Amos Moss

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]

Amos Moss
Personal information
Full name Amos Moss[1]
Date of birth 28 August 1921
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 8 April 2004(2004-04-08) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Aldridge, England
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
0000–1937 Birmingham Boys' Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1956 Aston Villa 103 (5)
Kettering Town
Wisbech Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Rugby Town
Teams managed
Kidderminster Harriers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
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

  1. "Amos Moss". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. Connor, Neil. "Last of great Villa dynasty dies, aged 82". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 81. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. "Amos Moss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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