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William James Cox (1880 – 6 November 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.[1][4]

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]
Position(s)	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)
1906–1907	Dundee	31	(18)
1907	Heart of Midlothian	9	(6)
	Bradford Park Avenue
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox.[5] After retiring from football, he became a stonemason in Blackpool.[6] Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War.[3][7] During the campaign, he suffered a leg wound and contracted fatal dysentery.[5] Cox died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915.[5] He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	1904–05[8]	Southern League First Division	14	5	0	0	14	5
Leicester Fosse	1904–05[9]	Second Division	3	0	—		3	0
Dundee	1906–07[4]	Scottish League First Division	31	18	3	3	34	21
Heart of Midlothian	1906–07[10]	Scottish League First Division	1	2	—		1	2
	1907–08[11]		8	4	0	0	8	4
	Total		9	6	0	0	9	6
Career total			57	29	3	3	60	32

References

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