Graham Cox (footballer, born 1959)

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Graham Cox
Personal information
Full name Graham Paul Cox [1]
Date of birth (1959-04-30) 30 April 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Willesden, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979 Brentford 4 (0)
1978 → Margate (loan) 1 (0)
1980–1981 Wokingham Town
1981–1982 Addlestone & Weybridge Town
Hillingdon Borough
South Ascot
1985–1986 Aldershot 16 (0)
1985 → Slough Town (loan) 4 (0)
1986 Slough Town 16 (0)
Managerial career
Slough Town (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graham Paul Cox (born 30 April 1959) is an English retired football who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Aldershot.

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Career

Brentford

A goalkeeper, Cox joined Brentford as an apprentice during the 1975–76 pre-season. [2] He made his debut in a 3–1 Fourth Division defeat to AFC Bournemouth on 1 January 1977. [3] He also played in the following matches against Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra and conceded seven goals. [3] With the team leaking goals, Crystal Palace keeper Tony Burns was brought in on loan, which ended Cox's involvement in the first team in the 1976–77 season. [4] Cox signed his first professional contract in April 1977, [2] but his final competitive appearance for the Bees came on 26 September 1977 in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County and he departed the club at the end of the 1978–79 season. [3] [4]

Margate (loan)

Cox joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Margate on loan in September 1978 and made one appearance as cover for regular goalkeeper Steve Bowtell. [5]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford in 1979, Cox dropped into non-League football and played for Wokingham Town, Addlestone & Weybridge Town, Hillingdon Borough and South Ascot. [5]

Aldershot

Cox made a return to the Football League with Aldershot in January 1985 and made 16 Fourth Division appearances before his departure in 1986. [2] [5]

Slough Town (loan and permanent signing)

Cox joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Slough Town on loan in October 1985 and made 12 appearances before suffering a double arm fracture and a broken collarbone in a league match versus Sutton United on 23 November. [5] After recovering, he joined the Rebels permanently in April 1986 and made the last of a further 22 appearances in November that year. [6] He stayed on at the club and became assistant manager. [5]

Personal life

In the 1990s, Cox worked in Bracknell with former Aldershot teammate Tommy Langley, as a photocopier and fax machine salesman. [7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1976–77 [3] Fourth Division 300000—30
1977–78 [3] 100000—10
Total400000—40
Margate (loan) 1978–79 [5] Southern League Premier Division10———10
Slough Town 1985–86 [6] Isthmian League Premier Division5050—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
1986–87 [6] 15040—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0210
Total20090—50340
Career total250900050390
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Graham Cox". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 282. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN   0951526200.
  4. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 41–42. ISBN   0955294916.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Graham Cox". Margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Graham Cox". The Official Website of Slough Town FC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tommy Langley – League Appearances – Chelsea FC". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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