Deryck Fox (born 17 September 1964) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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, Batley and

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, as a , and coached at club level for

, Shaw Cross ARLF

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and

Dewsbury Celtic Dewsbury Celtic is a rugby league club in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. They play in the NCL Division Two after gaining promotion from Division Three in the Autumn of 2019. They followed this promotion with a tour of Australia, facin ...

. He attended St John Fisher's RC High School in Dewsbury.

Club career

Early career

Fox began playing

for St John Fisher Catholic High School in Dewsbury, and was selected for the 1983

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Great Britain youth tour of New Zealand. He turned professional after returning from the tour, signing for

Featherstone Rovers

Fox made his debut as a substitute against Hull in an 8–24 defeat in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup on 4 September 1983.Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). ''Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club''. The History Press. He played , was captain, and scored 3-

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s in Featherstone Rovers' 14–20 defeat by

in the

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final during the 1989–90 season at

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on Sunday 5 November 1989.

Bradford Northern

In 1992, Fox was signed by

for a fee of £140,000 - a record fee at the time for a scrum-half. He played in Bradford Northern's 8–15 defeat by

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in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road,

on Saturday 23 January 1993.

Later career

Fox returned to Featherstone during the 1995–96 season, and went on to play for

Batley Bulldogs Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...

and

. In 2010, Fox was inducted into the Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame.

Representative career

County honours

Fox won

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s for

while at

; during the 1985–86 season against

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and

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, during the 1986–87 season against Lancashire, during the 1987–88 season against Lancashire, and

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, during the 1988–89 season against Lancashire, during the 1989–90 season against Lancashire, and during the 1991–92 season against Lancashire.

International honours

Fox won

s for

while at Bradford Northern in 1995 against Wales and France, and won

s for

while at Featherstone Rovers in 1985 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1986 against France (2 matches), and Australia (2 matches), in 1989 against New Zealand (sub), in 1990 against Papua New Guinea (sub), in 1991 against Papua New Guinea (sub), in 1992 against France (sub), and while at Bradford Northern in 1992 Australia. He was selected to go on the

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and 1992 Great Britain Lions tour.

Personal life

Deryck Fox is the son of the rugby league who played in the 1970s for Batley, John Fox, and the brother of the

footballer who played in the 1980s for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Deryck 1964 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Bradford Bulls players England national rugby league team players English rugby league coaches English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Great Britain national rugby league team players Place of birth missing (living people) Rochdale Hornets coaches Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Dewsbury Western Suburbs Magpies players Yorkshire rugby league team players