Graham Cox (footballer, born 1959)

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Full name Graham Paul Cox[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-30)30 April 1959
Place of birth Willesden, England
Date of death 17 May 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 65)[1]
Graham Cox
Personal information
Full name Graham Paul Cox[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-30)30 April 1959
Place of birth Willesden, England
Date of death 17 May 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 65)[1]
Position(s) 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
1981–1982 Addlestone & Weybridge Town
Hillingdon Borough
South Ascot
1985–1986 Aldershot 16 (0)
1985Slough 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.

Brentford

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

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]

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