Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Arthur Edward Cox [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 August 1987||
Place of birth | Haywards Heath, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 146 | (16) |
2005 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2006 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Leyton Orient | 227 | (45) |
2016–2018 | Crawley Town | 26 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Burgess Hill Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Eastbourne Borough | 73 | (12) |
2021–2022 | Worthing | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Lancing | ||
2023 | Burgess Hill Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 12 September 2021 (UTC) |
Dean Arthur Edward Cox (born 12 August 1987) is an English former footballer who was recently manager of Burgess Hill Town. Cox primarily played as a winger, but also played in an attacking midfield role.
Cox was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. [1] He made his debut for Brighton & Hove Albion during a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 29 August 2005. [2] During the 2005–06 season, Cox also spent time on loan at Eastbourne Borough, featuring twice in their run in the FA Cup. [3] [4] Cox's next appearance for Brighton was on the first day of the 2006–07 League One season in the 1–0 victory away at Rotherham United, although he was sent-off during this match for receiving two yellow cards. [5] Cox played a major part during his debut season in the first-team playing in 43 League games and scoring six goals. [6]
In the summer of 2007, Cox was rewarded for his fine start to his Albion career by being handed the number 7 shirt, previously occupied by Alexandre Frutos.
After falling out of favour at Brighton, Cox was informed that he would be released from his contract when it expires on 30 June 2010. [7]
Cox was later signed by Leyton Orient on 2 June 2010. [8] He scored his first league goal for the Os on 28 August 2010, in the 3–0 triumph over Exeter City. [9]
On 3 October 2012, in the 2–0 league victory at Walsall, Cox scored a 60-yard goal from inside the Orient half, firing over the head of Walsall goalkeeper Karl Darlow. [10]
Cox was released on 1 September 2016, his contract terminated by mutual consent. [11]
On 13 September 2016, Cox joined Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [12]
After signing outside of the Summer transfer window, Cox was ineligible to play for Crawley Town until 2 January 2017, so therefore he joined Burgess Hill Town on a loan deal. [13] On 8 October 2016, Cox made his Burgess Hill Town debut in a 3–2 victory over Leatherhead, playing the full 90 minutes. [14] On 25 October 2016, Cox scored his first goal for Burgess Hill Town in a 1–0 victory over Hendon, netting the winner in the 53rd minute. [15]
After a short loan spell with Burgess Hill Town, Cox returned to Crawley and made his debut on 2 January 2017. Featuring for 61 minutes before being replaced by Jordan Roberts, in a 2–0 home victory over Yeovil Town. [16]
On 28 June 2018, it was announced that Cox would leave Crawley, following a mutual termination in his contract. [17]
On 3 August 2018, a day before the season began, it was confirmed that Cox had signed for Eastbourne Borough who play in the National League South. [18] In July 2021, Cox departed the club by mutual consent. [19]
On 16 December 2022, it was announced that Cox would take over the managerial position at Lancing. [20]
On 27 April 2023, Cox was appointed manager of Burgess Hill Town having guided Lancing to their highest ever league position. [21]
On 6 December 2023, Cox resigned as manager of Burgess Hill Town. [22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2005–06 [23] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07 [24] | League One | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 50 | 10 | |
2007–08 [25] | League One | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 50 | 7 | |
2008–09 [26] | League One | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 5 | |
2009–10 [27] | League One | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 146 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 179 | 22 | ||
Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2005–06 [28] | Conference South | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2005–06 [28] | Conference South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Leyton Orient | 2010–11 [29] | League One | 45 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 56 | 12 |
2011–12 [30] | League One | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
2012–13 [31] | League One | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 55 | 8 | |
2013–14 [32] | League One | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 56 | 17 | |
2014–15 [33] | League One | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
2015–16 [34] | League Two | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
2016–17 [35] | League Two | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 227 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 275 | 59 | ||
Crawley Town | 2016–17 [35] | League Two | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
2017–18 [36] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
Burgess Hill Town (loan) | 2016–17 [35] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
Eastbourne Borough | 2018–19 | National League South | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 4 | 39 | 12 | |
2019–20 | National League South | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 30 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | National League South | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
Total | 73 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 91 | 19 | |||
Career total | 489 | 76 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 595 | 106 |
Tea | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Lancing | 16 December 2022 | 26 April 2023 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36.36 |
Burgess Hill | 27 April 2023 | Present | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36.36 |
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