Bill Cox | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1880 Liverpool, England |
| Died |
6 November 1915 (aged 34–35)[1] Birmingham, England[2] |
William James Cox (1880 – 6 November 1915) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.[3][4]
Personal life[]
Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox.[5] Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War.[2][6] During the campaign, Cox suffered a leg wound, and contracted fatal dysentery. He died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915.[5] He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1904–05[7] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Leicester Fosse | 1904–05[8] | 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[9] | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 1907–08[10] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 32 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CWGC – Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/372845/COX,%20WILLIAM. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Seven". http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/leicester-fosse-and-the-first-world-war-part-seven-2278492.aspx. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1906–07". http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s94/st2220.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jack Cox's brother dies from war wounds". http://playupliverpool.com/1915/11/06/jack-coxs-brother-dies-from-war-wounds/. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "William James Cox | Service Record | Football and the First World War". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/william-james-cox-service-record/. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=200&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "William Cox | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players?pid=995. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "1906–07". http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1906-07.html. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "1907–08". http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sea/1907-08.html. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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