Graham Cox (footballer, born 1959)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Paul Cox[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Willesden, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 2024 (aged 65)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 (30 April 1959 – 17 May 2024) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Aldershot.
Career
[edit]Brentford
[edit]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.[3] He joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Margate on loan in September 1978 and made one appearance as cover for regular goalkeeper Steve Bowtell.[5] Cox departed Brentford at the end of the 1978–79 season.[4]
Later career
[edit]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] He made a return to the Football League with Aldershot in January 1985 and made 16 Fourth Division appearances before departing in 1986.[2][5] 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
[edit]In the 1990s, Cox worked in Bracknell with former Aldershot teammate Tommy Langley, as a photocopier and fax machine salesman.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1976–77[3] | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1977–78[3] | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Margate (loan) | 1978–79[5] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slough Town | 1985–86[6] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1986–87[6] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Graham Cox". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0955294916.
- ^ a b c d e f "Graham Cox". Margatefchistory.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Graham Cox". The Official Website of Slough Town FC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Tommy Langley – League Appearances – Chelsea FC". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- 1959 births
- Footballers from the London Borough of Brent
- People from Willesden
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Margate F.C. players
- Wokingham Town F.C. players
- Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C. players
- Hillingdon Borough F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Slough Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 2024 deaths