Simon Cox (footballer born 1987)

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Simon Cox
Personal information
Full name Simon Richard Cox
Date of birth 28 April 1987 (1987-04-28) (age 21)
Place of birth    Reading, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder/Striker
Club information
Current club Swindon Town
Number 31
Youth clubs
1996–2005 Reading
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–2008
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–		 Reading
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Brentford (loan)
→ Northampton Town (loan)
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Swindon Town		 02 (0)
04 (0)
09 (0)
08 (3)
19 (8)
017 (6)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 08:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Simon Richard Cox (born 28 April 1987[1] in Reading, England) is a footballer currently playing for Swindon Town. He can play either as a midfielder or a striker.[1]

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Early years

Born in the Reading suburb of Tilehurst,[2] he attended Downsway Primary School.[3] and later went to Denefield School.[4] Cox joined his home town club, Reading, at the age of nine.[1]

[edit] Reading

Cox made his first team début for Reading on 20 September 2005 in their League Cup victory away to Luton Town,[1] after which he signed a professional contract with Reading on 18 November 2005.[2]

On 11 September 2006, Cox went on loan to Brentford.[5] He made five appearances there, including four in League One, before the loan was cut short due to a broken leg suffered against Millwall on 26 September 2006.[6] Cox recommenced his loan with Brentford on 22 November 2006 following the recovery from his broken leg,[7] with the loan finishing on 8 January 2007.[7]

He commenced a third loan period of the 2006–07 season on 22 March 2007, this time to join fellow Reading loanee Alex Pearce at Northampton Town for a month,[8] which was later extended until the end of the season.[9]

On 4 July 2007, Cox signed a new one year contract to keep him at Reading until the end of the 2007–08 season.[10] In the 2007 Peace Cup, Cox scored a 63rd minute winner against five-time French Champions Olympique Lyonnais on 16 July 2007, with Reading going on to win 1-0.

Cox joined Swindon Town in a six month loan deal on 31 August 2007.[11] On his return from loan he played in the FA Cup fourth round replay against Spurs on 15 January 2008 at the Madejski Stadium, with the new England boss Fabio Capello in the stands. Cox came on to play right wing in the second half.[12]

[edit] Swindon

On 31 January 2008, Cox moved to Swindon on a full-time basis.[13] The fee, currently not disclosed to the public, was expected to be in excess of £200,000. The deal was finalised with just three hours remaining until the transfer window closed.[citation needed] Swindon fought off interest from fellow Football League One side Northampton Town,[citation needed] who for long periods seemed the most likely to sign the striker.[citation needed]

Cox made his debut for Swindon as a permanent signing in Swindon's 1-0 loss away to Huddersfield Town on 9 February 2008,[14] and scored his first goal in the following game, a 3-0 home victory over Cheltenham Town.[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Player profiles - Simon Cox. readingfc.co.uk (2006-07-25). Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  2. ^ a b "Reading-born Academy forward Simon Cox signs first professional contract", readingfc.co.uk, 2005-11-18. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 
  3. ^ "Primary Schools' Football Tournament 2006", crosfields.com, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
  4. ^ "It's a dream come true - Cox", Reading Evening Post, 2005-11-11. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
  5. ^ "Young forward Cox agrees to join Brentford on a month-long loan deal", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-09-11. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 
  6. ^ "Royals youngster Cox suffers broken leg while playing on loan at Brentford", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-09-27. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 
  7. ^ a b "Cox joins Brentford on loan", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-11-22. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. 
  8. ^ "Cox and Henry complete loan moves", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-03-22. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. 
  9. ^ "Cox extends Northampton loan deal after scoring his third Cobblers goal", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-04-23. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. 
  10. ^ "Four new contracts agreed", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-07-04. Retrieved on 2007-07-07. 
  11. ^ "Cox, Sodje & Stack agree loans", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  12. ^ "Verdict on Federici, Cox, Pearce & Lita", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
  13. ^ "Cox signs for Swindon", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 
  14. ^ "Huddersfield 1-0 Swindon", BBC Sport, 2008-02-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 
  15. ^ "Swindon 3-0 Cheltenham", BBC Sport, 2008-02-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 

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NAME Cox, Simon Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 28 April 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Reading, Berkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
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