Oscar Fox (29 July 1892 – October 1946) was an English

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who played inside right for Castleford Town and

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. His son, also named Oscar, was also a professional footballer.

Career

Oscar Fox was born in

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. He was playing for Castleford Town when he was spotted by

in November 1910, making his debut on 18 February 1911 against Oldham Athletic. He made two more appearances in the 1910–11, which remains the club's most successful season. He made just 11 appearances the following season, scoring three goals. For the following three seasons he was the club's top league goal-scorer as he formed a successful partnership with

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. The club could not repeat its success of Fox's first season, but his goals helped to keep City in

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. He played two more full seasons after the war, before making one final appearance in 1921–22. It proved to be the club's last in the top flight for 77 years. His career finished with a benefit match against

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when he made £540. He returned to his Sheffield home, where he worked in a billiards hall. He died in Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England in October 1946, aged 54, the same year his son, also called Oscar, had started his own career for

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. He played for Wednesday and

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more than 300 times as a wing-half.

References

1892 births 1946 deaths Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Castleford Town F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players Newcastle United F.C. wartime guest players British Army personnel of World War I West Yorkshire Regiment soldiers Military personnel from Sheffield {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub