Paul Cox (footballer)

Paul Cox

Cox in 2013
Personal information
Full namePaul Richard Cox
Date of birth6 January 1972
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1989–1991Notts County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1991–1995Notts County43(1)
1994→ Hull City (loan)5(1)
1995–1996Kettering Town8(0)
1996–1997Halifax Town23(0)
1997–2001Kettering Town92(0)
2001–2002Hucknall Town
Teams managed
2005–2011Eastwood Town
2011–2014Mansfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Cox (born 6 January 1972) is an English football manager and former player, formerly manager of Mansfield Town.

Playing career

As a player, Cox was a defender who could play as right-back or as a central defender. He began his career at his hometown club Notts County, making his first-team debut against Manchester City on 25 April 1992, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Bartlett.[1] Cox spent five years at Notts County, playing just over 40 matches, and also had a short loan spell with Hull City.

At the end of the 1994–95 season, Cox was released by Notts County, and he subsequently dropped down into non-league football, where he most notably spent five seasons with Kettering Town, and also had spells at Halifax Town and Hucknall Town.

Coaching and management career

In 2003, Cox began his coaching career when he became assistant manager at Eastwood Town of the Northern Premier League. In October 2006, Cox became manager of the club, and steered the club away from the Northern Premier League Division One relegation zone in his first season. The next season, he guided the Badgers to the first of two consecutive promotions, and in 2008–09 he also guided the club to the third round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history, where they lost to his former team Kettering.[2]

In 2009–10, Cox led Eastwood to an 11th-place finish in their debut season in the Conference North, and in 2010–11, sparked by a 19-match unbeaten run, Eastwood finished in 4th place. However, the club was not allowed to compete in the promotion play-offs because their Coronation Park ground did not have the proper grade to be eligible for promotion to the Conference Premier.[2] On 5 May 2011, Cox resigned as manager of Eastwood Town.[2] On 19 May 2011, Cox was officially was unveiled as the new manager of Mansfield Town in the Conference Premier.

On 12 April 2012, Paul Cox confirmed a new deal with Mansfield chairman John Radford to keep him at the club for another two seasons.[3]

After Mansfield beat Barrow 8–1 in February 2013, thus improving on their 7–0 win in the reverse fixture, the club's chairman gave Cox his Aston Martin car as a reward.[4]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 November 2014
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Eastwood Town* England 1 June 2005 5 May 2011 253 126 60 67 49.80
Mansfield Town England 19 May 2011 21 November 2014 175 78 46 51 44.57
Total 428 204 106 118 47.66

Honours

Eastwood Town
Mansfield Town

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Jack (1992). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. Headline Books. ISBN 0-7472-7905-5.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cox quits as Eastwood boss, Nottingham Evening post (5 May 2011). Retrieved on 18 May 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.mansfieldtown.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~2362925,00.html
  4. ↑ "Mansfield Town chairman gives Aston Martin to manager". BBC News Nottingham. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

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