Sam Cox (footballer, born 1990)

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Sam Cox
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Cox playing for Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Samuel Peter Cox [1]
Date of birth (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wealdstone (manager)
Youth career
2007–2009 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Histon (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2012 Barnet 10 (0)
2011–2012 → Boreham Wood (loan) 24 (2)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 41 (3)
2013–2016 Boreham Wood 98 (1)
2016–2019 Wealdstone 64 (0)
2018–2019 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2021 Hampton & Richmond Borough 40 (0)
2022 Braintree Town 6 (0)
2022–2023 Welling United 13 (0)
Total318(6)
International career
2015–2023 Guyana 31 (0)
Managerial career
2024 Wealdstone (caretaker)
2024 Oxford City
2025– Wealdstone
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Samuel Peter Cox (born 10 October 1990) is a British-Guyanese football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of National League club Wealdstone. Born in England, he represented the Guyana national team.

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Cox has also appeared in Emmy-winning TV series Ted Lasso, playing Armando, a fictional footballer for West Ham United.

Club career

Cox was "having trials at Watford and Arsenal by the time he was nine years old". [2]

Cox started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, at the age of 15. [2] He joined the academy full-time in the 2007–08 season. During the 2008–09 season, he made 24 appearances in the under-18 team and two substitute appearances in the reserve team. Cox signed his first professional contract in July 2009. [3]

Martin Allen, manager of League Two side Cheltenham Town, signed Cox on a one-month loan deal on 1 September 2009. [4] [5] He made his debut on 10 October, in Cheltenham's 4–0 away loss to Accrington Stanley. [6] Having failed to break through at Cheltenham he returned to Spurs on 12 October. [7] On 13 November, Cox joined Conference National club Histon on loan for a month. [8] He made his debut in Histon's 2–1 defeat away to Rushden & Diamonds on 14 November, before being substituted in the 67th minute. [9] In January 2010, he joined Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the season. [10]

Cox was released by Spurs at the end of the 2009–10 season and joined Barnet in June 2010. [11] Having made 10 appearances in League Two for Barnet during the 2010–11 season Cox signed on loan for Conference South club Boreham Wood in October 2011. [12] He was awarded 'Player of the Season', having helped the club achieve their highest ever finish in the league. [13] In May 2012, Cox was released by Barnet due to the expiry of his contract. [14]

On 5 July 2012, Hayes & Yeading United announced the signing of Cox on a one-year deal. Cox was immediately announced as captain for the 2012–13 season, at the end of which he was given the 'Supporters' Player of the Year' award. [15]

In summer 2013, Cox went on trial at Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical, though chose to sign for Boreham Wood again in August 2013. [16] He captained the club as they won promotion to the National League for the first time ever in 2015 and was awarded the 'Chairman's Player of the Season' prize in the same year. [13] [17]

On 2 September 2016, Cox signed for Wealdstone. He was awarded 'Supporters Club Player of the Year' and 'Junior Stones Player of the Year' in May 2017 at the end of his first season for the club. [18] He spent three seasons at the Stones, during which he captained the club. [19]

Cox spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Hampton & Richmond Borough, before signing for the club permanently in September 2019. [20] He departed the club in December 2021. [21] Cox signed for fellow National League South side Braintree Town in March 2022, [22] before moving to Welling United in July 2022, [23] which would be the final club of his playing career.

International career

Cox was born and raised in England, but is of Guyanese descent. He was called up to the Guyana national team in May 2015. [24] He made his international debut the following month in a 4–4 draw against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Providence Stadium. [25]

He captained Guyana as they qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the first time they had qualified for the tournament in their history. [2] [26]

Cox earned a total of 31 caps for Guyana between 2015 and 2023, as well as appearing in four non-FIFA matches for the country. [25]

Style of play

Cox played as a holding midfielder or as a right sided defender. [27]

Coaching career

Cox holds a UEFA A Licence and worked at the Tottenham Hotspur Academy alongside his playing career. [28] In November 2018 he won the Ugo Ehiogu 'Ones To Watch' award at the 'Football Black List'. [29] [30]

In January 2024, Cox left Tottenham and returned to Wealdstone as first team coach and with a view of taking the role in a full-time capacity the following season. [31] On 7 April 2024, Cox was appointed interim manager on a deal until the end of the season following the sacking of David Noble. [32] Having taken the role with five matches remaining, three wins saw the club survive relegation on the final day of the season. [33]

On 18 June 2024, Cox was announced as the manager of National League North side Oxford City. [34] [35] Following a poor start to the season, picking up just six points in his first nine league matches in charge, Cox was sacked on 27 September 2024. [36]

On 5 June 2025, Cox was appointed manager of former club Wealdstone on a permanent basis. [37]

Personal life

Cox was Brent Cross cross country champion for four consecutive years from 2003 to 2006 and 800 metres champion three successive years from 2003 to 2005. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2009–10 [38] Premier League 0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2009–10 [38] League Two 1000000010
Histon (loan) 2009–10 [38] Conference Premier 2000—0020
Torquay United (loan) 2009–10 [38] League Two3000000030
Barnet 2010–11 [39] League Two10000101 [a] 0120
Boreham Wood (loan) 2011–12 [40] Conference South 24200—1 [b] 0252
Hayes & Yeading United 2012–13 [40] Conference South41330—5 [c] 0493
Boreham Wood 2013–14 [40] Conference South37061—2 [d] 0451
2014–15 [40] 39140—7 [e] 0501
2015–16 [40] National League 22020—00240
Boreham Wood total98112100901192
Wealdstone 2016–17 [40] National League South 32030—8 [f] 0430
2017–18 [41] 32010—7 [g] 0400
2018–19 [41] 0000—0000
Wealdstone total6404000150830
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2018–19 [41] National League South16000—00160
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2019–20 [40] National League South18000—3 [b] 0210
2020–21 [40] 11000—00110
2021–22 [40] 11010—00120
Hampton & Richmond Borough total560100030600
Braintree Town 2021–22 [40] National League South6000—0060
Welling United 2022–23 [40] National League South13000—1 [b] 0140
Career total3186201103503747
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy and three in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy and one in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three in the Hertfordshire Senior Cup and three in the Conference South play-offs
  6. ↑ Two appearances in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup, five in the FA Trophy and one in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Two appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup, five in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 20 June 2023 [25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 201510
201660
201820
2019110
202120
202260
202330
Total310

