| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee David Cox[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Yeovil Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 67 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Swindon Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | →Oxford United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | →Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | →Stevenage (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Stevenage | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Brackley Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Coalville Town | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 17 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lee David Cox (born 26 June 1990) is an English professionalfootballer who most recently played forUnited Counties League Division One sideCoalville Town, where he played as amidfielder.
Cox was born inLeicester.[2][3] He began his career when he joinedLeicester City as a 13-year-old.[2] He was a member of the youth team that won thePremier Academy League in the2006–07 season and signed his first professional contract in May 2008.[2] Cox was loaned toYeovil Town for a month in January 2009,[4][5] but returned to Leicester without making a first-team appearance. He was released by the club that summer and signed a one-year contract withInverness Caledonian Thistle in June.[3][6] In his first season with the club, Cox won theScottish Football League First Division title and promotion to theScottish Premier League.[7][8]
He signed a two-year contract extension in April 2010.[9][10] Having made 67 league appearances for Inverness, Cox was transferred toSwindon Town in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11][12] 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 theFootball League Two title.[13] Cox was transfer-listed in June,[14] and joinedOxford United on loan until January 2013 the following month.[15][16] He made 19 appearances for Oxford in all competitions before returning to Swindon when the clubs were unable to agree terms on an extension.[17][18]
In February 2013, Cox joinedPlymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season.[18][19] He played regularly in his first two months with the club, making ten league appearances,[20] before suffering a shoulder injury in a 1–0 win againstExeter City.[21] Cox required surgery to repair torn ligaments, which would prevent him from playing for six months.[22] "It's a crying shame as he has been a big lift for us," said Argyle managerJohn Sheridan.[23]
On 12 May 2014, Cox signed forPlymouth Argyle on a free transfer following his release fromSwindon Town.[24]
On 26 November 2015, Cox signed forStevenage on loan fromPlymouth Argyle.[25]
on 10 January 2016, Cox returned to Argyle as his loan deal expired.
In July 2017, Cox joinedCoalville Town.[26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2014–15 | League Two | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 164 | 4 | ||
