David Cox (born 17 March 1989) is a retired Scottish

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who used to play as a

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. Cox has previously played for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

, Montrose, Annan Athletic,

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

, Peterhead,

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

, Cowdenbeath,

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

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and Gretna 2008.

Career

Born in Lanark, Cox began his career with

where he made his first team debut, aged 19 on 10 May 2008, in their 2–0 victory over Hearts in the

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. He left Kilmarnock in January 2009, On 18 June 2009, Cox signed a two-year contract with Annan Athletic. On 10 May 2012, he signed for newly promoted

. In November 2012, Cox signed for Peterhead on loan, making his debut against

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on 10 November 2012. On 12 January 2013, the loan was turned into a permanent transfer. After two and a half years with Peterhead, Cox moved to

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rivals

in June 2015, departing from the club in April 2016 to sign for

. In January 2018, Cox was once again signed by manager

Gary Bollan Gary Bollan (born 24 March 1973) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. He played for Dundee United (two spells), Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan), St Johnstone, Livingston, Motherwell, Clyde, Brechin City and Carnou ...

, this time for

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strugglers Cowdenbeath. He played in both legs of the end-of-season play-off in which Cowdenbeath defeated

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3–2 to maintain their place in the

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. In February 2018, Cox stated that he had been mocked by both players and fans for discussing his

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. In December 2019, he commented that the abuse had continued and in some cases had worsened, and that it had caused him to be overly aggressive on the pitch and as a consequence he was considering quitting football, but that his club had offered their support. In March 2021, Cox joined

side

. On 29 April 2021, during a match against

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

, Cox left the stadium at half-time after an alleged taunt from opposition defender Jonathan Tiffoney, and stated he was retiring from football due to the incident. Tiffoney later refuted the allegations and claimed it was Cox that verbally abused him. A few days later, Cox confirmed that he would not be reversing his decision to retire. On 1 July 2021, Cox relented on his retirement, and signed for

Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system The Scottish football league syst ...

side

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, David 1989 births Living people Footballers from Lanark Scottish men's footballers Kilmarnock F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Annan Athletic F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards Albion Rovers F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Highland Football League players