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    footballer Alf Common go to auction". the Northern Echo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2013. "Alf Common". England...
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    twelve years for the figure to become £1000, when Sunderland striker Alf Common moved to Middlesbrough. It was not until 1928 that the first five-figure...
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  • home for the next 92 years. In 1905, the club sanctioned the transfer of Alf Common for £1,000, a record fee. In the same year, Tim Williamson became the...
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  • Look up Alf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alf is a given name, nickname (also Alfie) and surname. The male name Alf or Alv is derived from álf, the...
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    £100 paid by Aston Villa in 1893 for Willie Groves. Eleven years later, Alf Common joined Middlesbrough for the first four-figure fee, a sum which caused...
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    while at the club is Charlie Hurley with 36 for Republic of Ireland.[A] Alf Common became the first transfer to reach £1,000 after moving to Middlesbrough...
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  • watched by a crowd of 74,479 and ended in a 1–1 draw. The goalscorers were Alf Common for Sheffield United and, in controversial circumstances, Harry Wood for...
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    1911–12 Div 1 38 15 8 15 55 59 38 10th R1 — — London Challenge Cup R2 Alf Common 19 1912–13 Div 1 ↓ 38 3 12 23 26 74 18 20th R2 — — London Challenge Cup...
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    a son, William. Parker's great-grandfather was the English footballer Alf Common. "Former Musselburgh pupil Jamie Parker's portrayal of Harry Potter wins...
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    of Kansas, 1934 Alf Landon (Inc.) – 233,956 (79.87%) John Romulus Brinkley – 58,983 (20.14%) Kansas gubernatorial election, 1934 Alf Landon (R, Inc.)...
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    The Lycoming ALF 502/LF 507 (later Honeywell ALF 502/LF 507) is a geared turbofan engine produced by Lycoming Engines, AlliedSignal, and Honeywell Aerospace...
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    United at Crystal Palace, London. 14 March — foundation of Chelsea F.C. Alf Common becomes the first player ever to be transferred for £1,000 when he moves...
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    many notable footballers from the Northeast of England. Sunderland's Alf Common became the world's first £1,000 player when he was signed by Middlesbrough...
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    1896–1921 William Foulke Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City 1894–1908 Alf Common Sunderland, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Preston North End...
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  • ALF: The Animated Series (also known as ALF on Melmac) is an American animated television series that aired on NBC for 26 episodes from September 26,...
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    In 1905, they made Britain's first £1,000 transfer when they signed Alf Common from local rivals Sunderland. Middlesbrough Ironopolis FC was briefly...
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    in the first £1,000 (£135,600 today) transfer fee for a player, when Alf Common signed for Middlesbrough. The 1907–08 season included Sunderland's record...
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    media related to Alf Ramsey. Wikiquote has quotations related to Alf Ramsey. Alf Ramsey at Soccerbase Alf Ramsey at Englandstats.com Alf Ramsey at England...
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    George Hedley, Albert Brown equalized for Southampton. Shortly afterwards Alf Common passed through to Barnes who went on to score the winning goal of the...
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    One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic...
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    1909–1910 26 0 26 0 Duncan McDonald  Scotland FB 1909–1910 27 0 27 0 Alf Common  England FW 1910–1912 80 0 80 23 Jackie Chalmers  Scotland FW 1910–1912...
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    56 26 R1 Harry Astley 5 1905–06 Div 1 (1) 18th 38 10 11 17 56 71 31 R3 Alf Common 24 1906–07 Div 1 (1) 11th 38 15 6 17 56 63 36 R2 Steve Bloomer 20 1907–08...
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  • Sam Aitken  Scotland Right-half Centre-half 1903–1910 1907–19?? 242 6 – Alf Common  England Forward 1905–1910 1905–1907 178 65 Steve Bloomer  England Inside-right...
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  • Leeds City F.C. admitted to the English Football League. On February 19, Alf Common becomes the first player to be transferred for a fee of £1,000 (a 2011...
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    Middlesbrough for a fee of £750. Among teammates at his new club were Alf Common, the first £1,000 footballer, and Fred Pentland. He was top-scorer at...
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  • englandfootballonline. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Alf Common at Englandstats.com, Retrieved 5 July 2018 "England players: Alf Common". englandfootballonline. Retrieved...
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  • the most expensive footballer in the world at the time, jointly with Alf Common. Rovers finished bottom of the League in 1919–20, but enjoyed possibly...
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  • notable individuals for both clubs have crossed the dividing line. In 1905, Alf Common became the first footballer in history to be transferred for a fee of...
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    April 2 – Kate Bruce, American silent screen actress (b. 1858) April 3 Alf Common, English footballer (b. 1880) Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (executed)...
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  • just 12 years for the figure to become £1,000, when Sunderland striker Alf Common moved to Middlesbrough. It was not until 1928 that the first five-figure...
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