Tosher Underwood

Tosher Underwood

Underwood while with Brentford in 1906.
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Austin Underwood[1]
Date of birth	6 February 1878[2]
Place of birth	Street, England[1]
Date of death	28 November 1960(1960-11-28) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death	Chiswick, England[2]
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Bristol St. George's
1899–	Bristol Rovers	8	(1)
0000–1901	Fulham
1901–	Grays United
	→ Fulham (loan)
1902–1908	Brentford	177	(20)
1908–1909	Glossop	18	(0)
1909–1910	Clapton Orient	37	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Austin Underwood (6 February 1878 – 28 November 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Glossop and Clapton Orient. He spent the majority of his career in the Southern League with Brentford, for whom he made over 170 appearances.

Career

Early years

An outside forward, Underwood began his career with Bristol clubs Bristol St. George's and Bristol Rovers.^[3] He later moved to Southern League club Fulham, before signing for Grays United in July 1901 and then returning to Fulham on loan.^[1][4]

Brentford

Underwood's signed for Southern League First Division club Brentford on 4 June 1902.^[2][5][6] He made 195 appearances in all competitions for the Bees and was awarded a benefit match upon his departure at the end of the 1907–08 season.^[5][7] He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.^[8]

Glossop

Underwood moved up to the Football League and signed for Second Division club Glossop in May 1908.^[5][9] 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.^[10] Glossop took eventual runners-up Bristol City to a replay in the fourth round and lost 1–0.^[11] He made 18 league appearances for Glossop.^[1]

Clapton Orient

Underwood's final known club was Second Division club Clapton Orient, whom he joined in June 1909.^[12] He made 37 league appearances and scored one goal for the club.^[1]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Underwood returned to Brentford and became a shoemaker.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1902–03[7]	Southern League First Division	21	3	0	0	1[a]	0	22	3
	1903–04[7]	Southern League First Division	29	4	5	2	—		34	6
	1904–05[7]	Southern League First Division	22	0	2	0	—		24	0
	1905–06[7]	Southern League First Division	34	4	4	1	—		38	5
	1906–07[7]	Southern League First Division	34	4	4	0	—		38	4
	1907–08[7]	Southern League First Division	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

Honours

• Brentford Hall of Fame^[8]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 294. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "N-Z". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
3. "The Football Association – Season 1898–99 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. "The Football Association – Season 1901–02 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 133. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
6. "The Football Association – Season 1902–03 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 357–359. ISBN 0951526200.
8. Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
9. "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
10. "1909". The Giant Killers. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
11. Maguire, John (2011). The Football Association Challenge Cup Competition: Manchester United vs Bristol City. p. 7.
12. "The Football Association – Season 1909–10 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.