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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| birth_date = 22 November 1898
| birth_date = 22 November 1898
| birth_place = [[Swindon]], England
| birth_place = [[Highworth]], England<ref name="NFT" />
|death_date ={{Death date and age|df=y|1968|5|15|1898|11|22}}
|death_date ={{Death date and age|df=y|1968|5|15|1898|11|22}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|38471|accessdate=16 March 2019}}</ref>
| death_place = [[High Wycombe]], England
| death_place = [[High Wycombe]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref>{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Preston North End |author=Pavo |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=6}}</ref>
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (football)|Goalkeeper]]
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| youthclubs1= [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
| youthclubs1= [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
| years1 = | years2 = 1921-1922 | years3 = 1922-1925 | years4 = 1925-1927 | years5 = 1927-1928 | years6 =1928-1931| years7 =
| years1 = | years2 = 1921–1922 | years3 = 1922–1925 | years4 = 1925–1927 | years5 = 1927–1928 | years6 =1928–1931| years7 =
| clubs1 = [[Abertillery Town F.C.|Abertillery]] | clubs2 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] | clubs3 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]<ref name="triggs" /> | clubs4 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] | clubs5 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] | clubs6 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] | clubs7 = [[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]]
| clubs1 = [[Abertillery Town F.C.|Abertillery]] | clubs2 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] | clubs3 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]<ref name="triggs" /> | clubs4 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] | clubs5 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] | clubs6 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] | clubs7 = [[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]]
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'''Frederick Samuel "Freddie" Fox''' (22 November 1898 - 15 May 1968) was an English [[association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]].
'''Frederick Samuel Fox''' (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1968)<ref>{{cite web |title=England players: Frederick Fox |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersF/BioFoxFS.html |website=englandfootballonline |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> was an English [[association football|football]] [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]].


He played for several clubs, including [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (where he played over 100 [[Football League]] matches) and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] during the 1920s and 1930s,<ref name="triggs">{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|page=18}}</ref> and also gained one [[Cap (football)|cap]] for [[England national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/club/history/|title=Gillingham FC History|author=History|work=gillinghamfootballclub.com|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
He played for several clubs, including [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (where he played over 100 [[Football League]] matches) and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] during the 1920s and 1930s,<ref name="triggs">{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| isbn=0-7524-2243-X|page=18}}</ref> and also gained one [[Cap (football)|cap]] for [[England national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/club/history/|title=Gillingham FC History|author=History|work=gillinghamfootballclub.com|access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref>


In 1925 he was selected<ref name="Eng">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=368|title= Player stats at Englandstats.com |author=www.englandstats.com |accessdate=2007-06-21}}</ref> to represent [[England national football team|England]] against [[France national football team|France]]. Following an earlier withdrawal by goalscorer [[Vivian Gibbins]], England finished with nine men, but managed to hang on to win the game 3-2.<ref name="England match">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=146|title=Match report on Englandstats.com|author=www.englandstats.com|accessdate=2007-06-21}}</ref>
In 1925 he played<ref name="Eng">{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=21 June 2007}}</ref> for [[England national football team|England]] against [[France national football team|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.<ref name="England match">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=146|title=Match report on Englandstats.com|author=www.englandstats.com|access-date=2007-06-21|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190211/http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=146|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Later in life, Fox served as a director at hometown club Swindon Town.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |date=1998 |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |url=|location= |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |accessdate= |page = 58}}</ref>
Later in life, Fox served as a director at hometown club [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |date=1998 |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1-874427-57-7 |page = 58}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:50, 2 November 2024

Freddie Fox
Personal information
Full name Frederick Samuel Fox
Date of birth 22 November 1898
Place of birth Highworth, England[1]
Date of death 15 May 1968(1968-05-15) (aged 69)[1]
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)[5] 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,[4] and also gained one cap for England.[6]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Freddie Fox". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Pavo (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Preston North End". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Freddie Fox". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2007. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  5. ^ "England players: Frederick Fox". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ^ History. "Gillingham FC History". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ^ www.englandstats.com. "Match report on Englandstats.com". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
  8. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 58. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.


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