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Alf Amos
Alf Amos, Brentford FC footballer, 1919
Amos lining up for Brentford in 1919.
Personal details
Born (1893-02-09)9 February 1893
Forest Hill, England
Died 27 October 1959(1959-10-27) (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.[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[]

Amos served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[11]

Honours[]

Player[]

Brentford

  • London Combination (1): 1918–19[2]

Millwall

  • Football League Third Division South (1): 1927–28[4]

Manager[]

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[]

  • Millwall Hall of Fame[5]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

References[]

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 8. ISBN 190589161X. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0955294914. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–366. ISBN 0951526200. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Millwall Season 27/28 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats27-28.htm. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Millwall FC. "The Millwall Hall of Fame". http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/club/Hall-of-Fame-A-to-E.aspx. Retrieved 7 February 2016. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Season 1934–35". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Season_1934-35.shtml. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Spartan League 1907–1934". http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Df2/Asp07.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Archived copy". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Hitchin_Other_Cup_Results.doc. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Season 1931–32". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/club/history/Season_1931-32.shtml. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Archived copy". http://www.hitchintownfc.co.uk/articles/main/files/Herts%20Senior%20Cup%20Results%201928-29%20to%20date%20%20TABLED%202.doc. 
  11. ↑ "Brentford FC players in the First World War" (in en). https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/brentford-players-first-world-war/. 
  12. ↑ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats22-23.htm. 
  13. ↑ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats23-24.htm. 
  14. ↑ "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats24-25.htm. 
  15. ↑ "Millwall Season 25/26 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats25-26.htm. 
  16. ↑ "Millwall Season 26/27 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats26-27.htm. 
  17. ↑ "Millwall Season 28/29 Stats". http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats28-29.htm. 
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