Amos Moss

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 1946–47 [4] First Division 800080
1948–49 [4] 100010
1949–50 [4] 200020
1950–51 [4] 9020110
1951–52 [4] 11100111
1952–53 [4] 12300123
1953–54 [4] 21010220
1954–55 [4] 17040210
1955–56 [4] 20100201
Career total1035701105

Honours

Kettering Town

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References

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