Freddie Cox
Frederick James Arthur Cox DFC (1 November 1920 – 7 August 1973) was an English football player and manager. Playing as a winger, he scored 25 goals from 182 appearances in the Football League either side of the Second World War, and was on the winning side for Arsenal in the 1950 FA Cup Final. He then spent 14 years as a manager at Football League level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick James Arthur Cox | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 1973 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St George's Lads Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 193?–1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | 99 | (15) |
| 1936–1938 | → Northfleet United (loan) | ||
| 1949–1953 | Arsenal | 79 | (9) |
| 1953–1954 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 182 | (25) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | ||
| 1958–1961 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1962–1965 | Gillingham | ||
| 1965–1970 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During the war, he served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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