Neil Cox

Date of birth08 October 1971
Place of birthScunthorpe
NationalityEnglish
Weight86 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionDefender

With Aston Villa, League Cup winner 1994

Neil became increasingly influential at right back for Watford in 2000-01 as he became accustomed to the club's style of play during his second season at Vicarage Road.

Strong going forward and a dead-ball specialist, he had the distinction of scoring the Hornets' first goal of the season with an astute free kick at Huddersfield Town and netted several more times including a brace in the 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers in October.

Like the rest of the defence, he wobbled a bit in mid-season but came back strongly towards the end of the campaign.

He was placed on the transfer list by new boss Gianluca Vialli in the 2001 summer.

Neil's fortunes improved with the Hornets to such an extent that, in May 2003, he agreed a new two-year deal.

His contract was extended to June 2006 in August 2004.

Neil joined Crewe Alexandra in July 2006 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Scunthorpe United 20 Mar 1990 12 Feb 1991
Aston Villa 12 Feb 1991 19 Jul 1994
Middlesbrough 19 Jul 1994 27 May 1997
Bolton Wanderers 27 May 1997 05 Nov 1999
Watford 05 Nov 1999 15 Jul 2005
Cardiff City 15 Jul 2005 30 Jun 2006
Crewe Alexandra 01 Jul 2006 30 Jun 2008

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Aston Villa League Division One 4
3
1992-93 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
1
1992-93 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1992-93 Aston Villa Premier League 6
9
1
1
1993-94 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
1993-94 Aston Villa League Cup 4
1
1993-94 Aston Villa Premier League 16
4
2
2
1993-94 Aston Villa UEFA Cup 1
1994-95 Middlesbrough League Cup 2
1
1994-95 Middlesbrough League Division 1 39
1
1
1995-96 Middlesbrough FA Cup 2
1995-96 Middlesbrough League Cup 5
1995-96 Middlesbrough Premier League 35
2
7
1996-97 Middlesbrough FA Cup 3
1
1
1996-97 Middlesbrough League Cup 7
2
1996-97 Middlesbrough Premier League 29
2
9
1997-98 Bolton Wanderers FA Cup
1
1997-98 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 20
1
1
3
1998-99 Bolton Wanderers League Cup 5
1999-00 Bolton Wanderers League Cup 4
1
1999-00 Watford FA Cup 1
1999-00 Watford Premier League 20
1
1
1
2000-01 Watford FA Cup 1
2000-01 Watford League Cup 5
2000-01 Watford League Division 1 43
1
5
5
2001-02 Watford FA Cup 1
2001-02 Watford League Cup 4
2001-02 Watford League Division 1 39
1
2
7
2002-03 Watford FA Cup 5
1
2002-03 Watford League Cup 1
2002-03 Watford League Division 1 40
9
5
2003-04 Watford FA Cup 1
2003-04 Watford League Cup 2
2003-04 Watford League Division 1 35
4
7
1
2004-05 Watford FA Cup 2
2004-05 Watford League Championship 38
1
4
2004-05 Watford League Cup 6
1
1
2005-06 Cardiff City FA Cup 1
2005-06 Cardiff City League Championship 21
6
2
3
2005-06 Cardiff City League Cup 1
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 2
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra League One 29
2
1
2
2007-08 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 2
1
2007-08 Crewe Alexandra League One 21
6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Mar 1992 Notts County v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1992 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers L 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 2-5 League Division One
11 Apr 1992 Aston Villa v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1992 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1992 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1992 Luton Town v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1992 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
05 Dec 1992 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa W 1-2 Premier League
12 Dec 1992 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 Premier League
15 Dec 1992 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Cup 4th round replay
26 Dec 1992 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 3-0 Premier League
28 Dec 1992 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 1-0 Premier League
02 Jan 1993 Aston Villa v Bristol Rovers D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
09 Jan 1993 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 1-2 Premier League
17 Jan 1993 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 5-1 Premier League
20 Jan 1993 Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa W 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
27 Jan 1993 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 3-1 Premier League
30 Jan 1993 Southampton v Aston Villa L 2-0 Premier League
03 Feb 1993 Wimbledon v Aston Villa L 0-0 (5-6) FA Cup 4th round replay
06 Feb 1993 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town W 2-0 Premier League
13 Feb 1993 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
20 Feb 1993 Aston Villa v Everton W 2-1 Premier League
27 Feb 1993 Aston Villa v Wimbledon W 1-0 Premier League
12 Apr 1993 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
18 Apr 1993 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 3-1 Premier League
09 May 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
31 Aug 1993 Everton v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
25 Sep 1993 Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
29 Sep 1993 Aston Villa v Slovan Bratislava W 2-1
Agg: 2-1
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
02 Oct 1993 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 0-2 Premier League
06 Oct 1993 Aston Villa v Birmingham City W 1-0
Agg: 2-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
16 Oct 1993 West Ham United v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
28 Nov 1993 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
30 Nov 1993 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Cup 4th round
04 Dec 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa D 2-2 Premier League
08 Dec 1993 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 Premier League
11 Dec 1993 Aston Villa v Wimbledon L 0-1 Premier League
19 Dec 1993 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
29 Dec 1993 Norwich City v Aston Villa W 1-2 Premier League
01 Jan 1994 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 Premier League
08 Jan 1994 Exeter City v Aston Villa W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1994 Aston Villa v West Ham United W 3-1 Premier League
29 Jan 1994 Grimsby Town v Aston Villa W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
06 Feb 1994 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 1-0 Premier League
12 Feb 1994 Aston Villa v Swindon Town W 5-0 Premier League
16 Feb 1994 Tranmere Rovers v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
20 Feb 1994 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
27 Feb 1994 Aston Villa v Tranmere Rovers W 3-1
Agg: 4-4 (5-4)
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
02 Mar 1994 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
06 Mar 1994 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
12 Mar 1994 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town L 0-1 Premier League
16 Mar 1994 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 2-0 Premier League
27 Mar 1994 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 3-1 League Cup Final
23 Apr 1994 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 1-2 Premier League
30 Apr 1994 Southampton v Aston Villa L 4-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 England UEFA Under-21 4
1
1993-94 England UEFA Under-21 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
30 Mar 1993 Turkey v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
27 Apr 1993 England v Netherlands W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
28 May 1993 Poland v England W 1-4 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
01 Jun 1993 Norway v England D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
07 Sep 1993 England v Poland L 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
17 Nov 1993 San Marino v England W 0-4 UEFA Under-21 Group 2


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.