Alf Amos

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.

Alf Amos
Amos lining up for Brentford 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)
0000–1913 Old Kingstonians
1913–1922 Brentford 131 (5)
1922–1929 Millwall Athletic 217 (13)
Hitchin Town
Teams managed
1930–1937 Hitchin Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Millwall

Manager

Hitchin Town

Individual

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 978-1905891610.
  2. 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. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–366. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Millwall Season 27/28 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. Millwall FC. "The Millwall Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. "Season 1934–35". Hitchin Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  7. "Spartan League 1907–1934". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Season 1931–32". Hitchin Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Brentford FC players in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  12. "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  15. "Millwall Season 25/26 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  16. "Millwall Season 26/27 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  17. "Millwall Season 28/29 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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