| Alf Amos | |
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Amos lining up for Brentford in 1919. Amos lining up for Brentford in 1919. | |
| Born |
9 February 1893 Forest Hill, England |
| Died |
27 October 1959 (aged 66) Dunstable, England |
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[]
A wing half, Amos began his career as an amateur with Old Kingstonians and joined Southern League Second Division club Brentford in 1913.[1] 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.[1][2] By the time Amos transferred to Millwall in 1922, he had made 139 appearances and scored five goals for Brentford.[2] 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,[1] which secured promotion to the Second Division for the first time in the club's history.[3] Amos' achievements were recognised posthumously with a place in the Millwall Hall of Fame.[4] He finished his career with non-league club Hitchin Town and had a successful spell as the club's manager.[1][5][6][7][8][9]
Personal life[]
Amos served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[10]
Honours[]
Player[]
Brentford
- London Combination (1): 1918–19[1]
Millwall
- Football League Third Division South (1): 1927–28[3]
Manager[]
Hitchin Town
- Spartan League Premier Division (1): 1934–35[5]
- Spartan League First Division second-place promotion (1): 1930–31[6]
- Spartan League Challenge Cup (1): 1935[7]
- AFA Senior Cup (1): 1931–32[8]
- Herts Senior Cup (3): 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34[9]
Individual[]
- Millwall Hall of Fame[4]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1914–15[2] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1919–20[2] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1920–21[2] | Third Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 131 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 5 | ||
| Millwall | 1922–23[11] | Third Division South | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 1923–24[12] | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 1924–25[13] | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26[14] | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1926–27[15] | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1927–28[3] | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1928–29[16] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 217 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 232 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 348 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 371 | 20 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–366. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Millwall Season 27/28 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats27-28.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Millwall FC. "The Millwall Hall of Fame". http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Hall-of-Fame-A-to-E.aspx. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Season 1934–35". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Season_1934-35.shtml.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Spartan League 1907–1934". http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Df2/Asp07.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Archived copy". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Hitchin_Other_Cup_Results.doc.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Season 1931–32". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Season_1931-32.shtml.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Archived copy". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/articles/main/files/Herts%20Senior%20Cup%20Results%201928-29%20to%20date%20%20TABLED%202.doc.
- ↑ "Brentford FC players in the First World War" (in en). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/brentford-players-first-world-war/.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats22-23.htm.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats23-24.htm.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats24-25.htm.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 25/26 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats25-26.htm.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 26/27 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats26-27.htm.
- ↑ "Millwall Season 28/29 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats28-29.htm.
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