Alf Amos
 Amos lining up for Brentford in 1919. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Herbert Amos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Forest Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1959 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Dunstable, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Old Kingstonians | ||
| 1913–1922 | Brentford | 131 | (5) |
| 1922–1929 | Millwall Athletic | 217 | (13) |
| Hitchin Town | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1930–1937 | Hitchin Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alfred Herbert Amos (9 February 1893 – 27 October 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall. He is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.
Career
[edit]A wing half, Amos began his career as an amateur with Old Kingstonians and joined Southern League Second Division club Brentford in 1913.[2] He remained with Brentford during the First World War and was still a regular in the team when the club was admitted to the new Football League Third Division for the 1920–21 season.[2][3] By the time Amos transferred to Millwall in 1922, he had made 139 appearances and scored five goals for Brentford.[3] He remained with Millwall for seven seasons and was an ever-present in the team which finished the 1927–28 season as Third Division South champions,[2] which secured promotion to the Second Division for the first time in the club's history.[4] Amos' achievements were recognised posthumously with a place in the Millwall Hall of Fame.[5] He finished his career with non-league club Hitchin Town and had a successful spell as the club's manager.[2][6][7][8][9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Amos served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1914–15[3] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1919–20[3] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1920–21[3] | Third Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1921–22[3] | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 131 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 5 | ||
| Millwall | 1922–23[12] | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 1923–24[13] | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 1924–25[14] | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26[15] | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1926–27[16] | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1927–28[4] | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1928–29[17] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 217 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 232 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 348 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 371 | 20 | ||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Brentford
Millwall
Manager
[edit]Hitchin Town
- Spartan League Premier Division (1): 1934–35[6]
- Spartan League First Division second-place promotion (1): 1930–31[7]
- Spartan League Challenge Cup (1): 1935[8]
- AFA Senior Cup (1): 1931–32[9]
- Herts Senior Cup (3): 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34[10]
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c "Millwall Season 27/28 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "The Millwall Hall of Fame". Millwall FC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Season 1934–35". Hitchin Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Spartan League 1907–1934". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Season 1931–32". Hitchin Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Brentford FC players in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 25/26 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 26/27 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 28/29 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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