Alfred Common
| Date of birth | 25 May 1880 |
| Place of birth | Sunderland |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Inside forward |
England International (3 caps)
Alf Common was the first £1,000 player when he moved from Sunderland to Middlesbrough. A regular first team inside forward he was Arsenal's top scorer in the League in 1911-12 but transferred to Preston North End after failing to score in 1912-1913.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1904-05 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 10 | 4 |
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| 1905-06 | Football League | Inter League | 1 | 1 |
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| 1905-06 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 5 | 5 |
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| 1905-06 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 36 | 18 |
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| 1906-07 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1906-07 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 29 | 12 |
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| 1907-08 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 34 | 9 |
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| 1908-09 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 33 | 10 |
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| 1909-10 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1909-10 | Middlesbrough | League Division One | 26 | 4 |
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| 1910-11 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1910-11 | Arsenal | League Division One | 29 | 6 |
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| 1911-12 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1911-12 | Arsenal | League Division One | 36 | 17 |
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| 1912-13 | Arsenal | League Division One | 12 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1905 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1905 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1905 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1905 | Middlesbrough v Stoke | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1905 | Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1905 | Bury v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1905 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1905 | Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1905 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | L | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1905 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1905 | Everton v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1905 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1905 | Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1905 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1905 | Manchester City v Middlesbrough | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1905 | Middlesbrough v Bury | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1905 | Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1905 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1905 | Aston Villa v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1905 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | L | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1905 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1905 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1905 | Stoke v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1905 | Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1905 | Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1905 | Middlesbrough v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1905 | Birmingham City v Middlesbrough | L | 7-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Dec 1905 | Middlesbrough v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1906 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Jan 1906 | Derby County v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Jan 1906 | Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Jan 1906 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Jan 1906 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Feb 1906 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 07 Feb 1906 | Middlesbrough v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 10 Feb 1906 | Bury v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1906 | Middlesbrough v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round 2nd replay |
| 24 Feb 1906 | Southampton v Middlesbrough | L | 6-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Mar 1906 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1906 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Mar 1906 | Middlesbrough v Preston North End | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1906 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1906 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1906 | Middlesbrough v Stoke | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1906 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1906 | Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1906 | Middlesbrough v Manchester City | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1906 | Middlesbrough v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1906 | Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1906 | Middlesbrough v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1906 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1906 | Aston Villa v Middlesbrough | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1906 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1906 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1906 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1906 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1906 | Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1906 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1906 | Middlesbrough v Stoke | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1906 | Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1906 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1906 | Birmingham City v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1907 | Middlesbrough v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1907 | Middlesbrough v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 5-3 | League Division One | |
| 12 Jan 1907 | Middlesbrough v Northampton Town | W | 4-2 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1907 | Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1907 | Middlesbrough v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1907 | Brentford v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 09 Feb 1907 | Middlesbrough v Derby County | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1907 | Middlesbrough v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Feb 1907 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1907 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Mar 1907 | Middlesbrough v Bristol City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1907 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1907 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1907 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1907 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1907 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1907 | Stoke v Middlesbrough | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1907 | Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1907 | Middlesbrough v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1907 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1907 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1907 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1907 | Birmingham City v Middlesbrough | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 12 Oct 1907 | Middlesbrough v Everton | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1907 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1907 | Middlesbrough v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1907 | Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1907 | Middlesbrough v Bristol City | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1907 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1907 | Middlesbrough v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1907 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1907 | Middlesbrough v Bury | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1907 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1907 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1907 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1908 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 18 Jan 1908 | Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Jan 1908 | Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Feb 1908 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Feb 1908 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Feb 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1908 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Mar 1908 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1908 | Manchester City v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1908 | Middlesbrough v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1908 | Bury v Middlesbrough | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1908 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1908 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1908 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1908 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1908 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1908 | Middlesbrough v Everton | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1908 | Notts County v Middlesbrough | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1908 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1908 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1908 | Middlesbrough v Preston North End | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1908 | Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1908 | Manchester City v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1908 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1908 | Bury v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1908 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1908 | Aston Villa v Middlesbrough | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1908 | Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1908 | Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1908 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1909 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1909 | Bradford City v Middlesbrough | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1909 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1909 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 23 Jan 1909 | Everton v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1909 | Middlesbrough v Leicester Fosse | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1909 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1909 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1909 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1909 | Middlesbrough v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1909 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1909 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1909 | Middlesbrough v Bury | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1909 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1909 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1909 | Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1909 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1909 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1909 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield United | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1909 | Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1909 | Middlesbrough v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1909 | Bristol City v Middlesbrough | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1909 | Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1909 | Bury v Middlesbrough | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1909 | Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1909 | Preston North End v Middlesbrough | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1909 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1909 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1909 | Middlesbrough v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1909 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1909 | Middlesbrough v Manchester United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1909 | Middlesbrough v Bradford City | L | 3-7 | League Division One | |
| 19 Jan 1910 | Everton v Middlesbrough | L | 5-3 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 26 Feb 1910 | Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1910 | Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1910 | Middlesbrough v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1910 | Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1910 | Aston Villa v Middlesbrough | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1910 | Middlesbrough v Notts County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1910 | Middlesbrough v Aston Villa | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1910 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1910 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1910 | Everton v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1910 | Middlesbrough v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1910 | Middlesbrough v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1903-04 | England | British Home Championship | 2 | 2 |
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| 1905-06 | England | British Home Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 29 Feb 1904 | Wales v England | D | 2-2 | British Home Championship | |
| 12 Mar 1904 | Ireland v England | W | 1-3 | British Home Championship | |
| 19 Mar 1906 | Wales v England | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.