Frederick Samuel Fox (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1968) was an English football

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. He played for several clubs, including Gillingham (where he played over 100 Football League matches) and Brentford during the 1920s and 1930s, and also gained one

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for

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. In 1925 he played for

against

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. He was injured and had to withdraw from the game after France's second goal on 75 minutes, but England, finishing the match with nine men, hung on to win 3–2. Later in life, Fox served as a director at hometown club

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

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1898 births 1968 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers England men's international footballers Abertillery Town F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Truro City F.C. players English Football League players Swindon Town F.C. wartime guest players Swindon Town F.C. directors and chairmen People from Highworth Footballers from Wiltshire {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub