| Barbara Cox | |
| Position: | Defender |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | New Zealand |
| Nationalyears1: | 1975–1987 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Barbara Douglas Cox (born 10 May 1947) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.
Cox captained the New Zealand women's team in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2–0 on 25 August 1975[1] at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup.[2] [3] She finished her international career with 34 caps to her credit.[4]
In the 1996 New Year Honours, Cox was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to soccer.
Cox has a 1998 Master's degree from the University of Auckland titled Multiple bodies : sportswomen, soccer and sexuality and a PhD completed in 2010 titled Issues of power in a history of women's football in New Zealand: A Foucauldian genealogy, under the supervision of Toni Bruce.[5] [6]
In 2013, Cox became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football[7]
Cox's daughters Michele Cox and Tara Cox also represented New Zealand.
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