Tosher Underwood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Austin Underwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Street, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1960 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Ealing, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Fulham | |||
| Grays United | |||
| → Fulham (loan) | |||
| 1902–1908 | Brentford | 177 | (23) |
| 1908–1909 | Glossop | 18 | |
| 1909–1910 | Clapton Orient | 37 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Alexander Austin "Tosher" Underwood was an English professional football winger who played in the Football League for Glossop and Clapton Orient.[2]
Career
Early years
A winger, Underwood began his career at Fulham, before signing for Grays United and then returning to Fulham on loan.[1]
Brentford
Underwood's signed for Southern League Division One side Brentford in 1902.[2] He made nearly 200 appearances for the Bees and was awarded a benefit match upon his departure in 1908.[2] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
Glossop
Underwood moved up to the Football League and signed for Division Two side Glossop in 1908.[2] In February 1909, Underwood was part of the team which beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup, which sent the Hillmen into the fourth round for the only time in the club's history.[4] Glossop took eventual runners-up Bristol City to a replay in the fourth round, losing 1-0.[5] He made 18 league appearances for Glossop.[1]
Clapton Orient
Underwood's final known club was Division Two side Clapton Orient, for whom he made 37 league appearances and scored one goal.[1]
Personal life
After retiring from football, Underwood returned to Brentford and became a shoemaker.[2]
Honours
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 294. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 133. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- 1 2 Chris Wickham. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "1909". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ Maguire, John (2011). The Football Association Challenge Cup Competition: Manchester United vs Bristol City. p. 7.
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