BC
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
English footballer
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
1880(Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom)
Death:
1915(Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom)
The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Personal life
Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox. Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War. During the campaign, Cox suffered a leg wound and contracted fatal dysentery. He died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915. He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1904–05 | Southern League First Division | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Leicester Fosse | 1904–05 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Dundee | 1906–07 | Scottish League First Division | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1906–07 | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 1907–08 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 32 | ||