Bill Cox (footballer)


William James Cox was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Bury and Leicester Fosse.

Personal life

Cox was the younger brother of England international forward Jack Cox. Cox served as a private in the King's Own Royal Regiment at Gallipoli during the First World War. During the campaign, Cox suffered a leg wound and contracted fatal dysentery. He died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915. He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.

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