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 November 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef.
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Wealdstone (interim)7 April 202421 April 2024530297+2060.00 [32] [33]
Oxford City 18 June 202427 September 2024102351721−4020.00 [42]
Wealdstone 5 June 2025 [37] Present2713774232+10048.15 [43] [44]
Total421810146860+8042.86—

References

  1. ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/11/2011 and 30/11/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "SAM COX ON TAKING GUYANA TO THE CONCACAF GOLD CUP". MUNDIAL MAGAZINE. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Biography: Samuel Cox". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Cheltenham loan for Cox". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. tottenhamhotspur.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Martin's Message – new signing". Cheltenham Town F.C. ctfc.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 4 – 0 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  7. ↑ Murry Toms (16 October 2009). "Cheltenham vs Macclesfield". Cheltenham Town F.C. ctfc.com. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Histon loan Cox". Tottenhamhotspur.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Rushden & Diamonds 2–1 Histon". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Torquay snap up defender Sam Cox on loan from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "Bees sign Spurs youngster". Barnet F.C. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  12. ↑ admin (21 October 2011). "SAM COX JOINS 'WOOD' ON LOAN FROM BARNET". Boreham Wood Football Club. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  13. 1 2 charlie7russell (30 December 2015). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: FORMER SPURS PLAYER SAM COX SPEAKS ABOUT HIS CAREER AND SUCCESS". ElWriteBack. Retrieved 10 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "McLeod, Brill lead Bees exodus". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Hayes & Yeading United Football Club - Individual Honours". hyufc.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Boreham Wood is the best place for my career to progress". Borehamwood Times. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  17. ↑ Cox, Samuel Peter (26 April 2015). "Chuffed to have picked up the 100+ appearance award along with The Chairman Player of the Season Award pic.twitter.com/l1VTNmWRqx". @TheSamCox. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  18. ↑ Cox, Samuel Peter (7 May 2017). "Yesterday was a great evening ... Thanks again everyone at @wealdstonefc players, staff & fans. Proud pic.twitter.com/y9fQodLC14". @TheSamCox. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  19. ↑ ""THIS CLUB HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART"". Wealdstone FC. 9 June 2025.
  20. ↑ @HAMRICHFC (20 September 2019). "Sam Cox has come back to the Beveree, and he's as glad to be there as much as we are to see him back! Here's his thoughts..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ↑ @TheSamCox (7 December 2021). "There comes a time when you know it's right to move on - After 4 seasons at @hrbfc, today I leave with a heavy heart, as I look to start a new chapter on my journey. I've made some great memories & it's been a pleasure to play alongside these boys who I now call my brothers. 1/3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  23. ↑ @wellingunited (27 July 2022). "HERE WE GO! 📝 The club are delighted to announce the signing of Sam Cox. Welcome to the wings @TheSamCox #Welcome #WeAreWings #WeAreTheWings" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 July 2022– via Twitter.
  24. ↑ "Golden Jaguars open camp for world Cup qualifiers". Guyana Chronicle. 25 May 2015.
  25. 1 2 3 "Cox, Sam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Gold Cup: Guyana captain Sam Cox on 'life-changing' journey with Golden Jaguars". BBC Sport. 18 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Meet the Stones' new boys: Sam Cox" (PDF). Stones. WFC History. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  28. ↑ Cox, Samuel Peter (27 May 2018). "Delighted to have passed my UEFA A License! It's been a years graft balancing the playing, coaching and learning but I'm grateful to say that it's all been worth it! ... Now the youngest South American FA-A License holder ever! The learning never stops! pic.twitter.com/QT2ZO1dYil". @TheSamCox. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  29. ↑ "Award named after 'outstanding role model' Ehiogu". Evening Standard. London. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  30. ↑ Cox, Samuel Peter (8 November 2018). "Honoured to have won the Ugo Ehiogu "Ones To Watch" Award at this years Football Blacklist Celebration. The graft doesn't stop and I'll continue to get better, learning everyday and having a positive influence, trying to inspire the next generation of young footballers pic.twitter.com/Wv3f7qjHmU". @TheSamCox. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "Former captain Cox joins management team". Wealdstone FC. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  32. 1 2 "STATEMENT: David Noble". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  33. 1 2 "Statement from the Board of Directors". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  34. ↑ "Oxford City name former Tottenham Hotspur star Sam Cox as new manager". Oxford Mail. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  35. ↑ "Sam Cox named Oxford City Manager". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  36. ↑ "Club Statement". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  37. 1 2 "SAM COX APPOINTED FIRST TEAM MANAGER". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  38. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Sam Cox in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Sam Cox in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Sam Cox". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  41. 1 2 3 Sam Cox at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  42. ↑ "Oxford City – Fixtures and Results – 2024-2025". FootballWebPages. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  43. ↑ "Wealdstone – Results". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  44. ↑ Sam Cox management career statistics at Soccerbase
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