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 (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

• Southern League: 1956–57[3]

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.