Maurice Cox (born 1 October 1959) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

and Huddersfield Town. While a student at

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

, he scored the fastest goal at the old Wembley Stadium, scoring on goalkeeper Anthony Eastland after 20 seconds in the 1979 Varsity match against Oxford University. Cox joined

as a junior and remained on the club's books while a student at Cambridge University, making his debut on 3 November 1979 as a substitute for Peter Coffill in the 1–1 draw away to

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

. He played nine times that season, scoring twice in the penultimate game of the season against Halifax Town and once in the final game, a 5–2 defeat at home to Lincoln City. He played sporadically in the first part of the following season, but played every game from the 2–0 win at home to Rochdale on 14 February until the end of the season. He played more regularly the following season, finally signing professional for Torquay in January 1982, totalling 13 goals in 62 league games before a free transfer move to Huddersfield Town in August 1982 on non-contract terms. He left Huddersfield after playing only 4 games, leaving league football behind him. He played the 1982–83 season for Falmouth Town in The Western League making 33 appearances and scoring 17 goals. His father Geoff was also a professional footballer and also played for Torquay United.

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English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Cambridge University A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Falmouth Town A.F.C. players 1959 births Living people Footballers from Torquay {{England-footy-forward-1950s-stub