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
Managerial career
Kidderminster Harriers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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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

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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

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Kettering Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Amos Moss". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Connor, Neil. "Last of great Villa dynasty dies, aged 82". Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Amos Moss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.