George Cox (footballer)

George Cox

Cox in 2023
Personal information
Full name	George Frederick Cox [1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Worthing, England [3]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
2009–2018	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2019	→ Northampton Town (loan)	5	(0)
2019–2020	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)	21	(1)
2020–2023	Fortuna Sittard	87	(7)
2023–2024	Volendam	23	(0)
2024–2025	Swindon Town	26	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:36, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

George Frederick Cox (born 14 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who last played as a left-back for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. ^[2]

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Cox began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, undergoing heart surgery which nearly ended his career. ^[4]

Northampton Town (loan)

He moved on loan to Northampton Town on 7 January 2019 on a six-month deal. ^[5] Cox made his Northampton debut in a League Two match against Carlisle where Northampton won 3–0 on 12 January 2019. ^[6]

Fortuna Sittard

On 2 September 2019, Cox signed with Dutch club Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan with the option of a permanent move. ^[7] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2019, starting at left-back in a 3–2 Eredivisie loss to Twente. ^[8] On 6 March 2020, the final matchday before the 2019–20 Eredivisie campaign was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, ^[9] Cox scored his first goal for Fortuna in a 1–1 league draw against PEC Zwolle. ^[10]

On 6 July 2020, it was announced that Cox had signed permanently with Fortuna Sittard on a three-year deal, ^{[11] [12]} for a fee of €50,000. ^[13]

Volendam

In September 2023 he signed for Volendam. ^[14]

Swindon Town

On 30 August 2024, Cox signed for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. ^{[15] [16]} He broke his foot in January 2025. ^[17]

On 9 May 2025, Swindon announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2025 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19 [6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northampton Town (loan)	2018–19 [6]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Fortuna Sittard (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	21	1	2	0	—		—		23	1
Fortuna Sittard	2020–21	Eredivisie	33	5	2	0	—		—		35	5
	2021–22	Eredivisie	27	2	1	2	—		—		28	4
	2022–23	Eredivisie	27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		87	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	91	9
FC Volendam	2023–24	Eredivisie	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
Swindon Town	2024–25 [20]	League Two	26	2	2	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	29	2
Career total			162	10	9	2	0	0	1	0	172	12

1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. George Cox at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. Berends, Sander (11 December 2020). "Interview George Cox: "Bij veel Engelse spelers heerst een arrogante mindset"". Elfvoetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
4. Simon Stone (15 November 2018). "George Cox: Brighton youngster was told he could die during heart operation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
5. "George Cox: Northampton Town sign Brighton left-back on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
6. "Games played by George Cox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. "Linksback George Cox Op Huurbasis Naar Fortuna Sittard". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
8. "Fortuna Sittard – FC Twente 2:3 (Eredivisie 2019/2020, 6. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
9. "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie". NOS (in Dutch). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
10. "Fortuna Sittard – PEC Zwolle 1:1 (Eredivisie 2019/2020, 26. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
11. "GEORGE COX BLIJFT VERBONDEN AAN FORTUNA SITTARD". fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
12. Unwin, Will (5 April 2020). "Finishing school: how Fortuna Sittard are giving a boost to young careers". The Guardian.
13. "Brighton man on his way to Dutch club – 'Nothing stands in the way' of deal". sportwitness.co.uk. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
14. "FC Volendam haalt Engelse back George Cox | Voetbal | Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl. 18 September 2023.
15. Acklam, Joe (30 August 2024). "Swindon Town bring in former Volendam defender George Cox". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
16. "Swindon Town: George Cox Gavin Kilkenny, Danny Butterworth and Daniel Barden all sign". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
17. "Swindon Town: George Cox ruled out for up to eight weeks with broken foot". BBC Sport. 9 January 2025.
18. "Swindon Town offer Paul Glatzel new contract but release eight". BBC Sport. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
19. "Games played by George Cox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
20. "Games played by George Cox in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2024.