Lee Cox (footballer)

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.

Lee Cox

Personal information
Full name	Lee David Cox[1]
Date of birth	26 June 1990[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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played on 19 March 2014.[27][28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

• Premier Academy League: 2006–07
• Scottish Football League First Division: 2009–10

References

1. "Lee Cox". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
2. "Former Leicester City man Lee Cox goes north of the border". Leicester Mercury. Leicester. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
3. "Friday Interview: Castaway Lee Cox has got plenty to shout about". Leicester Mercury. Leicester. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
4. "Glovers swoop for Foxes youngster". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
5. "Young Fox Cox joins Glovers". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
6. "Inverness sign up Leicester's Cox". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
7. "Inverness boss Terry Butcher hails promotion to SPL". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
8. "We are the champions!". Inverness Courier. Inverness. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
9. "Trio re-sign for Inverness Caley Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
10. "ICT trio sign new contracts". Inverness Courier. Inverness. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
11. "Swindon Town sign Lee Cox from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
12. Rose, Gary (31 January 2012). "Bid rejected for Ritchie". Swindon Advertiser. Swindon. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
13. Warren, Andy (28 May 2012). "Cox vows to fight for shirt". Swindon Advertiser. Swindon. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
14. "Swindon Town transfer-list Connell, Cox, Lanzano and Smith". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
15. "Oxford United sign Swindon Town midfielder Lee Cox". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
16. Morshead, Sam (21 July 2012). "Connell & Cox complete moves". Swindon Advertiser. Swindon. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
17. Pritchard, David (3 January 2013). "Oxford United miss out on Cox". Oxford Mail. Oxford. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
18. "Plymouth Argyle bring in Swindon's Lee Cox on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
19. Errington, Chris (8 February 2013). "Plymouth Argyle sign midfielder Lee Cox on loan from Swindon Town". The Herald. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
20. "Lee Cox". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
21. "Lee Cox struggling to be fit for Plymouth Argyle's Cheltenham game". The Herald. Plymouth. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
22. Errington, Chris (15 April 2013). "Plymouth Argyle loan signing Lee Cox ruled out 'for 6 months'". The Herald. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
23. Barker, Sam (19 April 2013). "Goodbye from Lee". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
24. "Lee Cox has signed for Plymouth Argyle after being released by Swindon Town". Plymouth Argyle FC. 12 May 2014.
25. "Lee Cox joins on loan from Plymouth Argyle". Stevenage FC. 26 November 2015.
26. Cox Announced As First Signing Of The Summer‚ pitchero.com, 7 June 2017
27. "Lee Cox". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
28. "L. Cox". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

External links

• Lee Cox at Soccerbase
• Lee Cox at Soccerway