Bill Cox (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William James Cox[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1915 (aged 34–35)[2] | ||
Place of death | Birmingham, England[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rossendale United | |||
1903–1904 | Bury | 4 | (0) |
1904–1905 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | (5) |
1905 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | (0) |
Accrington Stanley | |||
Oldham Athletic | |||
1905 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
1906–1907 | Dundee | 31 | (18) |
1907 | Heart of Midlothian | 9 | (6) |
Bradford Park Avenue | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William James Cox (1880 – 6 November 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.[1][4]
Personal life[]
Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox.[5] After retiring from football, he became a stonemason in Blackpool.[6] Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War.[3][7] During the campaign, he suffered a leg wound and contracted fatal dysentery.[5] Cox died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915.[5] He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1904–05[8] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
Leicester Fosse | 1904–05[9] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Dundee | 1906–07[4] | Scottish League First Division | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 |
Heart of Midlothian | 1906–07[10] | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
1907–08[11] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||
Career total | 57 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 32 |
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Seven". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "1906–07". Test. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Jack Cox's brother dies from war wounds". The history of Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "William James Cox | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Bill Cox". GoS-DB. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "William Cox | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "1906–07". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "1907–08". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1915 deaths
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Rossendale United F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- King's Own Royal Regiment soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Military personnel from Liverpool
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Western Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- English stonemasons