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Andrew Amos

Cambridge University FC, Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC

2 caps, 1 goal

P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 4: A 2
75% successful
1885-86

disciplined: none
captaincies:
none
minutes played:
180

Profile

Full name Reverend Andrew Amos
Born 20 September 1863 in Southwark, London [registered in St George Southwark, September 1863]

Notes

According to the 1881 census, 17-year old Andrew lived at a boarding school, on Sandy Lane, Godalming.

Died 2 October 1931, aged 68 in Guy's Hospital, London [registered in Southwark, December 1931]
Height/Weight 'Giant'

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Cris Freddi's England FactBook [1991].

Club Career

Club(s) Began at Charterhouse School, being in the team in 1882.  Earned his Cambridge University Blue in 1884-85-86, at the same time, playing for the Old Carthusians FC and also represented the Corinthians FC team (47 appearances) between December 1884 and November 1889.  Also played with Hitchin Town FC and represented Hertfordshire FA.
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of two who became the 123rd players to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-half
First match No. 25, 21 March 1885, England 1 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 21 years 183 days.
Last match No. 27, 29 March 1886, Wales 1 England 3, a British Championship match at Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 22 years 191 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1884-85, 1885-86;
Team honours British Championship winners 1885-86 (shared);
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Ordained in 1887, ministered in London from 1889 until becoming Rector of Rotherhithe in 1922 until his death.  He served as a councillor on the Bermondsey Borough Council, later being elected an Alderman. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.11

 

Andrew Amos - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
2 2 2 180 1 180 min 1 None None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Andrew Amos - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Away 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1

 

Andrew Amos - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1

 

Andrew Amos - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1885-86 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
All 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1

 

Andrew Amos - Match History
 Clubs:  Cambridge University F.C., Old Carthusians  xF.C. & Corinthians F.C.. - 2 full caps

Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 full capsx

Age 21
1 25 21 March 1885 - England 1 Scotland 1, The Oval, Kennington, London BC HD Start lh
Age 22
2 28 29 March 1886 - Wales 1 England 3, Y Cae Ras, Wrecsam BC AW Start
70
lh

Notes

Cambridge College entry:

Amos, Andrew
Approx. lifespan: 1882–2000
Tripos: Cla. Math. I 1885; Math. II 1885
Adm scholar Clare College 1882:03:31
[ s. of James (1846) V.: St Stephen's Southwark, Surrey
b. 1863
School Sch: Charterhouse ]Matric 1882:10MT: ;BA 1885 ;MA 1891
Football (assoc.) 'blue.'
Ord. deacon Durham 1887;
Ord. priest 1888;
C.: Gateshead,
[Co. Durham] 1887-89
In charge of College Mission at Rotherhithe, Surrey 1889-98
R.: Datchworth, Hertfordshire 1898-1907
V.: St Anne's South Lambeth, London 1907-17
R.: St Paul's with St Mark's Deptford,
[London] 1917-22
R.: Rotherhithe,
[London] 1922-31
An Alderman of: : Bermondsey Council
[Bermondsey], [London]
Donor of plate to College
d. aged 68 1931:10:02, in Guy's Hospital
[Guy's], London
brother of Archibald D. C. (1888) and Herbert G. M. (1883).
(Crockford; Charterhouse Sch. Reg.)

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