Freddie Wilcox

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Freddie Wilcox
Full name	Frederick James Wilcox
Date of birth	December 26, 1881
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	1958 (aged about 76)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Inside-left
Youth clubs
	Glendale F.C.
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1901–1903 1903–1906 1906–1910	Bristol Rovers Small Heath / Birmingham Middlesbrough	078 0(32) 0?? 0(22)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Frederick James "Freddie" Wilcox (December 26, 1881 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left. He spent most of his playing career in the First Division of the Football League with Small Heath / Birmingham and Middlesbrough.

Born in Bristol, England, Wilcox turned professional with Western League club Bristol Rovers in 1901. He soon attracted attention, and with six games remaining of the 1902–03 season he was transferred to Small Heath (Birmingham) for a fee of £125 and a friendly match. He made a spectacular start, scoring twice on his debut and four times in the club's record league win, 12–0 against Doncaster Rovers. The following season he was joint leading scorer, though with only eight goals, as the newly-promoted club established itself in the First Division. He was an excellent dribbler of the ball, and in 1904–05 played for the North in a North v. South England trial. In 1906 he moved to Middlesbrough where he played alongside Steve Bloomer and Alf Common. He had two good seasons at Middlesbrough before damaging his knee in a collision with a goalpost, an injury which forced his retirement in 1910. He married Annie Thompson in 1908 and they had 4 children. He worked at Mitchells and Butlers Brewery. He died in Birmingham in 1958 aged about 76. His brother Harry Wilcox born 1875 Bristol also did well at sports and played Rugby League for Leeds.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Middlesbrough. English Top Division Goalscorers. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.

Persondata
NAME	Wilcox, Frederick James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wilcox, Freddie
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1881-26-12
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bristol, England
DATE OF DEATH	1958
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England