Conor Cox
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1992 Luton, United Kingdom | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010–2018 2011–2018 2019–present |
Listowel Emmets → Feale Rangers Éire Óg | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Roscommon titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2011–2016 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013–2016 2019–present |
Kerry Roscommon |
0 (0-00) 16 (0–45) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:51, 29 July 2023. | |||
Conor Cox (born 1992) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Éire Óg, having previously lined out with Listowel Emmets and Feale Rangers, and at inter-county level with the Roscommon senior football team.
Career
[edit]Cox first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Listowel Emmets club. After progressing to adult level, he won North Kerry SFC medals in 2013 and 2015.[1][2] His performances at club level also saw him called up to the Feale Rangers divisional team.[3] Cox also lined out with University College Cork and was part of their Sigerson Cup-winning team in 2014.[4]
Cox first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry during unsuccessful spells with the minor and under-21 teams.[5][6] He later spent several season with the junior team and won All-Ireland JFC medals in 2012, 2015 and 2017.[7][8][9] Cox was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team in 2013 and made a number of National League appearances. His decision to spend the summer in the United States during the team's All-Ireland SFC-winning season in 2014 hastened the end of his inter-county career with Kerry.[10]
Cox transferred to the Éire Óg club in County Roscommon in 2019, a move which made him eligible for the county team.[11] He was part of the Roscommon team that won the Conancht SFC title in 2019.[12]
Honours
[edit]- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup: 2014
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 2012, 2015, 2017
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 2012, 2015, 2017
- Roscommon
References
[edit]- ^ "Controversy rages over Listowel's winner". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Listowel Emmets rally in style". Irish Examiner. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Hot-shot Cox calls tune for Rangers". Irish Examiner. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "UCC take title". Irish Independent. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Munster MFC: Kingdom survive Tipp scare". Hogan Stand. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Relief for Cleary as Cork hold off Kerry". Irish Examiner. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Coach happy crown won the Kerry way". Irish Examiner. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Hickey double inspires classy Kerry to title". Irish Independent. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Conor Cox shines as Kerry junior footballers capture three-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Cox has not regret about missing Kerry's 2014 All-Ireland triumph". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Kerry senior joins Anthony Cunningham's Roscommon football set-up". The 42. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Roscommon comeback to land Connacht title at Salthill". RTÉ Sport. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Conor Cox profile at the Terrace Talk website