Bill Amor
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William George Amor[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Pewsey, England | ||
Date of death | 1 May 1988 (aged 68)[2] | ||
Place of death | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Huntley & Palmers | |||
1947–1952 | Reading | 66 | (12) |
Metropolitan Police | |||
International career | |||
1948 | Great Britain | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William George Amor (6 November 1919 – 1 May 1988)[2] was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[3] making one appearance.[4] Although he spent the majority of his career in non-league football with teams such as Huntley & Palmers and Metropolitan Police, Amor made 66 appearances in the Football League for Reading between 1947 and 1952.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Amor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Bill Amor Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Bill Amor". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "William Amor". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "READING : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1988 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Reading F.C. players
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Metropolitan Police F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Pewsey
- Footballers from Wiltshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs