Barbara Cox (footballer)

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Barbara Cox
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-05-10) 10 May 1947 (age 75)
Place of birth New Zealand
Position(s) Defender
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1987 New Zealand 34 (0)

Barbara Douglas Cox MBE (born 10 May 1947) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.

Cox captained the New Zealand women's team in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2–0 on 25 August 1975 [1] at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup. [2] [3] She finished her international career with 34 caps to her credit. [4]

In the 1996 New Year Honours, Cox was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to soccer. [5]

In 2013, Cox became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football [6]

Cox's daughters Michele Cox and Tara Cox also represented New Zealand. [4]

Honours

New Zealand

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References

  1. ↑ "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "1975 Asian Cup". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Football Ferns - Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "No. 54256". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Friends of Football Committee Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.


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