- Neil Cox (footballer)
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For other people named Neil Cox, see Neil Cox (disambiguation).
Neil Cox Personal information Full name Neil Cox Date of birth 8 October 1971 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[1] and MK Dons in the FA Cup.[2] Cox signed for Crewe in June 2006 after being released by Cardiff City.[3]
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.[4]
In October 2010 he returned to the game after being appointed as the new manager of Leek Town.[5] 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 [6]
Honours
- Football League Cup: 1994; runner-up 1997
References
- ^ "Crewe 3–1 Cheltenham". BBC. 12 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/5330106.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Crewe 2–1 MK Dons". BBC. 10 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7076500.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Crewe sign veteran defender Cox
- ^ Whitbread, Joe. "Former Watford captain Neil Cox still unhappy with departure five years on", Watford Observer, Watford, March 27th, 2010
- ^ White, Andy (6 October 2010). "Leek appoint former Watford captain Cox". The Non-League Paper. http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=11343&iid=209&sud=290. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Perkin, Alex (17 April 2011). "Cox Drops Resignation Bombshell". http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leektown/news/cox-drops-resignation-bombshel-295536.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
External links
1994–95 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Shaka Hislop · DF: Neil Cox · DF: Alan Stubbs · DF: Craig Short · DF: Ben Thatcher · MF: Jason McAteer · MF: Alex Rae · MF: Jamie Pollock · FW: Jan Åge Fjørtoft · FW: John Hendrie · FW: John AldridgeCategories:- 1971 births
- English footballers
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Living people
- England under-21 international footballers
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Leek Town F.C. managers
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