Freddie Fox (footballer) explained

Freddie Fox
Fullname:Frederick Samuel Fox
Birth Date:22 November 1898
Birth Place:Highworth, England
Death Place:High Wycombe, England
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Swindon Town
Years2:1921–1922
Years3:1922–1925
Years4:1925–1927
Years5:1927–1928
Years6:1928–1931
Clubs7:Truro City
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Caps3:106
Goals3:0
Caps4:28
Goals4:0
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Caps6:74
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1925
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Frederick Samuel Fox (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1968)[2] was an English football goalkeeper.

He played for several clubs, including Gillingham (where he played over 100 Football League matches) and Brentford during the 1920s and 1930s,[3] and also gained one cap for England.[4]

In 1925 he played 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.[5]

Later in life, Fox served as a director at hometown club Swindon Town.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. Preston North End . Pavo . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Web site: England players: Frederick Fox . englandfootballonline . 4 October 2018.
  3. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 18.
  4. Web site: Gillingham FC History. History. gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Match report on Englandstats.com. www.englandstats.com. 2007-06-21. 30 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190211/http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=146. dead.
  6. Book: Haynes, Graham . 1998 . A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . Yore Publications . 1-874427-57-7 . 58.