Alf Common was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 29th February 1904 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 19th March 1906 aged 25. Common, born on 25th May 1880, in Millfield, Sunderland, has a FA Legacy Number of 294 and played as a Inside Right and
Centre Forward for his country.
Alf Common - 3 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Alfred Common
- Born: 25th May 1880, Millfield, Sunderland
- Died: 3rd April 1946, Darlington aged 65
- England Career: 1904 - 1906
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right and Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield United (2) & Middlesbrough (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 294
- Alf Common was the first man to be transferred for a fee of £1,000 in 1905 when Middlesbrough bought him from Sunderland. He also represented Sheffield Utd, Woolwich Arsenal and Preston North End. After his career ended in 1914 he ran several pubs in the Darlington area.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 29th February 1904 aged 23 years, 9 months, 4 days - Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 19th March 1906 aged 25 years, 9 months, 25 days
- First Goal: v
Ireland (HC) on 12th March 1904 aged 23 years, 9 months, 18 days - Career Length: 2 years, 18 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Centre Forward
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Crompton
- 3 Matches
- Joe Bache
- 2 Matches
- Tom Baddeley
- 2 Matches
- Billy Brawn
- 2 Matches
- Herbert Burgess
- 2 Matches
- Tommy Crawshaw
- 2 Matches
- George Davis
- 2 Matches
- Harry Ruddlesdin
- 2 Matches
- Arthur Brown
- 1 Match
- Bert Lee
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 4 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 1 - 0, 19th Mar 1906 (HC) Middlesbrough, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 25 days. - IRE, 3 - 1, 12th Mar 1904 (HC)
Sheffield United, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 18 days. - WAL, 2 - 2, 29th Feb 1904 (HC) Sheffield United, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 4 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.