Sammy Cox

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Samuel "Sammy" Richmond Cox (born 13 April 1924) is a former Scottish international footballer.

Cox initially played amateur football with Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Dundee during World War II, before turning professional in 1946 when he joined Rangers.

Cox, a versatile defender, made his league debut for Rangers in a 4-2 win over Motherwell at the start of the 1946-47 season. He made a total of 13 league appearances in his first season, including a 4-1 win over Hamilton Academical in the last match, as Rangers beat Hibernian to clinch the League title. In the following season, 1947-48, Cox was an ever present as Rangers finished second to Hibs in the league, and won the Scottish Cup after a 1-0 win over Greenock Morton. Cox also netted his first Rangers goal during the season, scoring in a 2-1 win over Clyde at Ibrox. Cox also gained his first international cap, on 23 May 1948 in a 3-0 loss to France.

In season 1948-49, Rangers became the first club in Scottish football history to win the Treble, and Cox played an important role, playing in 43 of Rangers' 44 matches. Rangers retained the League title in season 1949-1950, and Cox was once again an ever present as Rangers edged out Hibernian by one point. Rangers also retained the Scottish Cup, beating East Fife 3-0 at Hampden.

1950-51 was a disappointment for Rangers as they failed to register a trophy for the first time in five seasons. More disappointment followed as they were once again left trophyless in 1951-52, however Cox continued to be an important member of both the Rangers and Scotland teams. In season 1952-53, Rangers returned to domestic success as they won the League and Cup double with Cox featuring in 37 of the 48 matches. However Cox missed out on the Scottish Cup final win over Aberdeen.

Cox played in 44 games out of 47 in season 1953-54, however Rangers failed to win a trophy and finished a distant 4th in the League. In 1954 Cox played his last match for Scotland, as he captained the team at Hampden in a 4-2 defeat by England in front on 134,544 spectators. 1954-55 was Cox' last season at Rangers as he made only 15 first team appearances. He made his final Rangers appearance in a 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen on February 19, 1955.

After his Rangers career, Cox had a spell with East Fife before emigrating to Canada upon his retirement from football in 1959.

Cox made a total of 310 appearances for Rangers and won 24 caps for Scotland.