Graham Cox (footballer)

Graham Cox
Personal information
Full name Graham Paul Cox[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-30) 30 April 1959
Place of birth Willesden, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1977 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Brentford 4 (0)
1978Margate (loan) 1 (0)
1980–1981 Wokingham Town 0 (0)
1981–1982 Addlestone & Weybridge Town 0 (0)
Hillingdon Borough 0 (0)
South Ascot 0 (0)
1984–1986 Aldershot 16 (0)
1985Slough Town (loan) 4 (0)
1986 Slough Town 16 (0)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Graham Cox is a retired football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Brentford and Aldershot.

Career

Brentford

A goalkeeper, Cox began his career in the youth team at Division Three side Brentford. He made his professional debut in a 3–1 defeat to Bournemouth on 1 January 1977.[2] He also appeared in the following two games against Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra, conceding seven goals.[3] With the side 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] Due to a shortage of players, Cox was named on the bench for a reserve fixture against Northampton Town shortly afterwards. An injury to an outfield player saw Cox enter the outfield as a substitute, scoring the final goal in a 3–0 win.[4] Cox's final competitive appearance for the Bees came on 26 September 1977 in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County.[5] Cox kept goal in Alan Nelmes' testimonial match versus Division One side Chelsea in 1978, conceding 8 goals in a heavy defeat.[6] He departed the club in the summer of 1979.[4]

Margate (loan)

Cox joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Margate on loan in September 1978, making one appearance as cover for regular custodian Steve Bowtell.[7]

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.[7]

Aldershot

Cox made a return to the Football League with Aldershot in 1984, making 16 Division Four appearances before his departure in 1986.[7]

Slough Town (loan and permanent signing)

Cox joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Slough Town on loan in October 1985, making 12 appearances before being sidelined with a double arm fracture and a broken collarbone in a league match versus Sutton United on 23 November.[7] After recovering, he joined the Rebels permanently in April 1986 and made the last of a further 22 appearances in November that year.[8] He stayed on at the club and became assistant manager.[7]

Personal life

In the 1990s, Cox worked in Bracknell with former Aldershot teammate Tommy Langley, working as a photocopier and fax machine salesman.[9]

References

  1. Barry Hugman's Footballers - Graham Cox
  2. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0955294916.
  5. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 26 September 1977. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "Don't Look Back in Anger – Chelsea". Beesotted. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Graham Cox". Margatefchistory.com. 30 April 1959. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. "The Official Website of Slough Town FC | Graham Cox". SloughTownFC.net. 19 October 1985. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "Tommy LANGLEY – League Appearances – Chelsea FC". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 19 July 2014.


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