Neil Cox (footballer)

For other people named Neil Cox, see Neil Cox (disambiguation).

Neil Cox

Personal information
Full name	Neil Cox
Date of birth	8 October 1971 (1971-10-08)
Place of birth	Scunthorpe, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1991	Scunthorpe United	17	(1)
1991–1994	Aston Villa	40	(3)
1994–1997	Middlesbrough	106	(3)
1997–1999	Bolton Wanderers	80	(7)
1999–2005	Watford	219	(20)
2005–2006	Cardiff City	27	(2)
2006–2008	Crewe Alexandra	58	(1)
2010–2011	Leek Town	4	(0)
Total		551	(37)
National team
1993–1994	England U21	6	(0)
Teams managed
2010–2011	Leek Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neil Cox (born 8 October 1971) is a retired English professional footballer. He spent most of his career playing as a central defender or right-back. His final club was League One outfit Crewe Alexandra, where he scored twice against Cheltenham in the league and MK Dons in the FA Cup. Cox signed for Crewe in June 2006 after being released by Cardiff City.

Cox also played for Scunthorpe United, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Watford and Bolton Wanderers, and was capped at Under-21 level by England.

Cox retired at the end of the 2008 season; the home game against Oldham Athletic was the last of his career. Cox then became a property developer in Portugal.

In October 2010 he returned to the game after being appointed as the new manager of Leek Town. When the club had injury concerns Cox regsistered himself as a player with the league.

In unexpected circumstances Cox resigned as Leek Town manager after a 1-0 home victory against Quorn. Cox stated "Personal Reasons" as his resigation reason

Honours

• Football League Cup: 1994; runner-up 1997

External links

• Neil Cox career stats at Soccerbase