Lee David Cox (born 26 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town, where he played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee David Cox[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 67 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Swindon Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Oxford United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Stevenage | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Brackley Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Coalville Town | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 17 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Cox was born in Leicester.[2][3] He began his career when he joined Leicester City as a 13-year-old.[2] He was a member of the youth team that won the Premier Academy League in the 2006–07 season and signed his first professional contract in May 2008.[2] Cox was loaned to Yeovil Town for a month in January 2009,[4][5] but returned to Leicester without making a first-team appearance. He was released by the club that summer and signed a one-year contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in June.[3][6] In his first season with the club, Cox won the Scottish Football League First Division title and promotion to the Scottish Premier League.[7][8]
He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2010.[9][10] Having made 67 league appearances for Inverness, Cox was transferred to Swindon Town in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11][12] He made seven appearances in his first two months with Swindon but lost his place in March and did not play again before the club won the Football League Two title.[13] Cox was transfer-listed in June,[14] and joined Oxford United on loan until January 2013 the following month.[15][16] He made 19 appearances for Oxford in all competitions before returning to Swindon when the clubs were unable to agree terms on an extension.[17][18]
In February 2013, Cox joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season.[18][19] He played regularly in his first two months with the club, making ten league appearances,[20] before suffering a shoulder injury in a 1–0 win against Exeter City.[21] Cox required surgery to repair torn ligaments, which would prevent him from playing for six months.[22] "It's a crying shame as he has been a big lift for us," said Argyle manager John Sheridan.[23]
On 12 May 2014, Cox signed for Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer following his release from Swindon Town.[24]
On 26 November 2015, Cox signed for Stevenage on loan from Plymouth Argyle.[25]
on 10 January 2016, Cox returned to Argyle as his loan deal expired.
In July 2017, Cox joined Coalville Town.[26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2014–15 | League Two | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 4 | ||