Amos Moss
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amos Moss[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Date of death | 8 April 2004[1] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Aldridge, England | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
–1937 | Birmingham Boys' Club | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1956 | Aston Villa | 103 | (5) |
Kettering Town | |||
Wisbech Town | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | |||
Rugby Town | |||
Managerial career | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amos Moss (28 August 1921 – 8 April 2004) was an English professional footballer who made over 100 appearances as a left half in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1]
Personal life
Moss' father Frank Sr. and brother Frank Jr. were both professional footballers.[2] He attended Burlington Street School in Aston and served in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War.[3] After retiring from football, Moss ran a newsagents in Great Barr and later worked as a salesman until his retirement in 1991.[3] He continued to work in a newsagents, owned by retired footballer Bobby Hope, until late 2003.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1946–47[4] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
1948–49[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1949–50[4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1950–51[4] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
1951–52[4] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
1952–53[4] | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
1953–54[4] | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
1954–55[4] | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
1955–56[4] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Career total | 103 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 5 |
Honours
Kettering Town
References
- ^ a b c "Amos Moss". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b Connor, Neil. "Last of great Villa dynasty dies, aged 82". Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 81. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Amos Moss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.