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'{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lee Cox | fullname = Lee David Cox<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Details: Lee Cox|url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/|work=The English National Football Archive|publisher=SoccerData|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Leicester]], England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Cox|url=http://dailymail.touch-line.com/stats/?Lang=0&CTID=11&CPID=69&pStr=Player&PLID=215250&TEID=513|work=Mail Online|publisher=Associated Newspapers|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = 2003–2008 | youthclubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = → [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = → [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2014– | clubs7 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 0 | club-update = 21:03, 16 January 2015 (UTC) }} '''Lee David Cox''' (born 26 June 1990) is an English [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]. Born in [[Leicester]], he has played in the [[Scottish Premier League]] for [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], and [[the Football League]] for Swindon Town, [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] and [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]. ==Playing career== Cox was born in [[Leicester]].<ref name="youth">{{cite news|title=Former Leicester City man Lee Cox goes north of the border|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-City-man-Lee-Cox-goes-north-border/story-12045381-detail/story.html|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=13 June 2009|location=Leicester}}</ref><ref name="inverness">{{cite news|title=Friday Interview: Castaway Lee Cox has got plenty to shout about|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Friday-Interview-Castaway-Lee-Cox-got-plenty-shout/story-12030835-detail/story.html|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=14 August 2009|location=Leicester}}</ref> He began his career when he joined [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] as a 13-year old.<ref name="youth"/> He was a member of the youth team that won the [[Premier Academy League]] in the [[2006–07 FA Premier Academy League|2006–07 season]] and signed his first professional contract in May 2008.<ref name="youth"/> Cox was loaned to [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] for a month in January 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=Glovers swoop for Foxes youngster|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7843013.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=21 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Young Fox Cox joins Glovers|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_4829208,00.html|work=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=21 January 2009}}</ref> but returned to Leicester without making a first-team appearance. He was released by the club that summer and signed a one-year contract with [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] in June.<ref name="inverness"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Inverness sign up Leicester's Cox|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/8096247.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=11 June 2009}}</ref> In his first season with the club, Cox won the [[Scottish Football League First Division]] title and promotion to the [[Scottish Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Inverness boss Terry Butcher hails promotion to SPL|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/8636352.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=21 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=We are the champions!|url=http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/We-are-the-champions-12223.htm|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Inverness Courier|date=23 April 2010|location=Inverness}}</ref> He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trio re-sign for Inverness Caley Thistle|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/8647954.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=27 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ICT trio sign new contracts|url=http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/ICT-trio-sign-new-contracts-12252.htm|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Inverness Courier|date=27 April 2010|location=Inverness}}</ref> Having made 67 league appearances for Inverness, Cox was transferred to [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swindon Town sign Lee Cox from Inverness Caledonian Thistle|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16811205|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=31 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Gary|title=Bid rejected for Ritchie|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/9502605.Bid_rejected_for_Ritchie/|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Swindon Advertiser|date=31 January 2012|location=Swindon}}</ref> He made seven appearances in his first two months with Swindon but lost his place in March and did not play again before the club won the [[Football League Two]] title.<ref>{{cite news|last=Warren|first=Andy|title=Cox vows to fight for shirt|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/9729736.Cox_vows_to_fight_for_shirt/|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Swindon Advertiser|date=28 May 2012|location=Swindon}}</ref> Cox was transfer-listed in June,<ref>{{cite web|title=Swindon Town transfer-list Connell, Cox, Lanzano and Smith|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18608690|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=27 June 2012}}</ref> and joined [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] on loan until January 2013 the following month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford United sign Swindon Town midfielder Lee Cox|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18922306|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Morshead|first=Sam|title=Connell & Cox complete moves|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/9830430.Connell___Cox_complete_moves/|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Swindon Advertiser|date=21 July 2012|location=Swindon}}</ref> He made 19 appearances for Oxford in all competitions before returning to Swindon when the clubs were unable to agree terms on an extension.