Morgan Fox (footballer)

Morgan Alexander Fox (born 21 September 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championship club Stoke City.

Morgan Fox
Morgan Fox with Charlton Athletic in 2016
Personal information
Full name Morgan Alexander Fox[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2010 Ipswich Town
2010–2012 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Charlton Athletic 103 (1)
2013–2014 → Notts County (loan) 7 (1)
2017–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 90 (3)
2020– Stoke City 18 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Wales U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Fox began his career with Charlton Athletic and became a regular in the first team in the 2014–15 season after gaining experience on loan at Notts County. He made 116 appearances for the Addicks before joining Sheffield Wednesday in January 2017. Fox spent three-and-a-half years at Hillsborough playing 103 times. Fox joined Stoke City in August 2020.

Early life

Fox was born in Chelmsford and grew up in South Woodham Ferrers near Southend-on-Sea and attended Southend High School for Boys.[3]

Playing career

Charlton Athletic

Fox earned his first professional contract at Charlton Athletic in March 2012 after leaving the Ipswich Town academy.[4] Fox was a member of the Charlton Athletic U21 side which won the Professional Development League 2 title in 2012–13, under the management of Nathan Jones.[4] Fox joined League One side Notts County on loan on 28 November 2013.[5][6] He made his debut at Meadow Lane two days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brentford, coming on a substitute for Manny Smith on 68 minutes.[7] He scored his first senior goal on 14 December in a 4–0 win over Colchester United at the Colchester Community Stadium.[8] He played even times for the Magpies before returning to Charlton in January 2014.

Fox was an un-used substitute in Charlton's 1–0 home league win against Queens Park Rangers but made his debut in the next match against Sheffield Wednesday in a 2–1 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Hillsborough.[9][10] On 25 April 2014, Fox signed a new three-year deal, securing his future to Charlton until 2017.[11] He became a regular member of the first team in 2014–15, making 34 appearances as the team finished in 12th position.

He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 8 August 2015.[12] Fox signed a contract extension with Charlton in September 2015.[13] He played 45 times in 2015–16 as Charlton struggled and were relegated to League One.[14] Fox remained with Charlton for the first half of the 2016–17 campaign before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2017.[15]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 6 January 2017, Fox joined Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £700,000.[16] Fox made his full debut for Wednesday on 31 January 2017 in a 2–2 draw away at Bristol City.[17] He score his first goal for the Owls on 4 March 2017 in a 5–1 win against Norwich City.[18] Wednesday reached the Championships play-offs in 2016–17 but lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town.[19] He played 32 times in 2017–18 as the team finished in a mid-table.[20] Fox struggled for form in 2018–19 and came in for criticism from the Wednesday supporters. He improved under Garry Monk in 2019–20 with the Sheffield Star commenting: “Fox endured a tough 2018–19 season at Hillsborough, with fans turning against him as he struggled for form and confidence, but fast-forward a year and he’s become one of the top performers at Wednesday and is one of the first names on Garry Monk’s teamsheet".[21]

On 24 June 2020, it was announced that he had declined a new contract and would be leaving the club on 30 June 2020.[22]

Stoke City

On 7 August 2020 it was announced that Fox joined Stoke City, on a free transfer following his departure from Sheffield Wednesday.[23][24]

International career

Fox has been capped seven times for Wales at under-21 level.[25]

Fox was named in the Wales senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Cyprus and Israel played on 3 and 6 September 2015.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2013–14[26] Championship 601000—70
2014–15[27] Championship 3101020—340
2015–16[28] Championship 4211020—451
2016–17[29] League One 24030102[lower-alpha 1]0300
Total 10316050201161
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[26] League One 710000—71
Sheffield Wednesday 2016–17[29] Championship 101000000101
2017–18[20] Championship 2804000—320
2018–19[30] Championship 2503010—290
2019–20[31] Championship 2723120—323
Total 90310130001034
Stoke City 2020–21[32] Championship 1800020—200
Career total 2185161100202466
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Morgan Fox". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Southend High School for Boys' pride at their old boys Morgan Fox and Josh Rees making a name for themselves in Championship". Echo News. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Who is Morgan Fox? Introducing Stoke City's new left-back". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Notts County: Morgan Fox, Bradley Jordan and Callum Ball join". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. "Notts County: Greg Abbott praises Charlton Athletic loan duo". BBC Sport. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. "Notts County 0 – 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. "Colchester 0 – 4 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  9. "Charlton Athletic 1-0 Queens Park Rangers - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. "Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Charlton Athletic - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. "Fox and Phillips extend deals". Charlton Athletic. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
  12. "Charlton 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  13. "Charlton: Morgan Fox and Tareiq Holmes-Dennis extend contracts". BBC Sport. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. "Bolton 0–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. "Morgan Fox outlines his reasons for joining Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. "Morgan Fox departs for Sheffield Wednesday". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  17. "Bristol City 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  18. "Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  19. "Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  21. "OutFoxed – How Morgan turned things around at Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  22. "Owls 2019/20 player update". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  23. "Morgan Fox: Stoke City sign full-back after Sheffield Wednesday departure". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  24. "'Great asset' - Stoke City seal three-year deal for Morgan Fox". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  25. "BBC Sport – Euro 2016 qualifiers: James Chester set to miss Wales qualifier". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  26. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  27. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  28. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  29. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  30. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  31. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  32. "Games played by Morgan Fox in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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