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) |
Dundee | |||
1907 | Heart of Midlothian | 9 | (4) |
Bradford Park Avenue | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William James "Bill" Cox (1880 – 6 November 1915) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.[1]
Personal life
Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox.[4] Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War.[3][5] He suffered a leg wound and from dysentery and died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915.[4] He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Seven". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Jack Cox's brother dies from war wounds". The history of Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "William James Cox | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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 soldiers
- 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
- 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