Sheffield United 1901-04 (signed for £325), Sunderland 1904-05 (signed for £520), Middlesbrough 1905-10 (signed for £1000), Woolwich Arsenal 1910-12 and Preston North End 1912-15.
Alf Common was the first four-figure football transfer when he moved from Sunderland to Middlesbrough in 1905 for £1000
He became a publican on his retirement and died 3 April 1946 in Darlington
Alf Common was the first four-figure football transfer when he moved from Sunderland to Middlesbrough in 1905 for £1000
He became a publican on his retirement and died 3 April 1946 in Darlington
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