Bill Cox (footballer)

Bill Cox
Personal information
Full name William James Cox[1]
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 6 November 1915 (aged 34–35)[2]
Place of death Birmingham, England[3]
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Rossendale United
1903–1904 Bury 4 (0)
1904–1905 Plymouth Argyle 14 (5)
1905 Leicester Fosse 3 (0)
Accrington Stanley
Oldham Athletic
1905 Preston North End 0 (0)
Dundee
1907 Heart of Midlothian 9 (4)
Bradford Park Avenue

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

William James "Bill" Cox (1880–6 November 1915) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.[1]

Personal life

Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox.[4] Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War.[3][5] He suffered a leg wound and from dysentery and died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915.[4] He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  3. 1 2 "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Seven". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. 1 2 "Jack Cox's brother dies from war wounds". The history of Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  5. ↑ "William James Cox | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-05.


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