 Amos lining up forBrentford in 1919. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Herbert Amos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1893-02-09)9 February 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Forest Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1959(1959-10-27) (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 HerbertAmos (9 February 1893 – 27 October 1959) was an English professionalfootballer who played as awing half inthe Football League forBrentford andMillwall. He is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.
Awing half, Amos began his career as an amateur with Old Kingstonians and joinedSouthern League Second Division clubBrentford in 1913.[2] He remained with Brentford during theFirst World War and was still a regular in the team when the club was admitted to the newFootball League Third Division for the1920–21 season.[2][3] By the time Amos transferred toMillwall 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 the1927–28 season asThird Division South champions,[2] which secured promotion to theSecond 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 withnon-league clubHitchin Town and had a successful spell as the club's manager.[2][6][7][8][9][10]
Amos served in theBritish Armed Forces during theFirst World War.[11]
| 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 | ||
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Hitchin Town
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