Full name William James Cox Years Team | Date of birth 1880 | |
Date of death 6 November 1915 (aged 34–35) Died 1915, Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
William James "Bill" Cox (1880 – 6 November 1915) 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 (Lancaster) at Gallipoli during the First World War. He suffered a leg wound and from dysentery and died in hospital in Birmingham on 6 November 1915. He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.
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