Simon Fox (footballer)
Simon Michael Fox (born 28 August 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Michael Fox[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Basingstoke Town | |||
| Fleet Town | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–???? | Hastings Town | ||
| St Leonards | |||
| Rye & Iden United | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Life and career
Fox was born in 1977 in Basingstoke, Hampshire,[1] and played youth football for Basingstoke Town and Fleet Town before signing for Brighton & Hove Albion as a schoolboy. He made his first-team debut on 23 April 1994, at the age of 16 years 238 days, in a Football League Second Division match at home to Fulham, becoming the youngest player to play in a competitive match for the club in peacetime. He turned professional in 1995, and made 24 appearances before being released at the end of the 1996–97 season.[2] He went on to play non-league football for clubs including Hastings Town, St Leonards and Rye & Iden United.[3][4]
Fox's older brother Mark played alongside him for Brighton & Hove Albion and for St Leonards.[2][4]
References
- "Simon Fox". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- St Leonards FC Season Review 2000–2001 (PDF). St Leonards F.C. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 17 September 2018.