Benjamin Jake Fox (born 1 February 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

. Fox came through the youth academy at

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

and progressed to the first team where he made 37 league appearances over a 5 year spell. Whilst with Albion he spent time on loan with non-league sides Tamworth,

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

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and

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. Fox moved to

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

in the summer of 2021 and was part of the team that won promotion to the

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by winning the

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play offs in 2022. On June 17, 2022, Fox signed a two year deal with Northampton Town.

Career

Burton Albion

Fox was included in the first team squad during the 2016–17 season, and was allocated the number 21 squad number. He was given his debut in the

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match against

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on 23 August 2016, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for

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, a game in which Burton lost 5–0. Fox was given his

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debut on 17 September 2016, coming on as 77th-minute substitute for

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in a home game against

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which they lost 1–0. He scored his first goal for Burton in an EFL Cup tie against

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

on 22 August 2017. Fox joined

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side Tamworth on 1 December 2016, on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended to the rest of the season on 8 February 2017. The following season, he spent time on loan with

, had a second loan spell at Tamworth, and then went on loan for a third time that season, this time at

. Fox broke into the first team at Burton in the 2018-19 season, but in July 2019 he was ruled out of action until March 2020 with an

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injury. In December 2020 he joined

on a one-month loan, with a view to an extension until the end of the season. Fox scored on his debut in the

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against Dorking Wanderers, but later received a straight red card for a late tackle in a 3–1 defeat. His suspension, followed by subsequent match postponements, and a change of management at Burton meant this was his only game for the club. On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season.

Grimsby Town

On 15 June 2021, Fox joined

on a one-year deal Fox earned the man of the match award as The Mariners defeated

2-1 at the

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in the

2022 National League play-off Final The 2022 National League play-off Final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 5 June 2022 at the London Stadium between Solihull Moors and Grimsby Town. It dete ...

Northampton Town

On 17 June 2022, Fox signed for fellow

side

having rejected a new deal from Grimsby.

Career statistics

Honours

Grimsby Town *

play-off winners:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Ben 1998 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Burton Albion F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent