6 milestone transfers in football history

Modified Jul 24, 2016 17:06 GMT

Fernando Torres broke the British record transfer fee in a move worth 50m from Liverpool to Chelsea — Fernando Torres broke the British record transfer fee in a move worth £50m from Liverpool to Chelsea

The first £1,000 player - Alf Common

Record signing Alf Common helped Middlesbrough beat the drop in his first season with them

English striker Alf Common became the first player to break the £1000 barrier in February of 1905, a mere 12 years after the Willie Groves transfer saga. Middlesbrough signed the 25- year-old forward from Sunderland for the sum of exactly £1000, in an effort to avoid relegation from the first division.

In his debut game for Middlesbrough, Common scored a penalty which won the game for his team. It was their first away win in almost two years. Middlesbrough would go on to avoid relegation and stay in the first division.

Common scored 58 goals in 168 league games for the team which he would eventually leave at the age of 30, to go to Woolwich Arsenal.

Edited by Staff Editor