Tosher Underwood

Tosher Underwood
Underwood while with Brentford in 1906.
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(1960-11-28) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Ealing, England
Playing position Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fulham
Grays United
→ Fulham (loan)
1902–1908 Brentford 177 (20)
1908–1909 Glossop 18
1909–1910 Clapton Orient 37 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alexander Austin "Tosher" Underwood (January 1878 – 28 November 1960) was an English professional football outside forward 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 195 appearances for the Bees and was awarded a benefit match upon his departure in 1908.[2][3] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[4]

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.[5] Glossop took eventual runners-up Bristol City to a replay in the fourth round, losing 1–0.[6] 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

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1902–03[3] Southern League First Division 21 3 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 22 3
1903–04[3] 29 4 5 2 — 34 6
1904–05[3] 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
1905–06[3] 34 4 4 1 — 38 5
1906–07[3] 34 4 4 0 — 38 4
1907–08[3] 37 5 2 0 — 39 5
Career total 177 20 17 3 1 0 195 23
  1. ↑ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 294. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 133. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. 1 2 Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "1909". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Maguire, John (2011). The Football Association Challenge Cup Competition: Manchester United vs Bristol City. p. 7.


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