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pritchard|first=David|title=Oxford United miss out on Cox|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yournews/sport/10139220.Oxford_United_miss_out_on_Cox/|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=Oxford Mail|date=3 January 2013|location=Oxford}}</ref><ref name="plymouth loan">{{cite web|title=Plymouth Argyle bring in Swindon's Lee Cox on loan|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21383736|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=8 February 2013}}</ref> In February 2013, Cox joined [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] on loan until the end of the season.<ref name="plymouth loan"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Errington|first=Chris|title=Plymouth Argyle sign midfielder Lee Cox on loan from Swindon Town|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-sign-midfielder-Lee-Cox-loan/story-18090446-detail/story.html|accessdate=11 February 2013|newspaper=The Herald|date=8 February 2013|location=Plymouth}}</ref> He played regularly in his first two months with the club, making ten league appearances,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Cox|url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=1062&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7|publisher=Greens on Screen|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref> before suffering a shoulder injury in a 1–0 win against [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Cox struggling to be fit for Plymouth Argyle's Cheltenham game|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Lee-Cox-struggling-fit-Plymouth-Argyle-s/story-18619281-detail/story.html|accessdate=20 May 2013|newspaper=The Herald|date=5 April 2013|location=Plymouth}}</ref> Cox required surgery to repair torn ligaments, which would prevent him from playing for six months.<ref>{{cite news|last=Errington|first=Chris|title=Plymouth Argyle loan signing Lee Cox ruled out 'for 6 months'|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-loan-signing-Lee-Cox-ruled-6/story-18710940-detail/story.html|accessdate=21 May 2013|newspaper=The Herald|date=15 April 2013|location=Plymouth}}</ref> "It's a crying shame as he has been a big lift for us," said Argyle manager [[John Sheridan (footballer)|John Sheridan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Sam|title=Goodbye from Lee|url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/goodbye-from-lee-780824.aspx|publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C|accessdate=21 May 2013|date=19 April 2013}}</ref> On 12 May 2014, Cox signed for [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] on a free transfer following his release from [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lee Cox has signed for Plymouth Argyle after being released by Swindon Town |url=http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/lee-cox-returns-1546703.aspx |work=Plymouth Argyle FC |date=12 May 2014}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{updated|match played on 1 March 2014}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Cox|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50947|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Centurycomm|accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=L. Cox|url=http://int.soccerway.com/players/lee-cox/56561/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |[[2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season|2008–09]] |[[Football League Championship|Championship]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Yeovil Town F.C. season|2008–09]] |[[Football League One|League One]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] |[[2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season|2009–10]] |[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] |33||2||2||0||3||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearances in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]</ref>||0||43||2 |- |[[2010–11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season|2010–11]] |[[Scottish Premier League]] |27||1||3||0||3||1||0||0||33||2 |- |[[2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season|2011–12]] |[[Scottish Premier League]] |7||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !67!!3!!7!!0!!6!!1!!5!!0!!85!!4 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] |[[2011–12 Swindon Town F.C. season|2011–12]] |[[Football League Two|League Two]] |7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |[[2012–13 Swindon Town F.C. season|2012–13]] |[[Football League One|League One]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2013–14 Swindon Town F.C. season|2013–14]] |[[Football League One|League One]] |4||1||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=flt>Appearances in the [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!8!!0 |- |[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (loan) |[[2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season|2012–13]] |[[Football League Two|League Two]] |14||0||3||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=flt/>||0||19||0 |- |[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (loan) |[[2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season|2012–13]] |[[Football League Two|League Two]] |10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !98!!3!!10!!0!!7!!1!!7!!0!!122!!4 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==Honours== *[[Premier Academy League]]: [[2006–07 FA Premier Academy League|2006–07]] *[[Scottish Football League First Division]]: [[2009–10 Scottish First Division|2009–10]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{soccerbase|id=50947|name=Lee Cox}} {{Plymouth Argyle F.C. squad}} {{Persondata | NAME = Cox, Lee | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English footballer | DATE OF BIRTH = 26 June 1990 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Leicester, England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Lee}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Leicester]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Association football midfielders]] [[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]] [[Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players]] [[Category:Swindon Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Oxford United F.C. players]] [[Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players]] [[Category:Scottish Football League players]] [[Category:Scottish Premier League players]] [[Category:The Football League players]]'