Freddie Fox (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Samuel Fox | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Highworth, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 15 May 1968[1] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | High Wycombe, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Swindon Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Abertillery | |||
1921–1922 | Preston North End | 3 | (0) |
1922–1925 | Gillingham[4] | 106 | (0) |
1925–1927 | Millwall | 28 | (0) |
1927–1928 | Halifax Town | 13 | (0) |
1928–1931 | Brentford | 74 | (0) |
Truro City | |||
International career | |||
1925 | England[3] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Samuel Fox (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1968)goalkeeper.
He played for several clubs, including
In 1925 he played[3] for England against France. He was injured and had to withdraw from the game after France's second goal on 75 minutes, but England, finishing the match with nine men, hung on to win 3–2.[7]
Later in life, Fox served as a director at hometown club Swindon Town.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Freddie Fox". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Pavo (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Preston North End". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Freddie Fox". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "England players: Frederick Fox". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ History. "Gillingham FC History". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ www.englandstats.com. "Match report on Englandstats.com". Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ISBN 1-874427-57-7.