Alf Common
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Alf Common, the United Kingdom forward, made 80 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 26 times, averaging 0.33 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1904-05, with 14 goals.
Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
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 ] — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Sunderland
- Born
- 25 May 1880
Career
Sunderland A.F.C. (1900–01)→Sheffield United F.C. (1901–04)→Sunderland A.F.C. (1904–05)→England men's national association football team (1904–06)→Middlesbrough F.C. (1905–10)→Arsenal F.C. (1910–12)→Preston North End F.C. (1912–14)
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Sunderland career (from season records)
80
Appearances
26
Goals
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Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.
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