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Alf Common

Forward · Arsenal FC · historical profile

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English footballer (1880–1946)

1880–1946

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1946-04-03

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.

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